Forearms ( Brachioradialis ) Exercises and Techniques
You would be amazed at the amount of people that go to gym's and never train their forearms, the size and strength of your forearms will increase over time in addition to doing bicep and tricep exercise but this is a mere side affect, it is important to have strong forearms as they support any technique involving your arms and pretty much every other exercise. Please read our faq before attempting any of these techniques and exercises. Click on the photos to access the descriptions.
On this page you will find a collection of forearms exercises designed to workout all the different areas of the brachioradialis muscles. You will find that some of the exercises are designed to work the upper portion of forearms and some to work the lower portion and wrist areas. We have a large amount of forearms workouts for beginners, intermediates and advanced weight trainers.
Find our complete list of forearms workouts here.
Also you can find some very useful information about the brachioradialis muscles here. Guide to the brachioradialis muscles.
Mass building exercises - A good collection of forearm exercises to start a workout with. These exercises also focus on the upper portion of the brachioradialis muscles.
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Hammer Curls - A simple, easy to follow forearms exercise designed to work the upper portion of the brachioradialis muscles. The equipment you will require is dumbbells and an appropriate amount of weight. Read more about the hammer curls |
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Hammer Curls 2 - A very similar exercise to the first hammer curls exercise, except it uses a slightly different variation. All you will require is dumbbells and a suitable amount of weight. Read more about the hammer curls 2 |
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Reverse Barbell Curls - The reverse barbell curl is a more demanding forearms exercise that isolates the bicep muscles to truly workout the brachioradialis muscles. A raw mass building forearms exercise. Read more about the reverse barbell curls |
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Seated Reverse Barbell Curl - The seated reverse barbell curl is an even more demanding forearm exercise. The equipment you will require is a weight bench with suitable attachments, a barbell and an appropriate amount of weight. Read more about the seated reverse barbell curls |
Focused or definition building exercises - Exercises designed to focus on the lower portion of the brachioradialis muscles and the wrists.
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Barbell Wrist Curl - This forearms exercise focuses more on the lower portion and wrist area of the brachioradialis muscles. The equipment you will be using is a weight bench or flat surface, a barbell and a suitable amount of weight. Read more about the barbell wrist curls |
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Dumbbell Wrist Curl - This forearms exercise should be done last in a workout. The equipment you will be using is a weight bench or other flat surface, a dumbbell and a suitable amount of weight. Read more about the dumbbell wrist curls |
Hammer Curls
Hammer Curls 2
Barbell Wrist Curl
Dumbbell Wrist Curl
Reverse Barbell Curl
Seated Reverse Barbell Curl