Benchers do direct forearm/wrist work?

[NickAus]

Hi everyone,

Just wanted to know how many Bencher's out there do direct forearm/wrist work.
The only direct work I do at the moment is hammer curls.

Thank you.

[Rob Luyando]

Yes forearm work is important for your stablizers and wrist work is a must for heavy benching

[Reko]

Hey Rob, could you elaborate a little more on what you do/reccomend?

[Sidior]

Yes forearm work is important for your stablizers and wrist work is a must for heavy benching

Any exercises in particular you would recommend?

[Brian Hopper]

I like to use grippers from heavy grips, I will also do pinch grips with a 25lb plate, some wrist curls, we also have a fat bar dumbell we use for single handed deadlifts. Most of our benching is also done with a fat bar.

[Ryano]

I squeeze my Iron Woody on a regular basis. I also squeeze the bar on every lift, like I'm trying to put dents in it.

[Ben Moore]

I squeeze my Iron Woody on a regular basis. I also squeeze the bar on every lift, like I'm trying to put dents in it.

Keep the nicknames to yourself man!:hello:

[BigTallOx]

I like to use grippers from heavy grips, I will also do pinch grips with a 25lb plate, some wrist curls, we also have a fat bar dumbell we use for single handed deadlifts.

Well I'm not "a bencher", but I do grip stuff like this too. I do the captians of crush grippers, the grip machine, rolling thunder one arm deadlifts, plate hub pinch lifts ( 45's are easy now )... Last time I tried, I could almost pinch grip two 45's together. Personally I think grip strength is really important, it hasn't really helped my bench, but IMHO it's still important.

[Ryano]

Keep the nicknames to yourself man!:hello:

http://www.ironwoodyfitness.com/hand-grips.php

Not my nickname, but it's a good one.

[Ben Moore]

http://www.ironwoodyfitness.com/hand-grips.php

Not my nickname, but it's a good one.

I knew exactly what you were talking about man. Sorry for the crude adolescent humor, haha.

[Ryano]

I knew exactly what you were talking about man. Sorry for the crude adolescent humor, haha.

No offense taken at all. "Never say you're sorry. It's a sign of weakness"-John Wayne

hahhaaa Anyway, Iron Woody make some good cheap grippers.

[MarcusWild]

I've been doing wrist/forearm rope work lately. It's definitely helping.

[NickAus]

Yes forearm work is important for your stablizers and wrist work is a must for heavy benching

Thanks Rob, I will have to add some in!

[NickAus]

Thanks everyone!

[Rob Luyando]

Wrist rope alternating direction each set. Dumbell Hammer curls, Dumbell and barebell wrist curls and when the time is there I play with a gripper

[barbell01]

deadlift

[robchris]

Ivanko gripper... w/ hammer curls on all bench days.

[theBarzeen]

deadlift, flip tires, wrist roller.......