Does this uniquely designed piece of equipment have the
  potential to quickly pack muscle and strength onto your
  forearms?  Find out here.

Strong forearms and grip can make or break your training.  If your forearms are weak, you won't be able to lift as much weight and you won't be able to hang onto bars or dumbbells as long.  That means lower overall strength and muscle development.

Also, large, vascular forearms make you stand out in a crowd even while you've got your shirt on!  Powerful-looking forearms simply jump out and make people take notice.

The Forearm Bar, an innovative piece of equipment from the Monster Bar Company, has taken a very unique approach to forearm training:  use leverage to maximize the tension on the forearms. 

Is this approach effective? 

 Read on...

In the words of the maker of the Forearm Bar:

  "The Forearm Bar off-sets the weight at 35 degrees and sets the hands at a seven degree angle. This allows you to stand and directly flex the weight for optimal range of motion resulting in substantially increased muscle concentration and forearm/wrist strength development.  If you are currently using the barbell method, rolling up a weighted rope, using a tension controlled device or dumbbells to develop your forearms and wrist strength you're working with 50-60% efficiency."


So does the Forearm Bar live up to its claims?  Here are my experiences with the bar:

1. The leverage mechanics of the bar definitely make the bar more effective in placing tension directly on the muscles of the forearms, even when in a standing position.  With the unique design of the bar, the weight is located a few inches in front of the bar itself, allowing for a direct line of pull while in a standing position.

The benefit of this is dramatically increased forearm muscle activation without having to use as much weight, which means more muscle building for the effort you put in with less chance of injury!

2.  The 7 degree angle of the handles is a more natural position for the wrists than a simple straight bar.  One of the main problems with doing straight-bar barbell wrist curls and reverse wrist curls is too much is in the forced supination (the position where your palms are facing up), which places stress on the wrist joints.  Over time, this can lead to injury.  The Forearm Bar, by angling the handles, makes the wrist curl and the reverse wrist curl movement much more natural, giving you better results without wrist pain.


3.  The construction is commercial-grade...very high quality and able to take the toughest abuse.  This bar will last a lifetime. 

4.  This bar allows for one of the best pre-exhaust supersets for forearms that I've come across, allowing a person to really push the forearms hard for faster results in forearm strength and muscle-building.

5.  The Forearm Bar, by working with leverage, allows you to use less weight than with regular barbells and still get greater tension on the forearm muscles.  This means less joint stress and more muscle-building tension.

Conclusion:
If you're interested in a very effective and versatile piece of training equipment for the forearms the Forearm Bar is definitely something to add to your equipment roster. The Forearm Bar gives you a very strong pump in the forearms and the unique angles of the handles allows a more natural feel during the forearm exercises, making your hard forearm work more productive.