aatu Posted November 6, 2001 Share Posted November 6, 2001 Hello everyone Recently, I've been training quite a lot with the good ole' wrist roller. Today, though, as I was doing the rolling as usual, I noticed I was thinking of couple of things regarding this exercise. I would like to ask all of you, do you think it is wise to train *BOTH* wrist flexion and extension the same day? Does training in the other hinder one's strength so much that it would be wise to train flexion and extension on separate days? My other question regarding this exercise is about the thickness of the roller. Which one, in your opinion is better, a really thick roller or a thin one? Your opinions please Thanks for your time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roark Posted November 6, 2001 Share Posted November 6, 2001 aatu, In my opinion, flexors and extensors of the forearm should be trained in the same session, beginning with the flexors for a safe warmup. The diameter of the roller should be whatever allows your middle finger and thumb to nearly touch, so thicker bar. And as mentioned before, I prefer wrist twists to wrist rolling- that is, my hand never releases the roller until the set is done. So the roller simply pivots back and forth, never makes complete circles, and the weights only rise and fall two orthree inches. Also, I prefer a torque wrist roller. In the center of a length of pipe either use fittings or weld a perpendicular length of pipe (or bar) to hold the plates. Obviously, the longer this bar the less weight you'll be able to twist upward. All this should be on a stand, and when twisting toward your body for the flexors, you may have to use one arm at a time so the weights don't hit your body- but so long as the bar holding the plates is shorter than your straight arm length, this won't be a problem. I plan to make one of these soon. One other thing, the roller that you grasp should be very rough in texture because this is not a hand exercise but a forearm exercise. Just my preferences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kINGPIN Posted November 7, 2001 Share Posted November 7, 2001 As I have said before, I blast my complete arms in one set. I start with the extensors because they are the weakest and finish with the flexors. By training the weaker one first they made the flexors tired meaning the same weight can be used with great effect. Just my preference but there are hundreds of ways. I also microload with magnets and am using just over 16 kilos, I have not been doing it that long. I have never really thought about what Roark said about the rough surface. Now I come to think of it that is right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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