Guest mg6680 Posted November 13, 2002 Share Posted November 13, 2002 I started w/suitcase lifts w/2 olympic bars. In some of the research I was doing this weekend I read somewhere the single hand barbell lifting does wonders for the hand/forearms. I started w/135 in each hand to get the feel of the exercise. I could immediately tell it was an excellent leverage exercise - it was pretty easy to stable the bars w/135, but as the weight went up the bars started to see-saw on me (fingers spreading also). I worked my way to 185 in each hand for a single. An excellent body exercise and a great way to slowly strengthen my back for the thick bar DL. I moved on to one arm DL w/the standard DB's. I didn't think this would put much stress on the hand, but it did when the weight went up. I worked my way up to a set of 4 w/a 200lb DB. Both of the above exercises had a good cardio effect too. I finished w/reverse curls w/a 2" bar, no thumbs. This was the first time I tried this and it frys the forearms and fingers. Worked up to a set of 3 w/a pair of 25's on the bar. I'd highly recommend the one hand DB and bar lifting. An excellent body and hand/forearm developer. I can see why some of the old strongmen were so powerful. Morgan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amaury Posted November 13, 2002 Share Posted November 13, 2002 I'd highly recommend the one hand DB and bar lifting. An excellent body and hand/forearm developer. I can see why some of the old strongmen were so powerful. I totally agree on that Morgan. BTW, did you try the one arm barbell snatch ? I think you would love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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