Thread: Pull Ups & Straps

Originally Posted by Patrick_01

Can Hoglander, or anyone for that matter, explain this another way? I'm interested but don't think I quite get the exercise...
Are you basically saying that you twist something with resistance?

my gym actually has one of these.. you take a dowel or a pole.. drill a hole in it.. put a rope through it and tie a knot at the end so it stays.. now on the other end of the rope attach a weight plate... now hold the bar out with both hands, arms straight and twist it alternating your hands so the rope starts to wrap around the pole and the weight is lifted up.. and then you do it in reverse to lower the weight.. feeel the burn mmmm

I used to use that. I always wondered why people extended their arms outward. Are we doing an isometric shoulder exercise as well?

I let my shoulders rest and curl the plates up AND down.

Result? Worked forearms, calm shoulders.

Originally Posted by AKIRA

I used to use that. I always wondered why people extended their arms outward. Are we doing an isometric shoulder exercise as well?

I let my shoulders rest and curl the plates up AND down.

Result? Worked forearms, calm shoulders.

Yeah I imagine it would be more targeted if you rest your elbows on something when you do it.. I think the only reason people do that is to have it hang away from your body

Perhaps if theyre short or have long arms, theyre fucked, but its kind of the whole strap case all over again. Your shoulders will prolly burn first or more than your forearms will, so theyll give out quicker. Soo....why do them!?

You should rest your forearms on something while doing them. What that is depends on whats available and your height.

You do them because you want to isolate your forearm. If you don't want to isolate.. do them wrong or don't do them.

It's not complicated.