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Category Archives: forearm

Pulling Chest to Bar

Pullups.  The bane of every chubby kid’s existence.  We were strong, just not relatively strong.  We liked to stick what we were good at, which was moving things other than ourselves. Eventually my weight leveled out and I was drawn… Read more ›

Sep 11, 2019
Christine
awareness, forearm, goals, grips, hands, hangs, hip extension, motor learning, Nicole Uno, problem solving, pulls, pullups, technique, tension, wrists

Biceps, Rotation, and Pulling

When I got my first chin up, I felt superhuman.  Finally hitting that relative strength benchmark felt like a magic trick I was somehow involved in.  Even more mystifying, though, is that I had absolutely nothing on a pronated grip… Read more ›

Feb 04, 2018
Christine
bicep, control, coordination, elbows, forearm, grips, hangs, motor control, motor learning, neck, pain, Physical, problem solving, pulls, pullups, rotation, scapula, shoulder, technique

Examining the Forearms

Limitations in the wrist are the Achilles heel of push dominant training programs.  Repeated gripping and hoisting of bars and bells turn the hands and wrists into one trick-ponies that get cranky when trying to press the body off the… Read more ›

Aug 12, 2016
Christine
bicep, elbows, forearm, hands, Physical, shoulder, wrists

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