Wrist Roller?

[sethgood]

I have not been able to source one of these locally, and no gym I have attended has one either. All the products online look like cheap toys, and reviews seem to back this up.

I think this is a great exercise. Is there some horrible publicity I am missing that causes these not to be on shelves or in gyms? Can anyone suggest a good product to buy on the internet?

Edit- I should add that I am looking for a hand-held style.

[WhitePoloCT]

Um... a pipe, some grippy tape, and a rope?

Ross doesn't even bother with any tape for the handles...

[Chilledman]

Why not also just do wrist curls in the squat rack also ....

[Papa Dras]

Chilledman also thinks that big calves are overrated.

[leaftye]

May I suggest a functional exercise? Get an engineer's hammer instead.



Start with a 4-lb head. You can find them in 2 pound increments up to 24 pounds.

I use these for trail maintenance. I'll break rocks with it, or drive wedges into logs while [hand] sawing it. Last summer my forearms would scream while crushing rock. Usually I'll sit or kneel, and then crush rock with a hammer in each hand. The worst part was having to hit a rock twice to break it. The goal is to reduce the forearm fatigue while moving up to heavier hammers so I can break rocks more quickly. Eventually I'll start rock drilling too, not for competition though.

[Chilledman]

Is that possibly the worst sport out there ?

[Chilledman]

Chilledman also thinks that big calves are overrated.

..... Squats , DL , and other leg exercises = calf machine is pointless ;-)

[Papa Dras]

I worry about you sometimes. Anyone that believes squats and dls are going to target calves in any amount to adequately stress them into major growth are kidding themselves.

btw- have you ever seen the quad to calf ratio on xander, who also doesn't believe in calf isolation?

[leaftye]

Is that possibly the worst sport out there ?

I wouldn't know. My hammers aren't used for sport. I could see the point of competitions back when groups of men did this for their job. Kind of like a dunk contest for basketball players.

[Chilledman]

I worry about you sometimes. Anyone that believes squats and dls are going to target calves in any amount to adequately stress them into major growth are kidding themselves.

btw- have you ever seen the quad to calf ratio on xander, who also doesn't believe in calf isolation?

While you are doing either of those you can do some calf raises , but to me it's just as pointless as doing curls .

If I can DL 600 and squat 500 what is some calf raise really going to do for me ?

[Chilledman]

I wouldn't know. My hammers aren't used for sport. I could see the point of competitions back when groups of men did this for their job. Kind of like a dunk contest for basketball players.

Agreed !

[Papa Dras]

While you are doing either of those you can do some calf raises , but to me it's just as pointless as doing curls .

If I can DL 600 and squat 500 what is some calf raise really going to do for me ?

Make your legs better.

But that's the great thing about working out. Some people want to be strong, fit, and look good. Some want to lift really, really heavy weight.

[Chilledman]

Make your legs better.

But that's the great thing about working out. Some people want to be strong, fit, and look good. Some want to lift really, really heavy weight.

The bad part is I still don't know what I doing yet

[Papa Dras]

we can help you with that

[fit4future]

There is one site which provides fitness educational DVD’S for adults as well as for children. They offers Children’s MOVBands & Maths Learning DVDs covering areas of Maths like Times Tables, Counting, Adding and Subtracting, along with Fitness for Kids of Primary and Secondary Schools.

[Chilledman]

There is one site which provides fitness educational DVD’S for adults as well as for children. They offers Children’s MOVBands & Maths Learning DVDs covering areas of Maths like Times Tables, Counting, Adding and Subtracting, along with Fitness for Kids of Primary and Secondary Schools.

Not sure if I am being trolled with this or not

[kryptonik]

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[Papa Dras]

Not sure if I am being trolled with this or not

The bot just scans for posts that sound like they would be relevant based on spelling and grammar.

[Aonarch]

Um... a pipe, some grippy tape, and a rope?

Ross doesn't even bother with any tape for the handles...

This. You can make one really easy with some 5 lbs plates, rope, and a broom handle.