Weight lifting question.

Pointless.

If you want big, strong forearms do lifts which require a strong grip i.e. deadlift, weighted pull/chinups etc.

It takes a lot of weight to activate all three heads of the triceps and induce maximum hypertrophy. Dips and close grip bench press are best.

Both are pointless unless you are correcting muscle imbalances.

Unless you're a bodybuilder taking vitamin S, no.

Muscle growth is systemic. A single muscle won't grow much unless the surrounding muscles grow as well. I don't bother with isolation for this very reason.

 

isolation is for bodybuilders and rehabing <PERIOD>
you want to be able to engage your muscles together to fight.

For example have you seen someone with great punching but lousy footwork? Their bodies don't work as a unit, isolation excercises exagerate this, that's why meatheads make lousy fighters.

 

Sorry man, I get on a rant sometimes.

 

towel pullups help for stronger forearms, knuckle pushups help with hands, finger pushups help with fingers, regular pushups help for palm, incline bench press helps with chest, parallel bar dips and french press help with triceps, bent over rows with biceps, lunges instead of leg curl, step-ups instead of leg extension, squats instead of leg press, etc. The only isolation I remember worth using were Barbell Shrugs. I haven't done any weight lifting in a long because boxing overtook that, but now that im out of boxing... I was thinking of following a "boxercise" program at home 5 days a week and trying crossfit.com as an addition to that. IE: Monday-Friday: 2-3 mile run, 15 minutes of jump-rope, 10 rounds various bag-work, pushups, situps, pullups. Then follow crossfit for the day as it's shown (as an addition, not a replacement). I don't like general weight-lifting programs like 5X5 strength and 3X10 bodybuilding... weights just got old & boring after reaping the initial hypertrophy & strength benefits.

 

your sucha ****ing moron. their not pointless. they just arent as effective as compound lifts generally. you are so one sided its hiliarious. back on topic. stick to compound lifts unless you have a muscle imbalance.

 

im sure ronnie coleman would kick the **** out of most fighters. meat heads actually do make good fighters since they are so strong. also most meat heads dont use mostly isolation excercises u moron. im assuming by meathead u mean a body builder, powerlifter, or a football player or somethingi. all those guys use mostly compound lifts.

 

I don't know if that was the best example. Ronnie coleman is too big and too slow and would definitely hurt someone if he connected on the inside. As far as being a fighter though, he would be lousy as viktor said.

 

bro. if you takea top power lifter or top olypic lifter they could **** alot of people up. they would not makea bad fighter. that is a stupid thing to say. obviously with no training they would be just as bad as tyson would be with no training.

 

Explain to me the reasons for doing curls over chinups.

And I like the way you call me a moron then repeat the advice I gave.

 

because they competly isolate it. i said ur a moron beacuse u always talk in absolutes. like isolation is pointless. no they are not. if they were pointless then the top bodybuilders wouldnt be doing them

 

In reference to isolation vs compound lifts I said -

Reading comprehension is awesome.

Like vik said - isolation is for bodybuilding and rehab only.

 

Yo muther****a if you want advice you talk to ME!