Why you should build those forearms.

[drtbear1967]

Here’s another reason to train your forearms for size: thicker forearms will make the bar feel lighter in the bench press via what I call the "dominatrix phenomenon.” Pretend you're lying down on your back while a dominatrix steps on your abdomen. If for some reason she's wearing running shoes, it wouldn't hurt as much. Now imagine her in the stereotypical stiletto heels. Now it would hurt, right? This is because the heels concentrate the force on a smaller surface. As a result it feels heavier and hurts more, which presumably is her intent.
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Similarly, when your forearms are thicker, the weight of the bar is spread over a larger surface area and as a result it feels lighter. This is a psychological effect (you perceive it as lighter), but there's also a neurological benefit, courtesy of the golgi tendon organs (GTOs). When the weight is spread out, it decreases the activation of the GTOs, which are your protective mechanism. When they feel that the weight is too heavy they’ll shut down force production to avoid tearing the muscle. When the weight feels heavier, it'll more easily activate the GTOs, preventing you from using all of your strength potential. Bigger forearms would help you decrease that inhibition, allowing you to use a greater percentage of your potential.

 

[Maj7900]

Chicks dig thick veiny forearms too. Reason #3


Team MeccaGear!

 

[pgb]

it seems often just adding in some little things makes all the difference
and how much one thing can affect another.

gto, like the car with a lot of horsepower, lmao.
also, npp- no peter power, lmao.