LOL. I will, Mate.

But I'm WELSH, from the UK LOL.

(And we're worse LOLOL)

Thank you for understanding my intention of not wanting to take over your posting with such a long previous reply. VERY much appreciated, Mate.

THIS MAY HELP YOU, Mate.

It's a bit long, but just bear with me. You'll get my point.

Back in the late 80's when I first started out training, I used to train at a gym back in Swansea, Wales, UK, called Bodyshop. It was owned by the late, GREAT, Mr Paul Grant. (Just Google 'Paul Grant Bodybuilder' and you'll know who I'm talking about). Paul used to have bigger forearms than I had legs. (Paul beat Lou Feringo for the Mr Universe title in their day, so he knew what he was doing).

After commenting on the size of his forearms oneday, and bragging him up to make him feel good and not to make myself sound like a muppet, he smiled and told me that it's all in the basics.

"When you're lifting with your arms, you're building you forearms"

And it made TOTAL sense.

After a few more weeks of training at the gym, and Paul seeing for himself that I wasn't the typical fresh newbie who was going to quit after the first 3 months, I again made an impressed forearm comment towards him, Paul stopped me when I was leaving and asked me what was I doing at his gym. I told him that I was there to be the biggest f**ker I could be.

"You want to be another Arnold, do you?", he smiled.

"I don't want to be that small. I want to be HUGE", I told him. (I wasn't trying to be a smart mouth, or trying to belittle Arnold, I was just being honest).

Paul laughed. We sat down. We talked about my training methods and what I was taking to grow. And Paul gave me some of the BEST forearm training tips that I have EVER received.

"When you're lifting your deadlifts or doing your pull ups, use your straps to help you get that final rep. When your grip gives out on you, the straps will keep you going for that extra rep smaller guys don't get. And when you're grip does give out, and the straps take over, your forearms are going to try their damndest to keep up."

I just sat in front of Paul, in total silence, SOAKING up this gem of information.

"When it comes to specifically working your forearms, SLAM 'EM. Stand in front of the dumbbell rack, pick up the heaviest dumbells you can do good quality, restricted, Hammer Curls with and do a set of 8 reps per arm with them and start growling. As soon as your forearms give out, put the dumbbells down, pick up the next lowest weight and do as many reps withem as you. Go all the way down the rack, continuing to do as many repas as you can, until you get to the 5 pounders. By the time you pick them up, you forearms will be begging for mercy, you'll be spitting teeth and frothing at the mouth. It's called, 'Chase The Weight'. Do three sets of them. If, after 3 months, your forearms haven't grown, I'll give you back whatever you've spent in coming to my gym and I'll pay for a full years membership for you in any other gym you want to go to".

I took Paul up on his offer and after he showed me how to, 'Chase The Weight", for the first time, I knew he wasn't going to pay me a single penny reinbursment. My forearms felt like they were going to fall off. For the usual First 48 Hours Of Pain you get after working out a particular body part I knew I was going to hurt. But the following day, I couldn't even straighten my forearms enough so I could wipe my own a*se properly.

Sure enough, 3 months later, my forearms were bigger and better than ANYTHING I had EVER had in my life. And whenever I worked out, I ALWAYS kept those same words in my mind. "IT'S ALL IN THE BASICS"

The harder you lift, the harder you push to get that last rep, the bigger you're going to get and the quicker you're going to get it.

Apologies if this has gone WAYYYYY off track in this posting, and I openly apologise to the originator for doing so, but whenever I see a comment made by someone who is struggling, ESPECIALLY with their forearms, I just have to pass on what I've learnt and what I've been taught by some of the greatest in the business.

Respect

All your muscles are awesome :-))