Forearm Workout

TheBig3 · 02-19-2013, 11:57 AM

What instrument would you guess requires the most amount of forearm strength? I’m assuming its Bass, but I’d like to see if anyone disagrees.

Its a muscle group that’s a pain to actually workout and I thought, rather than squeeze a stupid ball for hours on end, I’ll take lessons in instrument X and pick up a new skill.
Thoughts?

Plankton · 02-19-2013, 12:01 PM

Buy a 12 string and play an F chord for about 20 minutes. You'll have Popeye forearms in no time.

misspoptart · 02-19-2013, 01:46 PM

You'd be surprised how much your arm burns after playing violin for 2 hours. Try that!

duga · 02-19-2013, 02:21 PM

Are you going to play righty and lefty?

Even if playing bass did that, you would really only be working out one arm. I can't think of any other instrument besides a stringed one that would target that specific muscle...

Besides who cares about forearms? Unless you want those veins poppin out or something...I can't say I've ever met anyone thoroughly impressed by a solid forearm.

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Plankton Just Keep Swimming... Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: See signature... Posts: 7,766	Buy a 12 string and play an F chord for about 20 minutes. You'll have Popeye forearms in no time. __________________ See location...

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duga MB quadrant's JM Vincent Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 3,762	Are you going to play righty and lefty? Even if playing bass did that, you would really only be working out one arm. I can't think of any other instrument besides a stringed one that would target that specific muscle... Besides who cares about forearms? Unless you want those veins poppin out or something...I can't say I've ever met anyone thoroughly impressed by a solid forearm. __________________ Confusion will be my epitaph...

02-19-2013, 01:46 PM	#3 (permalink)
misspoptart gimme gimme Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: istanbul Posts: 897	You'd be surprised how much your arm burns after playing violin for 2 hours. Try that!