Too many trainers forego training forearms regularly. Good forearm development gives the whole arm an aesthetic quality aswell as promoting upper body strength. Small forearms look odd, aswell as making the whole physique look just that little bit smaller and weaker.
Forearms need to be trained consistently just like any other body part, however it is how you train your whole body in the first few years of training that will actually make the biggest difference to your forearm development.
Heavy back and arm training will promote thick forearms. Do not use wraps on any exercise. Only until you have spent a few years beating the iron and your forearms are reminiscent of slabs of beef should you use wraps on certain exercises. Heavy deadlifts, rows, pull-ups, shrugs and curls (especially dumbbell) will develop great grip strength and forearm thickness. Use the hook grip or one under and one over grip for deadlifts when the regular grip doesn't cut it. But continue doing all warm up sets with a regular grip. Add onto that some reverse barbell curls once a week and that should be all you need. Chalk is your friend, but some and save the money for wraps until you hold the biggest dumbbells in the gym for a couple of minutes.
Rosso - Natural Aesthetics
