What Are the Different Types of Forearm Exercise Equipment?
There are three categories of forearm exercise equipment that will help to isolate this part of the arm: hand-held grippers, forearm flexors, and dumbbells or barbells. Each pieces of exercise equipment allows for a wide range of motion to target the many muscles located in the forearm. Some forearm exercise equipment devices require only movement in the hand through practicing a strong grip. This act of gripping, however, may help strengthen muscles all the way up the forearm. Resistance balls, sometimes called stress balls, are one kind of handgrip equipment. Resistance balls are usually a round piece of squeezable material, and they are sometimes weighted. Another form of hand-held equipment is the gripper, which comes with two handles and a spring load to create resistance. A gripper is placed in the palm; the thumb is then hooked around one handle while the second handle is held with the four remaining fingers. The handles are then squeezed as closely together as possible. The squ
