Direct arm training will reduce the likelihood of a biceps or triceps tear, strengthen the tendons, improve pressing strength and grip.
There is an astronomical amount of misinformation floating around right now about the hook grip, and, in my opinion, that’s the result of a lot of people (mostly beginners) using the hook grip inappropriately.
Deadlifting is one of the oldest and hardest exercises around. It’s very simple—you just pick the bar up off the ground and stand up with it. Well, it’s not that easy for everyone.
For most people who step into a gym, your training isn’t a matter of life and death. For police officers, it is.
You won’t win the arms race with puny forearms and flat peaks. Enter the Fat Bar Reverse Curl.
As a powerlifter, you’ve heard the saying “Rip it off the floor!” probably a thousand times.
All lifting starts with the grip, but some take it to the extreme!
I remember seeing a poster once that read simply, “The back is to lifters what the biceps are to bodybuilders.”