Forearm exercises should play a critical part of your overall fitness regime. Not only will strong forearm exercises add to the physical appearance or your arms, they will also help play a more important role, that of providing wrist & grip strength as well as preventing wrist injury.

Below I have listed three forearm exercises that you should consider doing on a regular basis as they will form the foundation of a good overall wrist exercises program. As always before performing any forearm exercises, start off by correctly warming up by doing some form of wrist stretch to help warm up the surrounding forearm muscles and also loosen the wrist joints.

Here are the three key foundation exercises you should be doing.

Wrist Curls – This exercise will help build the inside forearm muscles, and will add grip strength as well as wrist stability to help prevent injuries in the future, such as golfers elbow.

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Reverse Wrist Curls – The same as the above exercise except your palms start off facing toward you.  This exercise is responsible for developing the exterior forearm muscles and will often result in giving you the defined look at the top of your forearms. This exercise is also great for building wrist strength and can help prevent sport related strains such as Tennis elbow.

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The Hand Gripper – Although it may not be thought of as a conventional forearm exerciser, the hand gripper has definitely earned its place as a top wrist exerciser / forearm exercise tool. This is because despite appearing to only be working the hand muscles, it’s predominant benefits are received by the forearm muscles, which is why many individuals relate to feeling a burning sensation in their forearms after using the hand gripper.

Note – The hand gripper comes in many different variations, shapes and sizes. For more info on hand grippers and hand exercises visit the hand exercises page.

So there you have it, the 3 essential strong forearm exercises that you should do as part of your overall wrist exercises program.

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