How to Build forearms & Grip with Fat Bar Training Review

http://www.JimVaglica.com Jim Vaglica shows you some thick bar training to develop the arms and a strong grip. Not long ago I started hearing about Thick Bar Training and the concept of Irradiation. This simply means that a muscle will contract harder if the surrounding muscles are also contracted. Back in my competition bench press days I remember one technique for increasing your bench was to squeeze the bar hard as you pressed. This was based on the concept of irradiation. A 1992 study in the International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics showed that as the bar thickness increased so did the neuromuscular response. So if you're performing curls your biceps would be working, to a greater degree, if all your forearm muscles were fully contracted. The same pertains to any tricep exercises. The problem is that the standard one inch bars are too thin to sufficiently squeeze. This is why the thick bars were developed. The next problem is that thick bars are expensive and most commercial gyms don't have them.Then I heard about a product called FatGripz. The concept is so simple it's brilliant. Heavy rubber handles that easily transform any bar into a thick bar. I had to try these for myself and I decided the real test would be using FatGripz during my pull up workout. I have had a long term love/hate relationship with pull ups for years. I believe pull ups are essential in maintaining a good 'strength to body weight ratio' and they are the basis of my back work. Using the FatGripz, I figured, the toughest hand placement would be palms facing me (supinated) because most of the tension would be on my thumbs. The bar I was using was so thin that the FatGrips could spin around it, making it even tougher to hold onto. For my first set I can always get 15 perfect full range pull ups. With the Fatgripz I could only hang on for ten. I did three more sets with this grip finishing with five reps. I couldn't believe how difficult it was to hold on. I then went to a neutral grip for four sets of five and finally the pronated grip for four sets of five. My forearms were so pumped I could see my own pulse. Using the FatGripz brought pull ups to a whole new level of difficulty. The next day I felt DOMS in my forearms like I never have before. The pain was from my elbow all the way to my wrist and it lasted for 3 days. I've been doing research on thick Bar Training and experimenting using the FatGripz with various exercises for about two months. Thick bars are also beneficial in pressing movements such as the bench and military press because it takes harmful stress off the wrists and elbows. After just two months of thick bar training I've noticed new growth in my arms and people have commented on how vascular my forearms are have become. Probably the most highly respected trainer in the country is Charles Poliquin. He has always been an advocate of thick bar training and when asked about building bigger biceps, his answer: "Work your forearms."