Finger Extensions - Basic

Recommendations: 2 Sets

Beginner Forearms Strength Body Only Pull Gym

Purpose: This exercise strengthens the muscles that extend the fingers.

Benefits: This exercise focuses on the finger extensors, a muscle group that hardly is ever exercised in the gym.

Stand or sit comfortably. Cup your left hand over the back of your right hand, with both thumbs pointing towards you. Ensure that there is contact along the entire length of your fingers. This is your starting position. Straighten the fingers of your right hand completely. Provide moderate resistance with the palm of your left hand. Breathe normally. Repeat for the required number of repetitions. Stand or sit comfortably. Cup your right hand over the back of your left hand, with both thumbs pointing towards you. Ensure that there is contact along the entire length of your fingers. This is your starting position. Straighten the fingers of your left hand completely. Provide moderate resistance with the palm of your right hand. Breathe normally. Repeat for the required number of repetitions.

A complete forearm program must achieve balanced development for all major forearm muscles. The forearm is involved in six different forearm movements. They include wrist flexion, wrist extension, wrist abduction, wrist adduction, forearm pronation, and forearm supination. There are additional muscles found in the forearm that are involved in movements like elbow flexion (brachioradialis), finger flexion, and finger extension.