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Muscles Of The ForearmMuscles Of The Forearm / Forearms Anatomy As you may have noticed from the picture above, the forearms as small as they are , are made up of a large and diverse number of muscles; -all of them have different actions and it is therefore absolutely essential that we factor this into our weight training. Muscles Of The Forearm / Forearms Anatomy The main exercises for forearms are wrist extensions (where the back of your hands come toward your forearms) and wrist curls (palm coming towards your forearms) wrist. Both wrist extensions and curls work a great bulk of the forearm muscles Muscles Of The Forearm / Forearms Anatomy For wrist curls the following muscles are engaged-- The Flexor Carpi Radialis, The Flexor Carpi Ulnaris And The Palmaris Longus. -These muscles originate form the Medial Epicondyle of the humerus and run down just past the wrist Muscles Of The Forearm / Forearms Anatomy Wrist extensions work the Extensor Carpi Radialis Longus, The Extensor Carpi Brevis And The Extensor Carpi Ulnaris, which all originate from the Lateral Epicondyle of the Humerus and insert into the Metacarpals. |
