Forearm Weight Dowel Rope
You hang a weight on the free end of the rope.
Forearm weight dowel rope. Broom handle or wooden dowel or pvc about 18 long and 1 to 1 5 inches in diameter. This is your handle. If you don t have access to a wrist roller at the gym you can make one with a two foot long dowel or a short broomstick a chain or a strong rope and an olympic weight plate. The wrist and forearm blaster is a great training tool for sports that require wrist and forearm strength such as golf baseball tennis wrestling football climbing and more.
The rope weight exercise or the wrist roller was one of bruce lee s favorite drills to strengthen his forearms. Sometimes called a forearm roller it s a short handle to which a rope is attached in the middle. Forward arm lift with elbows straight and palms down lift the dowel up towards the ceiling. If you are deaf or hard of hearing please let us know.
Electric drill with 1 4 wood bit. Attach one end of the rope to the weight plate and the other end to the center of the dowel. The gofit wrist and forearm blaster is compatible with standard size weight plates allowing you to be in control of the resistance. Length of sturdy rope 5 6 feet long.
The exercise was derived from chinese grappling according to bodhi building an article by fernando pagés ruiz in yoga journal using your wrists you wind a weighted rope around a dowel. Stick rope and a weight. Grab a wrist roller it looks like a wooden dowel with a rope in the middle attached to a weight and hold it straight out in front of your body with a palms down grip. When the weight touches the dowel repeatedly extend your wrists counterclockwise to unwind the rope and lower the weight.
Drill a hole through the center 6 in from either side string about 4 of nylon rope through the hole and tie it off. Grab a bar that has a rope attached to it with weights hanging on the end. First let s review what a wrist roller is. We provide many free services including.
To use the wrist roller you wind the rope up the handle using either wrist flexion or wrist extension movements. How to make your own wrist roller forearm blaster exerciser diy wrist roller supplies. Lower the dowel back to your legs. If you use a weight make sure it is safely wrapped on the dowel before you begin.
Take the wooden dowel rod or pipe and cut it down to a 12 long section. Do this times.