Overlooked muscles.

AnnaD - TX · 18-Feb-04, 12:04 PM

I realize I dont train my forearms, or calves, (I just started on calves though). What are some overlooked muscles that women dont usually train????

**MAURER** · 18-Feb-04, 12:11 PM

i think women overlook less muscles than men lol. maybe chest though. they falsely think it will make their breasts smaller

ajarvis · 18-Feb-04, 01:46 PM

Well since you mentioned it I don't train my forearms, and often forget my calves if I don't have my little book where keep my previous weeks workouts.

atherjen · 18-Feb-04, 02:06 PM

I dont train forearms. and I dont see the need for most people too. if your doing compoud heavy movements WITHOUT straps then your already utilizing that muscle group. as for calves, I train them 2x week..I defintly think its a group that shouldn't be neglected, as it helps to shape the entire leg. who wants nice shaply quads but stickly flat calves?

Maurer-your absolutly right,I see far too many woman neglecting to train chest or else using reall light weights(5lbs). working the chest muscles is one of the smarter things woman can do, will help to make their breats "perkier" (lol) and give more defined shape. I have small breasts I admit, but make up for it by working the chest muscle and aiming to build there.

Helene · 18-Feb-04, 02:24 PM

I don't train forearms either.

ajarvis · 18-Feb-04, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by atherjen

I dont train forearms. and I dont see the need for most people too. if your doing compoud heavy movements WITHOUT straps then your already utilizing that muscle group. as for calves, I train them 2x week..I defintly think its a group that shouldn't be neglected, as it helps to shape the entire leg. who wants nice shaply quads but stickly flat calves?

Maurer-your absolutly right,I see far too many woman neglecting to train chest or else using reall light weights(5lbs). working the chest muscles is one of the smarter things woman can do, will help to make their breats "perkier" (lol) and give more defined shape. I have small breasts I admit, but make up for it by working the chest muscle and aiming to build there.

I agree with not needing to train forearms. By the time I finish my workout they are burning anyways, especially since I added deadlifts, and squats!

AnnaD - TX · 18-Feb-04, 02:45 PM

What about that one exercise, where you just stand up straight w/ a db's in your hand and you . . . OHHH Shrugs! Shoulder shrugs?? I never do those. Should I ??

atherjen · 18-Feb-04, 02:53 PM

I do shrugs. just did them today. its hard for woman to build any large size there, but it really helps to add more shape the the shoulder area IMO.

**Lady C** · 18-Feb-04, 03:19 PM

I do shrugs and calf raises but I don't train my forearms specifically. They get worked enough doing lateral rasies, rear delts, etc.

DaRkAnGel · 18-Feb-04, 04:28 PM

Is it just me or are tri's underworked by women? I know some of my girl friends from volleyball that weight train and they never do anything tris like benching? Maybe it's because they are not all that serious... i know the more serious of women do bench.

Atherjen:
Don't knock the 10 pd dumbbells!

They are great for catch

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**midgetcop** · 19-Feb-04, 10:53 AM

I didn't start training my triceps until fairly recently...I ignored them for the longest time and now I'm paying the price. :P

I find that my forearms get a pretty good workout while I'm working everything else. But I'll still doing some wrist curls about once a week just to make sure they're not getting soft.

atherjen · 19-Feb-04, 01:41 PM

you train your wrists? hmmm I have never done this.. I dont see the point really?

**jgriffith** · 19-Feb-04, 01:47 PM

Never really heard of that. I've heard some people talk about "reverse popeye syndrome" where your upper arm is huge but your forearms arent, i've never had the problem and really have never seen it either. I dont believe in straps (just me) which could be a factor to anyone who has experienced this. By doing compound exercises and the rest your forearms will develope along with the rest of your arms. Especially because theyre something that you often use every single day.

**MAURER** · 19-Feb-04, 02:37 PM

griffith, its possible to big upper arms and small forearms. anyway, i think everyone should do forearms work. it will really help your lifts like you never imagined. i used to never do forearm work and i was ahving trouble uppin the weights on my lifts. well, then i incorporated lifts taht used forearms like hammer curls, reverse curl, wrist curls, and reverse curls, and my lifts started to go through the roof compared to before i did them. i don't think it was as coincidence. i suggest everyone atleast tries forearm isolation, including women, for a little bit. i don't think anyone will regret it

SurfinAmy · 19-Feb-04, 03:30 PM

Really Dark? My sister and law and I do all kinds of tricep work + bench! I don't really know any other women that do weight lifting though