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    Does anyone else have this problem?

    My problem is my forearms are way too big for my tris and bis. It looks rediculous. I don't do any forearm work. I don't curl my wrists at the end of a curl. My brachial radialis is especially huge, relatively speaking. To give ya an idea w/out a pic, I just measured my forearms to be about 13.5 inches, and my bis to be only about 14.25 inches, unflexed, about 16 inches when flexed.

    I think I have some idea why I can't get the growth in my bis and tris that I'm looking for, but I'm not sure. I've noticed that if you let your arm hang so that your bicep is perpendicular to the ground, from there the forearm actually angles out slightly(away from the body). Mine actually angles in, and I have yet to see someone else with a similar angle. I find it hard to hit the inside of my biceps, and the lateral head of the triceps, and I think it's related to this.

    I guess my question is has anyone seen this, or heard of this, or had a similar problem. Any advice is much appreciated,

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    You suffer from the condition called popeyeitis syndrome where the forearms are abnormally large, try to stay away from spinach. Just change your angles and exercises when doing triceps and biceps and hit those areas you are neglecting. Once you put some more size on your upper arms your forearms will compliment them and you will look good.

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    if you want to hit your inner bis do close grip barbell curls

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    Pretty sure you need to keep your hands facing outward (supinated?) from your body. Close grip hits the outside and brachialis.

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    It is very difficult for me to supinate and have my hands facing outward, but I do think that is why I can't hit the inside. I'll try to get some pics posted so you guys have a better idea of what I'm talking about.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ajc330
    if you want to hit your inner bis do close grip barbell curls
    I thought close grip was for your outer head and wide grip was for the inner. I may be wrong though, been a while since I looked into it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sir Lifts-a-lot
    I thought close grip was for your outer head and wide grip was for the inner. I may be wrong though, been a while since I looked into it.
    In general that is the rule. However it's the opposite for me for whatever reason.

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    maybe incorporate an arm day into your routine, a full workout dedicated to bis and tris

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    Thanks for the ideas so far guys.

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