What the hell is a wrist roller?!

[chen zhen]

I've seen them described in text many times,but have always failed to understand how they're done, and what they look like. What I know is that is has something to do with a string and a weight. that's about it.:confused:

anyone?:o

[Shaolin Dude]

oh, one of those. it looks like this
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i
i
i
O
the long line at the top is a bar. the i's are the string. and the O is the weight. the string is connected to the bar so basically u just twist the bar and the string/weight goes up.

[chen zhen]

Am I supposed to make one myself, because I've never seen one in stores?:confused:

[ewallace]

Yes. I went to a Home Depot (any hardware store will do) and cut a dowel in half, and bought some heavy duty nylon rope. You tie one end to the dowel, and the other end to the plate (I recommend starting off with a ten pound...4.5 kg plate, it doesn't sound like much but trust me on this one). Whole rig cost about $10 US.

[Guile]

they are also sold in stores if you dont want to make one, a lot of people I know make their own.

[Robinf]

I've never seen one in stores.

[rubthebuddha]

just build one yourself. takes about ten bucks and ten minutes*, and afterward, you'll have that neanderthal feeling of "me build thing" that makes us guys just feel dandy.




* - part of that ten minutes includes other guy activities like scratching, etc., to help fill the time.

[ewallace]

and afterward, you'll have that neanderthal feeling of "me build thing" that makes us guys just feel dandy.

Yup. Exactly.

[Guile]

building is pretty fun

[chen zhen]

OK thanks

[chen zhen]

Oh, I forgot: how do you do the exercise? Do you hold your arm out and bend your wrist, or do you have the upper arm near your body, or what?

[ewallace]

I tend to keep my elbows close to my sides and the stick around chest level. It's defiintely harder the straighter your arms and the higher you hold it.

There's really three ways to roll it up. When the string is on the side of the stick closest to your chest can do it palms facing. You can do it away but I don't like to.

When the string is on the otherside (the stick is in between the string and your chest) you can do palms facing and away.

Just lower the string to the ground and start rolling the stick and it pulls the weight up.

[chen zhen]

So you hold the bar with both hands, and the string is in the middle? does the string go all the way to the floor? and to twist it, don't you have to let go of it with one hand while twisting the other one, and vice-versa? Do I ask to many questions?:D

[ewallace]

Don't sweat it. Most of your questions would be answered if you just build the dang thing! :)

I let it go to the floor. Doing it from a balcony is quite interesting too, although somewhat unnecessary.

[chen zhen]

I can't build the thing if I don't have anything to go after! ******!:mad: :D

don't wanna do it from a balcony, suppose it breaks and falls down and hits someones head..;)

[ewallace]

You wouldn't do it from a balcony for any other reason than endurance anyway. The heavier the weight is on the end the better. Each twist is essentially a rep. No point in doing 50-60 reps of wrist curls. Same applies here.

[ewallace]

http://138.9.1.58/athleticperformance/exercise%20videos/upper%20body%20lifts/wrist%20roller.mpg

[chen zhen]

thanks. that made a lot more sense. It's looks the way I imagined it.;)

[chen zhen]

now I finally made one, using a dumbbell bar, some string, tape, and weightplates. Dayum, that's a good forearm developer, and I thought I had strong forearms. At this moment I have difficulty writing this, as my arms and fingers is sore after rolling that motha all day:D

[ewallace]

It's very effective. Keep in mind though that it's still weight training. Just as you wouldn't do bicep curls all day long, neither should you use this wonderful contraption.

have fun.

[Robinf]

A good variation for people with who'd like to develop elbow stability is to bend your elbow out when you do this.

[chen zhen]

thanks for the advice ewallace

don't wanna overtrain!