Hi,

Some of you may have heard about it - 'gyrotwister' - sounds like a gimmick, but it actually works really well. Its like this ball that starts to spin once you start it but then speeds up and sort of resists your movement (so you keep moving faster and faster). Has a "gyroscope" in it I believe.

Anyway I tried using it, swirling my hand around for bout 10mins. The next day my forearms were ACHING!

Could I use something like this to even slightly increase my forearm size? I'm not looking for huge gains .. just to make it a big bigger and obviously look more toned/strong. The pain would mean it is working out those muscles - and the faster you go, the harder it is so it can 'adapt' as the forarm becomes more stronger.

Would it work? You can feel resistance as your doing it, so it seems to be doing something.


Andrew.

Astronauts are supposed to use this gyroscopes in space, since there is no gravity, you cant use weights to stay in shape, so they use these things.....

Could I use something like this to even slightly increase my forearm size?

Would it work? You can feel resistance as your doing it, so it seems to be doing something.


People comment on my above average forearms.... and I have one of these doo hickies.

For me its more of a bored at work play toy - but man your arms do feel it the next day if you do it for a bit.

They're marketed pretty heavily as a theraputic device for people who've had surgery in the hand/forearm area - so there has to be something to them.

Plus its fun to get that sucker going so fast it starts to hum.... then hand it to a 5 year old. They love it!

Plus its fun to get that sucker going so fast it starts to hum.... then hand it to a 5 year old. They love it!

AHAAHAHAHAHA Sounds like something I would do to my kids!

I am totally ordering one of those things.

These things are very fun, I own one myself, but don't expect it to increase your forearm size. It's much more geared toward building dexterity endurance, and is especially good for rock climbers and such. If you want to build your forearms, barbell and dumbell wrist curls will do a LOT more for you.