60 Minutes Beginner Forearms Workout with No Equipment
A 60 minutes muscle building workout targeting your forearms using no equipment equipment. 3 exercises, 12 total sets, designed for beginner lifters.
60 Minutes
Duration
12
Total Sets
8-12 reps
Rep Range
~840
Est. Calories
The Workout
Start with this as your primary movement. Warm up with 2 lighter sets first.
Form cues
- Extend one arm in front of you with the palm facing up.
- Place the opposite hand on top of the fingers, pressing down gently.
- Curl the wrist up against the resistance of your other hand.
Grip a pull-up bar with an overhand grip, shoulder-width apart.
Form cues
- Grip a pull-up bar with an overhand grip, shoulder-width apart.
- Let your body hang fully — arms completely extended.
- Relax your shoulders and let them stretch toward your ears.
Finish strong — take the last set close to failure.
Form cues
- Drape a thick towel over a pull-up bar so both ends hang down evenly.
- Grab one end in each hand with a full grip and lift your feet off the ground.
- Hang with arms fully extended, squeezing the towel as hard as possible.
Why This Workout Works
This workout is built around the principles of muscle building training. Use moderate loads (65-80% of your 1RM) with controlled eccentrics and full range of motion. Prioritize progressive overload by adding reps before adding weight. Train each muscle group 2x per week with 10-20 hard sets per muscle per week.
Training Parameters
- Rep Range: 8-12 reps — the hypertrophy sweet spot for maximum muscle growth
- Rest Periods: 60-90 seconds — long enough for quality reps, short enough for metabolic stress
- Sets Per Exercise: 3-4 sets — optimized for muscle building
Forearms Training Tips
- *Farmer carries are the single best forearm builder — heavy, simple, effective.
- *Grip training 2-3 times per week compounds rapidly — most lifters see big gains in 8 weeks.
- *Dead hangs for time build crushing grip and decompress the spine.
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