The forearms, or the hand grip more specifically, are often the most likely single point of failure on back exercises. Many bodybuilders find themselves reaching the point of failure on exercises like barbell rows, chin-ups, and deadlifts not because the back muscles are exhausted, but because their hands are no longer able to hold onto the bar or barbell. After all, the back is a large and complex network of muscles, while the hands and forearms are much smaller.

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Are you a bodybuilder? You certainly look like one. You’re the biggest guy in most rooms you enter. And you certainly eat like one. Everyone knows that when they see you, they’ll usually see you accompanied by a cooler full of protein and a gallon of Crystal Lite. Finally, you train like one. You’re in the gym five days a week. You see the lesser trainers arrive, train, and depart while you’re still working on your first body part. The staff knows you by name, and you’re well aware of the little idiosyncrasies of both the equipment and the other people in the gym. It’s your second home away from home, and you leave everything on that gym floor.

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It would be easy to feature a garden-variety delt article that talked about well-rounded training and the use of specialized sets, such as giant sets or drop sets, and it would correctly represent what it is to train delts. Let’s face it, lots of things work for lots of people at one time or another. But the problem with most routines is they can only take you so far before they cease working and you have to move on to something else. Which is why it’s a misconception to generalize and say that any change is enough to shock the body into growth again. Truth is, not just any change will do. It must be the right change.

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