The forearms serve a number of duties. Not only do they flex and
extend the wrists but perhaps more important they contract
statically (along with the muscles of the hands) to assist in
gripping heavy objects. It’s easy to see then how a weak pair of
forearms could be the limiting factor in possessing elite-level
strength. They also round out a top-level physique. If your grip is
lacking so too will be the amount of weight you can use on
deadlifts rows weighted pullups and other measures of brute
strength. Guess how many successful strongman competitors have a
weak grip: zero.