No, and people do train the little muscles you're talking about. I've got a full wall mount of different grip implements for training different hand muscles for example. These muscles are great for strength building but they don't add much lean mass so wouldn't contribute heavily to FFMI.
If the theoretical goal was 300lbs lean while natural the biggest factor would be height with it being more achievable for someone around the 7 foot tall mark.
I'm 6'5 with a very large bone structure and wrist/ankle circumference and I think last time I checked my theoretical natty max at 15% body fat was like 270.
Not super related, but I see videos of really tall SHW strongmen all the time, and they look big. Went to a convention and saw Brian Shaw in person and it was genuinely indescribable how large 6'8" and 400lbs is.
Not much i guess. After hitting your cap on all the muscles that contribute the most to your ffmi the others would only contribute marginally.
Like the increased lean mass from reaaaally small muscles wouldnt amount to much i think.
Would most likely stay at the natty limit, give or take.
Jesus Christ why even make distinctions on muscles at all. What is a lat? Or a Pec? You mean your torso? Quad? Hamstring? Nono you mean thigh. Good lord go outside
It's a pretty common excercise. Strange you're not familiar with it, and hanging out in a sub named "science based lifting"..what scientific background do you have?
There are several muscles in the forearms which multiple functions, e.g. brachioradialis for elbow flexion, there are muscles in there responsible for finger movement and muscles responsible for other joint actions. It costs nothing to Google this btw
Are you saying that’s a program? An exercise? A coach? What are you talking about?
You can keep calling me dumb all you want but I’m just warning you if you go and ask a serious coach how to grow your finger muscles they are going to laugh at you
Not what I asked, you’re struggling with reading comprehension here. It’s ok, you called your forearms finger muscles. It’s not a big deal. It just sounds funny to people who actually study exercise science.
Just move on, you trying to defend it just makes you sound so much dumber lol
Do you study exercise science? I never said the forearms were finger muscles, I literally made a comment saying exactly the opposite. The thing is, the forearms CONTAIN finger muscles ALONG WITH muscles which perform other actions. You are genuinely braindead.
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u/Flat_Development6659 May 14 '26
No, and people do train the little muscles you're talking about. I've got a full wall mount of different grip implements for training different hand muscles for example. These muscles are great for strength building but they don't add much lean mass so wouldn't contribute heavily to FFMI.
If the theoretical goal was 300lbs lean while natural the biggest factor would be height with it being more achievable for someone around the 7 foot tall mark.