i was told if i eat spinach i would become big and strong so i did for 6 months but the only muscles that have grown are my forearms. now i look like popeye.
also my voice is getting croaky

My muscle size and strength is unbalanced. My biceps is bigger than I expected after two years of training, but it looks too round, thin, and hump-like. The space between it and my forearm doesn't look very muscular at all. I've tried using several different techniques, but I've been stuck like this for a long time.

My forearms are weirdly shaped as well. When my hand is facing downwards, it looks great, almost like Popeye's arms. I've been complimented since I was a kid because of it. When my hand is turned upward, it looks very thin. The sides of my forearm are unspectacular in any case.

Even my shoulders are unbalanced. The top is great, but when I let my arms rest they don't look as wide or thick as I want them to be.

What could I be doing wrong, and how can I do better?
PS. Is it possible to get a stronger grip using dumbbells?

What is the best book fro building strength and muscle mass and looking impressive? I want bigger traps and lats as well s lower back, glutes hamstrings and basically the whole bakcside. As well as powerfull shoulders and chest and popeye forearms. Also I powerfull core. What is the best all aorund strength and muscle book. I need quality info to make sure I am not wasting time.
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Nevr mind, not ne has named a good book. That was funny wife of two sense, I would wait fro you, I know its worth it.

Spinach does not really explain why your forearms would be freakishly huge. Nor does just being strong... I mean, usually someone's biceps are what is bulked up in strong men... maybe the illustrator was just high on "spinach" or something... who knows...

I am not yet weight lifting. At present, all I do is walk for an hour in the morning, and do 45 minutes on a stationery bicycle in the evening. On my job, I'm pretty active (delivery driver/courier).

I'm a female, and I know that females have to approach bodybuilding somewhat differently from men in order to achieve any real muscle growth. But I'm yet ignorant as to how.

I'm specifically interested in getting biger forearms. Even if it looks freekish, like popeye. LOL! Lesser priorities are to build thigh muscles, calf muscles.

Any legitimate advice is appreciated. Thanks.
I forgot to add, I will be working out in a pretty good gym.

Today in the weight room at my high school, a friend of mine, who is a freshman whose three rep bench is 195 pounds, told me that eats a lot of protein foods to build muscle and he eats spinach because they make your forearms grow. Is this true?

Please don't make any smart-ass Popeye remarks.

I have a condition that enables me to gain muscle very quickly and easily. You might think this sounds great, but it's actually a real pain. If I do anything repetitive for too long or too often the muscles I use for that task noticeably grow. My main concern is my forearm strength due to masturbation. I have tried switching hands between sessions but both forearms are huge already and I bear a close resemblance to Popeye. How can I continue to masturbate without using my arms?

A friend of mine said there was a Rap Video (maybe 2 yrs ago) where the guy has huge popeye-like forearms and moves them all around in a funny way- does anybody know what this old video is ?