The wrist curl is a weight training exercise for developing just the wrist flexor muscles of the forearm. It is therefore an isolation exercise. Ideally, it should be done in combination with the "reverse wrist curl" (also called wrist extension) to ensure equal development of the wrist flexor and wrist extensor muscles.
Wrist curls can be performed with a dumbbell or with both hands holding a barbell. To perform a seated wrist curl, the lifter should be seated on a bench with knees bent and the forearm(s) resting on the thigh, or with forearms on a bench and hands hanging off the edge. The palm should be facing up and the hand should be free to move completely up and down. At the starting point, the wrist should be bent back so that the fingers are almost pointing down at the floor. In a steady motion, the lifter should raise the weight by using the forearm muscles to bring the hand up as far as possible. The forearm itself should remain resting on the thigh. Then the weight should be slowly lowered back down to the starting point.
To perform a standing wrist curl, a barbell can be held in both hands with the palms facing backward. The bar should be behind the lifter. The same motion should be performed as in the seated wrist curl. The range of motion will be smaller but the standing wrist curl offers the benefit of providing the most stress on the target muscles at their peak contraction.
"reverse wristcurl" (also called wrist extension) to ensure equal development of the wrist flexor and wrist extensor muscles. Wristcurls can be performed...
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reverse curl: Pronate both wrists into a shoulder-width reverse grip and grip the dumbbells in a standing position. Keep elbows stationary and curl the dumbbells...
strengthened by exercises that resist its flexion. A wrist roller can be used, Zottman Curls, and wristcurls with dumbbells can also be performed. Flexor retinaculum...
sledgehammer using the wrists to train fingers and wrists. Plate curls/wristcurls — grabbing a plate and doing wristcurls or regular curls with them with the...
the wrist in extension or flexion will cause the fingers to curl or grip when the wrist is extended, and to straighten or release when the wrist is flexed...
be strengthened by exercises that resist its flexion. A wrist roller can be used and wristcurls with dumbbells can also be performed. These exercises are...
that both are important. Common lifts for armwrestling include bicep curls, wristcurls, and rows, all of which develop overall pulling strength and greater...
can be strengthened by exercise that resist its extension; Reverse wristcurls with dumbbells can be performed. Bones of left forearm. Posterior aspect...
performing the biceps curl, using an EZ curl bar prevents full contraction of the biceps, which can only occur with the wrist fully supinated, and thus...
holding the three middle fingers curled, and gesturing in salutation while presenting the front or back of the hand; the wrist may be rotated back and forth...
triceps. However, extensions put no pressure on the wrists so they are an alternative for people with wrist strain or injury. Despite the name, skull crushers...
there have been concerns about the safety of some uses of weights, such as wrist and ankle weights. It is normally done in the form of small weights, attached...
barbell curl Alternating rotating dumbbell curl Hammer curl The Zottmann curl gives a stronger focus to forearm training compared to the traditional curl. The...
a concentration biceps curl attempts to isolate the biceps brachii, although by gripping the weight one also engages the wrist flexors. These exercises...
arms to straighten (not bend at the elbows and wrists, and the hands to become fisted or the fingers to curl). The reverse happens to arms and legs with...
one-axis joint on the bottom of the metacarpal to provide a palm curl movement. The wrist contains two joints, providing flex/extend and adduct/abduct. The...
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wrist sign (Walker-Murdoch sign) is elicited by asking the person to curl the thumb and fingers of one hand around the other wrist. A positive wrist sign...
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