How to Do
How to Do Reverse Wrist Curl with a Barbell
Grab a straight bar.
Beginning
Beginning Reverse Wrist Curl with a Barbell
1. Put your hands a little wider on the bar and grab.
2. Hang your hands off of your legs just at the end of your knees, so your wrists and your knees are flush.
3. Start in the up position and come down the bar so that your hand touches your knees and up.
4. Repeat.
Movement
Reverse Wrist Curl with a Barbell Movement
1. Lean forward when sitting on a flat bench.
2. Take an overhand grip on a barbell (palms down) and rest your forearms on the bench or your knees.
3. Curl the weight upward using only your wrists (i.e. wrist motion alone), inhaling the entire time.
4. Slowly drop the weight to a comfortable level, inhaling the entire time.
5. Steps 3–4 can be repeated as many times as required.
Benefits
Reverse Wrist Curl with a Barbell Benefits
This exercise works the forearm extensors, the brachioradialis, and the biceps muscle.
To round out the upper body, it can be used to treat the weakness or imbalance of this muscle. It can also be utilized to improve forearm strength, which in turn improves overall arm strength.
Exercise Aliases
Reverse Barbell Wrist, Wrist Curls Barbell, Reverse Barbell Wrist Curl.
