- Instructions
- In Brief
- Key Points
- Start Position Exhale as you slowly curl the bar, by bending your wrists up.
- Middle Position As you curl, concentrate on bending your wrists only.
- End Position Continue to curl as high as possible, moving only your wrists, keeping your forearms on your thighs. Hold for 1/2 a second, squeezing your forearms.
- Return to Middle Inhale as you slowly return to start position.
- Return to Start Keep your forearms on your thighs. Hold for 1/2 a second, squeezing your forearms. Repeat the movement for the recommended number of repetitions.
Start at this Position: - Grab a bar. Sit on the edge of a flat bench or utility seat. Keep your feet flat on the floor and your legs at a 90-degree angle, inside shoulder width apart.
- Grip the bar so your palms face up. Position your forearms so they lay on your thighs and your hands are able to extend past your knees.
- Lower the bar as far as possible by using only your wrists without letting your forearms lift off your thighs.
- Note: If your hands touch your knees, bring your hands further away from your knees.
- Keep your back straight and your head aligned with your spine.
Throughout the entire range of motion: - Keep your back straight and your head aligned with your spine.
- Keep your feet flat on the floor, legs at 90-degrees and inside shoulder width apart.
- Keep your forearms stationary on your thighs.
- Keep the bar parallel to the floor. Do not tilt the bar.
- Move by bending at your wrists only.
Instructions
- Start Position Exhale as you slowly curl the bar, by bending your wrists up.
- Middle Position As you curl, concentrate on bending your wrists only.
- End Position Continue to curl as high as possible, moving only your wrists, keeping your forearms on your thighs. Hold for 1/2 a second, squeezing your forearms.
- Return to Middle Inhale as you slowly return to start position.
- Return to Start Keep your forearms on your thighs. Hold for 1/2 a second, squeezing your forearms. Repeat the movement for the recommended number of repetitions.
Key Points
Throughout the entire range of motion: - Keep your back straight and your head aligned with your spine.
- Keep your feet flat on the floor, legs at 90-degrees and inside shoulder width apart.
- Keep your forearms stationary on your thighs.
- Keep the bar parallel to the floor. Do not tilt the bar.
- Move by bending at your wrists only.
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