ActivTrax

Standing Wrist Curl

Primary Muscles: Bottom Forearms
  • Instructions
  • In Brief
  • Key Points

  1. Start Position Exhale as you slowly curl the dumbbells, by bending your wrists in towards your body. 
  2. Middle Position As you curl, concentrate on bending your wrists only. 
  3. End Position Continue to curl as high as possible, moving only your wrists, keeping your arms stationary. Hold for 1/2 a second, squeezing your forearms. 
  4. Return to Middle Inhale as you slowly return to starting position. 
  5. Return to Start Do not lock out your elbows. Repeat the movement for the recommended number of repetitions.

Instructions

  1. Start Position Exhale as you slowly curl the dumbbells, by bending your wrists in towards your body. 
  2. Middle Position As you curl, concentrate on bending your wrists only. 
  3. End Position Continue to curl as high as possible, moving only your wrists, keeping your arms stationary. Hold for 1/2 a second, squeezing your forearms. 
  4. Return to Middle Inhale as you slowly return to starting position. 
  5. Return to Start Do not lock out your elbows. Repeat the movement for the recommended number of repetitions.

Key Points

  1. Throughout the entire range of motion:

    • Keep your back straight, head aligned with your spine, and knees slightly bent.
    • Keep your hands at your sides. Do not lockout your elbows.
    • Keep the dumbbells parallel to the floor. Do not tilt the dumbbells.
    • Move by bending at your wrists only.
  2. At start and end positions, do not lock out your elbows.