
Wrist Rotations With Straight Bar
Hold a barbell palms down at shoulder width. Extend the wrists alternately as if rolling up a newspaper, then reverse the direction.
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Type
- Strength
- Mechanic
- Isolation
- Force direction
- Pull
- Muscles
- 3
Form sequence
01 · start
Hold a barbell with both hands and your palms facing down; hands spaced about shoulder width. This will be your starting position.
02 · roll up · Key step
Alternating between each of your hands, perform the movement by extending the wrist as though you were rolling up a newspaper. Continue alternating back and forth until failure.
03 · reverse
Reverse the motion by flexing the wrist, rolling the opposite direction. Continue the alternating motion until failure.
What's working
3D
- Wrist & Finger Flexors
Primary · 119 exercises
- Wrist & Finger Extensors
Primary · 119 exercises
- Brachioradialis
Primary · 119 exercises
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Equipment
Barbell170 exercises
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