Forearms exercise

Wrist Curl

How to do the Wrist Curl with correct form — the muscles worked, equipment, and step-by-step technique from the Fitonist exercise library.

Kneel down behind a bench or other flat surface. Bend forward at the hips and rest your forearms on the bench about shoulder-width apart with your palms facing up. Your back is flat and your shoulders are back and down. Your wrists are in a neutral position (not lifted or…
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Illustration showing the Wrist Curl
Targets

Muscles worked

Forearms muscle Forearms Primary
Gear

Equipment

Barbell Barbell
Technique

How to do the Wrist Curl

  1. 1 Kneel down behind a bench or other flat surface. Bend forward at the hips and rest your forearms on the bench about shoulder-width apart with your palms facing up. Your back is flat and your shoulders are back and down. Your wrists are in a neutral position (not lifted or lowered).
  2. 2 Curl your wrists upward as you exhale. Perform this movement slowly to engage the forearms and prevent the weights from straining your wrists.
  3. 3 Extend your wrists downward as far as they will comfortably go on an inhale. Return the wrists to a neutral position.