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Seated Palm-Up Barbell Wrist Curl

Hold a barbell with both hands and your palms facing up; hands spaced about shoulder width.

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The movement

Seated Palm-Up Barbell Wrist Curl - Bilateral Wrists Lowered Setup
1. Bilateral Wrists Lowered Setup
Seated Palm-Up Barbell Wrist Curl - Bilateral Wrist Flexion
2. Bilateral Wrist Flexion
Seated Palm-Up Barbell Wrist Curl - Bilateral Controlled Lowering
3. Bilateral Controlled Lowering

About This Exercise

Hold a barbell with both hands and your palms facing up; hands spaced about shoulder width.

1Setup

Hold a barbell with both hands and your palms facing up; hands spaced about shoulder width.

2Execution

Place your feet flat on the floor, at a distance that is slightly wider than shoulder width apart. Lean forward and place your forearms on top of your upper thighs with your palms up. Tip: Make sure that the front of the wrists lay on top of your knees. This will be your starting position. Lower the bar as far as possible while inhaling and keeping a tight grip. Now curl bar up as high as possible while flexing the forearms and exhaling. Hold the contraction at the top for a second and Tip: Only the wrist should move.

Pro Tips

  • Lean forward and place your forearms on top of your upper thighs with your palms up. Tip: Make sure that the front of the wrists lay on top of your knees. This will be your starting position.
  • Lower the bar as far as possible while inhaling and keeping a tight grip.
  • Now curl bar up as high as possible while flexing the forearms and exhaling. Hold the contraction at the top for a second and Tip: Only the wrist should move.

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How to programme it

Sets3
Default reps12
Rest60 sec
Movement patternCurl
Movement typeIsolation

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