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Cable Wrist Curl demonstration

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Strength / Cable

Cable Wrist Curl

An isolation exercise flexing the wrists against cable resistance to strengthen the forearm flexors.

Equipment

Cable

Experience

intermediate

Movement

isolation

Primary muscles

Instructions

  1. 01

    Attach a straight bar to a low cable pulley.

  2. 02

    Kneel or sit with forearms on a bench, palms facing up.

  3. 03

    Let your wrists flex off the bench edge.

  4. 04

    Curl the bar up by flexing your wrists.

  5. 05

    Lower under control and repeat.

Choose a load and range you can control. These instructions are general guidance, not a substitute for individual coaching.