Wrist Rotations with Straight Bar

Muscle Groups

Primary Muscles:

forearms

Exercise Demonstration

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Description:

Hold a barbell with both hands and your palms facing down; hands spaced about shoulder width. This will be your starting position. 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. Reverse the motion by flexing the wrist, rolling the opposite direction. Continue the alternating motion until failure.

Exercise Information

Category: strength
Equipment: barbell
Level: beginner
Force Type: pull
Mechanic: isolation