Barbell Palms Up Wrist Curl Over a Bench
Kneeling behind a flat bench with the forearms along the pad and the hands past its edge; the bench holds the whole forearm still, so the curl is all wrist.
How to do it
Setup
Kneeling behind a flat bench, forearms along the pad, wrists just past the edge, bar held palms up.
Steps
- Lower the bar below the bench edge, fingers open.
- Close the fingers and curl the bar up above the pad.
- Keep the forearms flat on the bench all set.
Common mistakes
Wrists resting on the bench: the edge sits under the forearm, not the joint. Sitting back and dragging the forearms off the pad: stay tall on the knees. Curling only halfway: open the fingers at the bottom, finish high.
Breathing
Exhale on the curl, inhale lowering.
