Barbell Wrist Curl

How to do it step by step, and the muscles it works.

Body part
Arms
Equipment
Barbell
Type
Isolation

How to do it

  1. Sit on a bench with your forearms on your thighs and your wrists just past your knees.
  2. Hold the barbell with an underhand grip and slowly let your wrists bend down toward the floor.
  3. Curl your wrists up as far as you can and squeeze your forearms at the top.
  4. Move only at the wrists, keeping your forearms on your thighs the whole time.

Warm up first and pick a weight you can control through the whole movement. Stop if something hurts.

Muscles worked

Also known as

Forearm Curl · Seated Barbell Wrist Curl · Wrist Curl (Barbell)