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Cable Wrist Curl

Cable Wrist Curl: step-by-step technique, the muscles it works and a demo clip. Equipment: cable. Level: beginner.

Video and illustrations: Gym visual, licensed to AIron.Coach.
  • Equipmentcable
  • Levelbeginner
  • Forcepull
  • Typeisolation
  • Body partlower arms
Primary muscles
forearms, biceps
Secondary muscles
brachialis
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How to do it

  1. Attach a straight bar to a low pulley cable machine.
  2. Stand facing the machine with your feet shoulder-width apart.
  3. Grasp the bar with an underhand grip, palms facing up, and your hands shoulder-width apart.
  4. Rest your forearms on a bench or pad, with your wrists hanging off the edge.
  5. Keeping your forearms stationary, exhale and curl your wrists upward as far as possible.
  6. Pause for a moment at the top, then inhale and slowly lower the bar back to the starting position.
  7. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

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