# Band Wrist Curl

URL: https://heatsy.app/ex/band-wrist-curl

Also known as: Resistance Band Wrist Curl, Band Wrist Flexion, Resistance Band Wrist Flexion, Band Palms-Up Wrist Curl

Body region: Arms

## Muscles

- Main: Flexor Carpi Radialis, Palmaris Longus, Flexor Carpi Ulnaris
- Helps: Flexor Digitorum Superficialis
- Holds: Pronator Teres

## Equipment

- Resistance Band

## Technique

1. Sit with your forearm resting on your thigh or a bench, palm up and wrist past the edge, holding one end of a band and pinning the other end under your foot.
2. Start with the wrist slightly extended.
3. Curl the hand up by bending the wrist, bringing the palm toward the forearm.
4. Lower slowly back to the start.

### Cues

- Only the wrist moves; the forearm stays on the support.
- Use a smooth, slow tempo.

### Common mistakes

- Lifting the forearm off the support.
- Using too much band tension and jerking.
- Cutting the range short.

## Variations

- [Band Reverse Wrist Curl](https://heatsy.app/ex/band-reverse-wrist-curl)

## Alternatives

- [Dumbbell Wrist Curl](https://heatsy.app/ex/dumbbell-wrist-curl)
- [Barbell Wrist Curl](https://heatsy.app/ex/barbell-wrist-curl)