# Barbell Reverse Wrist Curl

URL: https://heatsy.app/ex/barbell-reverse-wrist-curl

Also known as: Reverse Wrist Curl, Barbell Wrist Extension, Palms-Down Wrist Curl, BB Reverse Wrist Curl, Seated Barbell Reverse Wrist Curl, Seated BB Reverse Wrist Curl, Seated Reverse Wrist Curl

Body region: Arms

## Muscles

- Main: Extensor Carpi Radialis Longus, Extensor Carpi Radialis Brevis, Extensor Carpi Ulnaris
- Helps: Brachioradialis, Extensor Digitorum
- Holds: Extensor Digiti Minimi

## Equipment

- Barbell or EZ Bar

## Technique

1. Sit with your forearms on your thighs or on a bench, palms facing down.
2. Hold the bar overhand with your hands just past your knees or the bench edge.
3. Let your wrists bend down as far as is comfortable.
4. Raise the back of your hands toward the ceiling by bending only at the wrists.
5. Lower slowly back down.

### Cues

- Keep the forearms flat and still.
- Use a light weight and a full, slow range.
- Grip the bar firmly but without squeezing too hard.

### Common mistakes

- Lifting the forearms off the support.
- Bouncing the bar with short, fast reps.
- Loading so heavy that the wrists only move a little.

## Variations

- [EZ-Bar Reverse Wrist Curl](https://heatsy.app/ex/ez-bar-reverse-wrist-curl)

## Alternatives

- [Barbell Wrist Curl](https://heatsy.app/ex/barbell-wrist-curl)
- [Reverse-Grip Preacher Curl](https://heatsy.app/ex/barbell-reverse-preacher-curl)