Cable Wrist Curl

Body region

• Arms

Muscles

Main

• Flexor Carpi Radialis
• Palmaris Longus
• Flexor Carpi Ulnaris

Helps

• Flexor Digitorum Superficialis
• Flexor Digitorum Profundus

Equipment

• Cable Station
• Flat Bench

Technique

1. Attach a straight bar to the low pulley and sit on a bench facing the station.
2. Rest your forearms on your thighs, palms up, with the wrists just past the knees.
3. Let the bar pull the wrists down, then curl them up as high as possible.
4. Lower slowly to the stretched position.

Cues

• Only the wrists move.
• Keep the cable in line with your forearms.

Common mistakes

• Lifting the forearms to help.
• Cutting the range short at the bottom.

Variations

• Cable Reverse Wrist Curl

Alternatives

• Dumbbell Wrist Curl