Barbell Wrist Curl

How to do Barbell Wrist Curl

• Sit with the forearms resting on your thighs or a bench and the hands hanging over the edge, holding the bar with an underhand grip.
• Let the bar roll down to the fingertips by opening the hands and dropping the wrists.
• Close the grip and curl the wrists up as high as they go, keeping the forearms on the support.
• Lower slowly and repeat; light weight and high reps, the forearms don't need heavy loads.

These are the same steps you see in the exercise guide in the Flawless app.

Muscles worked

Muscle data from StrengthLog.

Why do it

• Forearm flexors in isolation
• Grip endurance for long sets
• Wrist stability under load

How Flawless ranks Barbell Wrist Curl

Flawless ranks Barbell Wrist Curl by sets logged: the number of sets you have logged over time. The ladder is the same for everyone, because it measures work done rather than strength relative to bodyweight. The rank updates after every workout.

Similar exercises

• Reverse Barbell Curl
• Reverse Wrist Curl
• Wrist Curl
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Questions

What muscles does Barbell Wrist Curl work?

It works mainly the forearm flexors.

How do you do Barbell Wrist Curl?

Sit with the forearms resting on your thighs or a bench and the hands hanging over the edge, holding the bar with an underhand grip. Let the bar roll down to the fingertips by opening the hands and dropping the wrists. Close the grip and curl the wrists up as high as they go, keeping the forearms on the support. Lower slowly and repeat; light weight and high reps, the forearms don't need heavy loads.

How does Flawless rank Barbell Wrist Curl?

By sets logged: the number of sets you have logged over time. Gold starts at 50 and Diamond at 300, the same for everyone.