Dumbbell Wrist Curl

How to do Dumbbell Wrist Curl

• Sit with one forearm resting on your thigh or a bench and the hand hanging over the edge, holding a dumbbell with an underhand grip.
• Let the dumbbell roll down to the fingertips by opening the hand and dropping the wrist.
• Close the grip and curl the wrist up as high as it goes, keeping the forearm on the support.
• Lower slowly, do all reps, then switch hands.

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 Dumbbell Wrist Curl

Flawless ranks Dumbbell 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 Dumbbell Curl
• Zottman Curl
• Barbell Wrist Curl
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• Reverse Barbell Curl
• Reverse Wrist Curl
• Towel Pull-Up
• All 469 exercises in the library

Questions

What muscles does Dumbbell Wrist Curl work?

It works mainly the forearm flexors.

How do you do Dumbbell Wrist Curl?

Sit with one forearm resting on your thigh or a bench and the hand hanging over the edge, holding a dumbbell with an underhand grip. Let the dumbbell roll down to the fingertips by opening the hand and dropping the wrist. Close the grip and curl the wrist up as high as it goes, keeping the forearm on the support. Lower slowly, do all reps, then switch hands.

How does Flawless rank Dumbbell 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.