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cable wrist curl

cable wrist curl is a common strength training exercise. Below are form tips, steps, and demos.

Steps

Step 1

Attach a straight bar to a low pulley cable machine.

Step 2

Stand facing the machine with your feet shoulder-width apart.

Step 3

Grasp the bar with an underhand grip, palms facing up, and your hands shoulder-width apart.

Step 4

Rest your forearms on a bench or pad, with your wrists hanging off the edge.

Step 5

Keeping your forearms stationary, exhale and curl your wrists upward as far as possible.

Step 6

Pause for a moment at the top, then inhale and slowly lower the bar back to the starting position.

Muscles & body parts

Primary muscles

forearms

Secondary muscles

bicepsbrachialis

Primary body parts

forearm

Common mistakes & warnings

Form & control

Avoid momentum and excessive swing; keep core stable; match breath to movement; control the eccentric phase.

Control breathing and core; keep a steady tempo.

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