Wrist Curl - Seated Dumbbell

Recommendations: 2-3 Sets, 0 Reps, 80-90 Wght

Beginner Forearms Strength Dumbbell Flat Bench Pull Gym

Purpose: This exercise strengthens the muscles that flex the wrist.

Benefits: This exercise focuses on the wrist flexors with the forearms supinated.

Straddle a flat bench. Grasp dumbbells, with dumbbells close together, underhand grip. Let about half of your forearms extend beyond the end of the bench. Brace your elbows against the insides of your knees. Let your wrists bend back and open your fingers slightly. Do not roll the dumbbells to the tips of your fingers. This is your starting position. Grip the dumbbells tightly and curl the dumbbells as high as you can. Let your elbows lift slightly from the bench at the end of the movement. Exhale during this movement. Slowly lower the dumbbells to the starting position. Inhale during this movement. Repeat for the required number of repetitions.


A complete forearm program must achieve balanced development for all major forearm muscles. The forearm is involved in six different forearm movements. They include wrist flexion, wrist extension, wrist abduction, wrist adduction, forearm pronation, and forearm supination. There are additional muscles found in the forearm that are involved in movements like elbow flexion (brachioradialis), finger flexion, and finger extension.

Step 1

Straddle a flat bench, holding dumbbells, palms up, overhanging the bench, wrists bent down.

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Straddle a flat bench. Grasp dumbbells, with dumbbells close together, underhand grip. Let about half of your forearms extend beyond the end of the bench. Brace your elbows against the insides of your knees. Let your wrists bend back and open your fingers slightly. Do not roll the dumbbells to the tips of your fingers. This is your starting position.

Step 2

Grip the dumbbells tightly, curling the dumbbells as high as you can, elbows lifting slightly at the end of the movement.

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Grip the dumbbells tightly and curl the dumbbells as high as you can. Let your elbows lift slightly from the bench at the end of the movement. Exhale during this movement.

Step 3

Lower the dumbbells to the starting position.

wrist-curl-seated-dumbbell-step-2

Lower the dumbbells to the starting position. Inhale during this movement. Hold dumbbells, with dumbbells close together, underhand grip. Let about half of your forearms extend beyond the end of the bench. Brace your elbows against the insides of your knees. Let your wrists bend back and open your fingers slightly. Do not roll the dumbbells to the tips of your fingers.