Wrist Curl - Smith Machine Standing

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

Beginner Forearms Strength Smith Machine Pull Gym

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

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

Stand upright in a Smith Machine. Grasp the bar, with hands close together, underhand grip. Brace your elbows against your sides. Let your wrists bend back and open your fingers slightly. Do not roll the bar to the tips of your fingers. This is your starting position. Grip the bar tightly and curl the bar 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 bar 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

Stand in a Smith Machine, holding barbell, palms up, wrists bent down.

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Stand upright in a Smith Machine. Grasp the bar, with hands close together, underhand grip. Brace your elbows against your sides. Let your wrists bend back and open your fingers slightly. Do not roll the bar to the tips of your fingers. This is your starting position.

Step 2

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

wrist-curl-smith-machine-standing-step-1

Grip the bar tightly and curl the bar 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 bar to the starting position.

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Lower the bar to the starting position. Inhale during this movement. Stand upright in a Smith Machine. Grasp the bar, with hands close together, underhand grip. Brace your elbows against your sides. Let your wrists bend back and open your fingers slightly. Do not roll the bar to the tips of your fingers.