Wrist Stretch - Back Variation 1

Recommendations: 1-2 Sets, 10 Dur

Beginner Forearms Strength Body Only Pull Gym

Purpose: This exercise stretches the tendons running down the back of the wrist.

Benefits: This exercise focuses on the back of the wrist, a muscle group that hardly is ever exercised in the gym.

Stand or sit comfortably. Cup your left hand over a clenched right hand with the hand bent forward. This is your starting position. Push in and down on the middle knuckles of your first two fingers, using the palm heel of your left hand. Focus on keeping your right hand closed. Breathe normally. Keep pushing for about 10 seconds and release. Stand or sit comfortably. Cup your right hand over a clenched left hand with the hand bent forward. This is your starting position. Push in and down on the middle knuckles of your first two fingers, using the palm heel of your right hand. Focus on keeping your left hand closed. Breathe normally. Keep pushing for about 10 seconds and release.

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.