Wrist Stretch - Back Variation 2

Recommendations: 1-3 Sets, 10 Dur

Beginner Forearms Strength Body Only Pull Gym

Purpose: This exercise stretches the thumb tendons and 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. Bend your right hand forward at the wrist. This is your starting position. Apply pressure against your right thumb by pressing your thumb towards your wrist with your left hand. Press for about 10 seconds and then release. Stand or sit comfortably. Bend your left hand forward at the wrist. This is your starting position. Apply pressure against your left thumb by pressing your thumb towards your wrist with your right hand. Press for about 10 seconds and then 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.