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Animated demonstration of the barbell palms up wrist curl over a bench exercise, targeting the Forearms using Barbell.

barbell palms up wrist curl over a bench

Body part
Lower arms
Equipment
Barbell
Target muscle
Forearms
Secondary muscles
bicepsshoulders

Instructions

  1. Step 1: Sit on a bench with your feet flat on the ground and hold a barbell with an underhand grip, palms facing up.

  2. Step 2: Rest your forearms on the bench, allowing your wrists to hang off the edge.

  3. Step 3: Keeping your forearms stationary, exhale and curl your wrists upwards as far as possible.

  4. Step 4: Hold the contracted position for a brief pause, then inhale and slowly lower the barbell back to the starting position.

  5. Step 5: Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

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