Wrist Rotations with Straight Bar
How to do it
- Hold a barbell with both hands and your palms facing down; hands spaced about shoulder width. This will be your starting position.
- Alternating between each of your hands, perform the movement by extending the wrist as though you were rolling up a newspaper. Continue alternating back and forth until failure.
- Reverse the motion by flexing the wrist, rolling the opposite direction. Continue the alternating motion until failure.
Quick answers
- What muscles does the Wrist Rotations with Straight Bar work?
- Mainly the forearms.
- What equipment do I need?
- Barbell.
- Is it good for beginners?
- Yes, it is rated beginner level.
- How do I track progress on it?
- Log each set and beat the weight or reps from last time. Liftrung shows your last set beside the next one and estimates your one-rep max from your sets.
More forearms exercises
- Finger Curls
- Palms-Down Wrist Curl Over A Bench
- Palms-Up Barbell Wrist Curl Over A Bench
- Seated Palm-Up Barbell Wrist Curl
- Seated Palms-Down Barbell Wrist Curl
- Standing Palms-Up Barbell Behind The Back Wrist Curl
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