dumbbell lying pronation on floor

A lower arms exercise targeting the forearms, performed with dumbbell.

dumbbell lying pronation on floor demonstration
dumbbell lying pronation on floor — demonstration

Body part

Lower Arms

Equipment

Dumbbell

Target muscles

Forearms

Secondary muscles

Biceps, Triceps

How to do dumbbell lying pronation on floor

  1. Lie flat on the floor with your face down and your arms extended straight out in front of you, holding a dumbbell in each hand.

  2. Rotate your palms so they are facing down towards the floor.

  3. Keeping your arms straight, lift the dumbbells off the floor by contracting your forearms.

  4. Continue lifting until your forearms are fully contracted and the dumbbells are at shoulder level.

  5. Hold for a moment, then slowly lower the dumbbells back down to the starting position.

  6. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Muscles worked

Primary (target)

Forearms

Secondary

BicepsTriceps

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