Wrist Rotations with Straight Bar

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

Wrist Rotations with Straight Bar demonstration
Wrist Rotations with Straight Bar — demonstration

Body part

Lower Arms

Equipment

Barbell

Target muscles

Forearms

Secondary muscles

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How to do Wrist Rotations with Straight Bar

  1. Hold a barbell with both hands and your palms facing down; hands spaced about shoulder width. This will be your starting position.

  2. 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.

  3. Reverse the motion by flexing the wrist, rolling the opposite direction. Continue the alternating motion until failure.

Muscles worked

Primary (target)

Forearms

Secondary

None listed

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