cable wrist curl
cable wrist curl — highlighted muscle: forearms

Muscles worked

forearms, biceps, brachialis

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cable wrist curl

Body part
lower arms
Equipment
cable
Target muscle
forearms
Muscle group
biceps

Secondary muscles

How to perform it

  1. 1

    Attach a straight bar to a low pulley cable machine.

  2. 2

    Stand facing the machine with your feet shoulder-width apart.

  3. 3

    Grasp the bar with an underhand grip, palms facing up, and your hands shoulder-width apart.

  4. 4

    Rest your forearms on a bench or pad, with your wrists hanging off the edge.

  5. 5

    Keeping your forearms stationary, exhale and curl your wrists upward as far as possible.

  6. 6

    Pause for a moment at the top, then inhale and slowly lower the bar back to the starting position.

  7. 7

    Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

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