finger curls
finger curls exercise guide with muscles, equipment, animation and step-by-step instructions. Target: forearms. Equipment: barbell.
- Target muscle
- forearms
- Muscle group
- wrist flexors
- Body part
- lower arms
- Equipment
- barbell
Secondary muscles
wrist flexors, grip muscles
How to perform
- Sit on a bench with your feet flat on the ground and hold a barbell with an underhand grip, palms facing up.
- Rest your forearms on your thighs, allowing your wrists to hang off the edge.
- Slowly curl your fingers towards your palms, squeezing the barbell tightly.
- Hold the contraction for a moment, then slowly release your fingers back to the starting position.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.