A seated wrist-flexion exercise with a palms-up grip on an EZ bar and the forearms supported on the thighs. The curved bar loads the forearm flexors while the supported setup limits movement at the elbows.
Sit on a bench with both feet on the floor.
Hold the EZ bar with both palms facing up and rest your forearms on your thighs, with the wrists beyond the knees.
Flex both wrists to raise the bar while the forearms stay supported.
Lower the bar through a comfortable wrist range and repeat without lifting the elbows.
Choose a load you can control through the wrist movement.
Maintain a secure grip without letting the bar roll into the fingertips.
Keep both wrists moving together; do not force an end-range stretch.
Lifting the forearms to turn the movement into an elbow curl.
Bouncing the bar at the bottom.
Forcing wrist extension or using more load than the wrists can control.
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