Dumbbell Standing Wrist Reverse Curl

The Dumbbell Standing Wrist Reverse Curl targets the forearm muscles, enhancing grip strength and wrist stability.

  1. Stand upright with a dumbbell in each hand, arms extended down at your sides.
  2. Rotate your wrists so that your palms face down.
  3. Keeping your elbows close to your body, curl the dumbbells upward by flexing your wrists.
  4. Lower the dumbbells back to the starting position in a controlled manner.

How to perform the Dumbbell Standing Wrist Reverse Curl

  1. Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Dumbbell Standing Wrist Reverse Curl using your dumbbell.
  2. Brace and execute. Brace your core, control the descent, and move through a full pain-free range of motion while emphasizing your forearms.
  3. Reset. Reverse the movement under control and reset between repetitions, keeping your form crisp on every rep.

Coaching cues

  • Move with intent — every rep should feel deliberate, not rushed.
  • Drive force through your forearms rather than momentum.
  • Keep your breathing steady: exhale on the hard part, inhale on the reset.

Common mistakes

  • Using too much weight and losing positional control.
  • Cutting the range of motion short and missing the target muscle.
  • Letting your spine round or hyperextend instead of staying neutral.

Detailed cues, common mistakes, and demonstration video are available in the Fitly app.

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