Weighted Seated Neutral Wrist Curl

Perform the weighted seated neutral wrist curl to strengthen your forearm muscles.

  1. Sit on a bench with your feet flat on the ground.
  2. Hold a dumbbell in one hand with your palm facing inward.
  3. Rest your forearm on your thigh, allowing your wrist to extend over the edge.
  4. Curl the dumbbell upward by flexing your wrist, then lower it back down.

How to perform the Weighted Seated Neutral Wrist Curl

  1. Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Weighted Seated Neutral Wrist Curl using your free weights.
  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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