Weighted Seated Reverse Wrist Curl

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

  1. Sit on a bench with your feet flat on the ground.
  2. Hold a dumbbell in each hand with your palms facing down.
  3. Rest your forearms on your thighs, allowing your wrists to extend beyond your knees.
  4. Slowly curl the weights upward by flexing your wrists.
  5. Lower the weights back to the starting position with control.

How to perform the Weighted Seated Reverse Wrist Curl

  1. Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Weighted Seated Reverse 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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