Weighted wrist extension

Muscles

• Extensor carpi radialis brevis
• Extensor carpi radialis longus
• Extensor carpi ulnaris
• Extensor digitorum
• Extensor pollicis longus
• Extensor indicis

Technique

1. Rest your forearm on your thigh or a bench, palm facing down, holding a weight with your hand past the edge.
2. Let the weight bend your wrist downward ( Wrist flexion ), then raise it as high as you can by extending your wrist ( Wrist extension ).
3. Lower with control and repeat.

Form tips

1. Keep the forearm still on its support: only the wrist moves.

Similar Exercises

• Glute kickback machine
• Single dumbbell biceps curl
• Kettlebell forearm pronation
• Kettlebell forearm supination
• Weighted wrist flexion

Equipment

• Dumbbell