Arms·Other·Isolation

Plate Pinch

Forearms · Other

Intermediate

Body Part

Arms

Equipment

Other

Level

Intermediate

Type

Isolation

Force

Static

The Plate Pinch is an intermediate other exercise that primarily targets the Forearms.

Muscles Worked

Forearms primary

How to Do the Plate Pinch

  1. 1Grab two wide-rimmed plates and put them together with the smooth sides facing outward
  2. 2Use your fingers to grip the outside part of the plate and your thumb for the other side thus holding both plates together. This is the starting position.
  3. 3Squeeze the plate with your fingers and thumb. Hold this position for as long as you can.
  4. 4Repeat for the recommended amount of sets prescribed in your program.
  5. 5Switch arms and repeat the movements.

Related Exercises

Exercise data from the open-source Free Exercise DB.