Arms · Bodyweight · Isolation · Beginner
Wrist Circles
Primary
- Main muscles
- Forearms
How to do it
- Start by standing straight with your feet being shoulder width apart from each other. Elevate your arms to the side of you until they are fully extended and parallel to the floor at a height that is evenly aligned with your shoulders. Tip: Your torso and arms should form the letter "T: Your palms should be facing down. This is the starting position.
- Keeping your entire body stationary except for the wrists, begin to rotate both wrists forward in a circular motion. Tip: Pretend that you are trying to draw circles by using your hands as the brush. Breathe normally as you perform this exercise.
Other forearm exercises
- Seated Palms-Down Barbell Wrist Curl · Barbell
- Seated Two-Arm Palms-Up Low-Pulley Wrist Curl · Cable
- Standing Olympic Plate Hand Squeeze · Other
- Standing Palms-Up Barbell Behind The Back Wrist Curl · Barbell
- Wrist Roller · Other
- Wrist Rotations with Straight Bar · Barbell
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