Wrist Roller

Also called wrist roller, forearm roller and wrist curl roller.

Works

Forearms, plus shoulders

Equipment

Other kit

Level

Beginner

Type

Isolation

How to do it

Setup. To begin, stand straight up grabbing a wrist roller using a pronated grip (palms facing down). Your feet should be shoulder width apart.

1. Slowly lift both arms until they are fully extended and parallel to the floor in front of you. Note: Make sure the rope is not wrapped around the roller. Your entire body should be stationary except for the forearms. This is the starting position.
2. Rotate one wrist at a time in an upward motion to bring the weight up to the bar by rolling the rope around the roller.
3. Once the weight has reached the bar, slowly begin to lower the weight back down by rotating the wrist in a downward motion until the weight reaches the starting position.
4. Repeat for the prescribed amount of repetitions in your program.

Cues

• Arms straight out in front.
• Roll the weight up hand over hand.
• Roll it down slowly.
• Shoulders down, arms stay up.

Common mistakes

• Dropping the arms.
• Letting the weight fall.

Where to start

A starting point, not a law. Pick a weight you could lift two or three more times than the top of the range. When every set hits the top of the range, add a little weight.

Go easy, or pick an alternative, if you have sore wrists and a sore elbow. Pain that's sharp or gets worse set to set means stop.

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