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EZ-Bar Wrist Curl
A wrist curl with the EZ-bar, friendlier on the wrists than a straight bar.
What this exercise works
- Muscles
- forearm flexors
- Goals
- hypertrophy
- Equipment
- EZ bar
- Category
- Strength
- Difficulty
- beginner
Demonstration
Step 1
Step 2
How to perform the movement
- Sit on a bench with forearms resting on the thighs, palms up.
- Grip an EZ-bar on the inner bends with hands shoulder-width.
- Let the bar roll down to the fingertips.
- Curl the bar up by flexing the wrists.
- Lower under control.
Technique cues and common mistakes
- The EZ-bar's angle is gentler on the wrists than a straight bar.
- Move only at the wrist — keep the forearms still.
- Roll the bar to the fingertips for full range.