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Kettlebell Wrist Curl
A unilateral wrist curl with a kettlebell, with the offset weight adding extra grip challenge.
What this exercise works
- Muscles
- forearm flexors
- Goals
- hypertrophy
- Equipment
- Kettlebell
- Category
- Strength
- Difficulty
- beginner
Demonstration
Step 1
Step 2
How to perform the movement
- Sit on a bench with the forearm on the thigh, palm up.
- Hold a kettlebell by the handle with the wrist hanging off the knee.
- Let the kettlebell rotate down toward the fingertips.
- Curl it up by flexing the wrist, controlling the offset weight.
- Lower under control. Complete reps per side.
Technique cues and common mistakes
- Hold the handle, not the bell, so the offset weight loads the grip.
- Move only at the wrist.
- Use a lighter load than you would for a dumbbell.