Exercise Comparison
Cable Wrist Curl vs Standing Olympic Plate Hand Squeeze
Side-by-Side
Muscle Analysis
Shared
Only in Standing Olympic Plate Hand Squeeze
Instructions
Cable Wrist Curl
Start out by placing a flat bench in front of a low pulley cable that has a straight bar attachment.
Use your arms to grab the cable bar with a narrow to shoulder width supinated grip (palms up) and bring them up so that your forearms are resting against the top of your thighs. Your wrists should be hanging just beyond your knees.
Start out by curling your wrist upwards and exhaling. Keep the contraction for a second.
Slowly lower your wrists back down to the starting position while inhaling.
Your forearms should be stationary as your wrist is the only movement needed to perform this exercise.
Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.
Standing Olympic Plate Hand Squeeze
To begin, stand straight while holding a weight plate by the ridge at arm's length in each hand using a neutral grip (palms facing in). You feet should be shoulder width apart from each other. This will be your starting position.
Lower the plates until the fingers are nearly extended but can still hold weights. Inhale as you lower the plates.
Now raise the plates back to the starting position as you exhale by closing your hands.
Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions prescribed in your program.
Verdict
Both exercises target the forearms. Cable Wrist Curl is a beginner exercise using cable, while Standing Olympic Plate Hand Squeeze is beginner and uses other. Choose Cable Wrist Curl if you have access to cable, or Standing Olympic Plate Hand Squeeze if you prefer other.