Exercise Comparison
Cable Wrist Curl vs Wrist Rotations with Straight Bar
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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.
Wrist Rotations with Straight Bar
Hold a barbell with both hands and your palms facing down; hands spaced about shoulder width. This will be your starting position.
Alternating between each of your hands, perform the movement by extending the wrist as though you were rolling up a newspaper. Continue alternating back and forth until failure.
Reverse the motion by flexing the wrist, rolling the opposite direction. Continue the alternating motion until failure.
Verdict
Both exercises target the forearms. Cable Wrist Curl is a beginner exercise using cable, while Wrist Rotations with Straight Bar is beginner and uses barbell. Choose Cable Wrist Curl if you have access to cable, or Wrist Rotations with Straight Bar if you prefer barbell.