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- Stretching Exercises
- Resistance Band Exercises
- Gym Ball - Swiss Ball Exercises
- Free Weights Exercises
- Body Weight Exercises
- Resistance Machine Exercises
- Lower Leg & Ankle Exercises
- Back Exercises
- Shoulder Exercises
- Hip & Groin Exercises
- Elbow and Arm Exercises
- Knee, Hamstring & Thigh
- Wrist & Hand Exercises
- Core Strengthening
- Pilates Exercises
- Plyometrics
- Vibration training
Wrist Flexion
Dumbbells wrist extension is rarely used in weight lifting programmes but is great for rehabilitation following injuries such as golfers elbow or wrist sprains and fractures.
Teaching points
- Sit with the forearm supported on a flat surface.
- Hold a dumbbell in one hand with the palm facing up.
- Flex the wrist so that the dumbbell moves towards the body.
- Slowly return to that starting position.
Variations & progressions
- Perform whilst kneeling with the forearm rested on a bench in front of you.
Muscles worked
- Flexor Carpi Ulnaris.
- Flexor Carpi Radialis.
- Flexor Digitorum Superficialis.
- Flexor Pollicis Longus.
Alternative exercises
- Wrist flexion using a resistance band.
Related injuries
- Golfers Elbow.
