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.
