Wrist Roller
- Main muscles
- Forearms
- Also works
- Shoulders
- Equipment
- Other equipment
- Level
- Beginner
- Type
- Isolation · Pull
How to do it
- To begin, stand straight up grabbing a wrist roller using a pronated grip (palms facing down). Your feet should be shoulder width apart.
- Slowly lift both arms until they are fully extended and parallel to the floor in front of you. Note: Make sure the rope is not wrapped around the roller. Your entire body should be stationary except for the forearms. This is the starting position.
- Rotate one wrist at a time in an upward motion to bring the weight up to the bar by rolling the rope around the roller.
- Once the weight has reached the bar, slowly begin to lower the weight back down by rotating the wrist in a downward motion until the weight reaches the starting position.
- Repeat for the prescribed amount of repetitions in your program.
Quick answers
- What muscles does the Wrist Roller work?
- Mainly the forearms, with help from the shoulders.
- What equipment do I need?
- Other equipment.
- Is it good for beginners?
- Yes, it is rated beginner level.
- How do I track progress on it?
- Log each set and beat the weight or reps from last time. Liftrung shows your last set beside the next one and estimates your one-rep max from your sets.
More forearms exercises
- Farmer's Walk
- Plate Pinch
- Rickshaw Carry
- Standing Olympic Plate Hand Squeeze
- Bottoms-Up Clean From The Hang Position
- Cable Wrist Curl
Exercise descriptions: free-exercise-db, public domain.