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Extensor Forearm Stretch
Extensor forearm
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What muscles do the wrist curl and the wrist extension work? To understand this you need to know about forearm anatomy. The forearm anatomy is quite complex but here is all you need to know when it comes to building up grip strength and forearm size!
When we speak of wrist flexion we mean palm coming towards your forearm
and when we speak of wrist extension we refer to back of the hand coming towards the forearm.
When you perform the wrist curl the following part of the forearm anatomy works namely the wrist curl affects three major forearm muscles, which are the flexor carpi radialis, the flexor carpi ulnaris and the palmaris longus. All of these muscles originate from the medial epicondyle of the humerus (the bonny lump on the inside of your elbow) and insert down just past the wrist. (That is a lesson in forearm anatomy)
Extensor forearm stretch
Here is how to perform the wrist curl:
To perform the wrist curl position yourself beside a bench so that you can lay your forearms across it with your hands just of the edge and your palms facing the ceiling. Take a barbell in your hands and allow your wrists to bend down towards the floor, pause for a second then bring your hands up until there is nearly a right angle formed between your forearm and hands. Repeat for the desired number of reps.
Extensor forearm stretch
Wrist extensions work the extensor carpi radialis longus, the extensor carpi brevis and the extensor carpi ulnaris, which all originate from around the lateral epicondyle of the humerus.
Here is how to perform the wrist extension:
To perform the wrist extension, adopt the same position as the wrist curl but have the palms facing down. Once again allow the wrists to bend so that the knuckles end up pointing at the ground then bring your hand back up so your knuckles are pointing towards the ceiling.
Extensor forearm stretch
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