Forearm Flexors
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The forearm flexors — flexor carpi ulnaris and flexor carpi radialis — flex the wrist; trained with wrist curls.
Detail
The forearm wrist flexors are the flexor carpi ulnaris and flexor carpi radialis, trained primarily with wrist curls. The wrist joint performs flexion, extension, hyperextension, radial flexion, and ulnar flexion (Harter, 1991). In grip notes for pull movements: a wide grip relates to radial flexion and a narrow grip to ulnar flexion. Forearm exercises also include reverse curls and hammer curls.
Key facts
- Wrist flexors: flexor carpi ulnaris, flexor carpi radialis.
- Wrist movements: flexion, extension, hyperextension, radial flexion, ulnar flexion.
- Wide grip = radial flexion; narrow grip = ulnar flexion.
- Exercises: wrist curls, reverse curls, hammer curls.
Connections
- Flexion — wrist flexion.
- Brachioradialis — forearm muscle worked in reverse/hammer curls.
- Wrist Curls / Reverse Curls / Hammer Curls — training exercises.
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