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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-curl / reverse-curl / hammer-curl — training exercises.
SourceReference manual
p.40p.412
Cited authorities in source: Harter (1991).
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Brachioradialis
A forearm flexor that flexes the elbow and both supinates and pronates the forearm.Flexion
Bending a joint so the bones come closer together.Hammer Curls
Neutral-grip ("hammer") curl that targets the long head of the biceps and brings the brachialis and brachioradialis strongly into play.Reverse Curls
Pronated-grip curl that trains the forearm extensors/brachioradialis; an intermediate forearm exercise.Wrist Curls
Forearm flexor exercise working the flexor carpi ulnaris and flexor carpi radialis via wrist flexion.