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Reverse Curls
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Pronated-grip curl that trains the forearm extensors/brachioradialis; an intermediate forearm exercise.
Detail
A forearm exercise performed with a pronated (overhand) grip using a barbell (also EZ-curl bars) or cable. Listed as an intermediate-level forearm exercise (added/selected after wrist curls). The source does not give an explicit primary/secondary muscle table for reverse curls; the pronated grip emphasises the brachioradialis and forearm musculature.
Key facts
- Pronated-grip forearm/elbow flexion exercise.
- Intermediate-level forearm selection.
Connections
- forearms — forearm musculature.
- brachioradialis — emphasised by the pronated grip.
SourceReference manual
p.280p.492
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Atlas Connections
Brachialis
The only pure flexor of the elbow joint; pulls on the ulna, which does not rotate.Brachioradialis
A forearm flexor that flexes the elbow and both supinates and pronates the forearm.Forearm Flexors
The forearm flexors — flexor carpi ulnaris and flexor carpi radialis — flex the wrist; trained with wrist curls.Intensity
The amount of weight (resistance) lifted — also shaped by speed, reps, sets, rest interval, and workout duration.