Strength

Finger Curls

The finger curls is a beginner strength exercise for your forearms, using barbell.

Main muscles
Forearms
Equipment
Barbell
Level
Beginner
Finger Curls, starting position
Start
Finger Curls, end position
Finish

How to do it

  1. Hold a barbell with both hands and your palms facing up; hands spaced about shoulder width.
  2. Place your feet flat on the floor, at a distance that is slightly wider than shoulder width apart. This will be your starting position.
  3. Lower the bar as far as possible by extending the fingers. Allowing the bar to roll down the hands, catch the bar with the final joint in the fingers.
  4. Now curl bar up as high as possible by closing your hands while exhaling. Hold the contraction at the top.

Alternatives to the finger curls

Palms-Down Wrist Curl Over A Bench Barbell Palms-Up Barbell Wrist Curl Over A Bench Barbell Seated Palm-Up Barbell Wrist Curl Barbell Seated Palms-Down Barbell Wrist Curl Barbell Standing Palms-Up Barbell Behind The Back Wrist Curl Barbell Wrist Rotations with Straight Bar Barbell