How to do the Dumbbell Over Bench Neutral Wrist Curl

Muscles worked

Step-by-step

1. Kneel beside a flat bench and drape your forearm across it palm-facing up, holding the dumbbell with a neutral-to-supinated grip and letting your wrist hang just beyond the edge.
2. Let the dumbbell roll down to your fingertips fully, achieving a complete stretch of the forearm flexors before initiating the curl.
3. Curl the dumbbell upward by flexing the wrist and closing the fingers, squeezing the forearm hard at the top of the movement.
4. Lower under full control back to the stretched position, taking at least two seconds on the descent to maximize time under tension.

Common mistakes

• Cutting the range of motion short by not opening the fingers at the bottom — let the dumbbell roll to the fingertips every rep to fully load the flexors and earn the full strength adaptation.
• Using momentum by bouncing out of the bottom position — pause briefly in the stretched position so the muscle, not elastic rebound, does the work.
• Letting the forearm lift off the bench during the curl — keep the entire forearm pinned to the bench so the wrist joint does all the movement and the target muscle stays isolated.

Sets & reps by goal

Rest: 60–90 sec between sets.

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