Arms · Resistance Band
Band Reverse Wrist Curl
How to do the band reverse wrist curl, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Resistance Band
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- Extension
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Stand on a resistance band and hold the other end with palms facing down, forearms resting along your thighs or parallel to the floor. Keeping your forearms still, extend your wrists upward against the band to lift the backs of your hands, then lower slowly under control.
- 1Your forearm extensors on the top of your forearm working to lift your
- 2hands
- 3A fixed forearm with movement only at the wrist
- 4A controlled stretch as you lower under tension
Common mistakes
- Moving your elbows or curling with your biceps
- Letting your wrists snap back down on the lowering phase
- Using a band so heavy you cannot keep a strict pronated grip
Muscles worked
The band reverse wrist curl mainly works the forearms.
- ForearmsPrimary
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- How to do the farmers walk
- How to do the forearm extensor stretch
- How to do the forearm flexor stretch
- How to do the medicine ball hussafel carry
Last reviewed June 2026.