Arms · Barbell
Barbell Standing Back Wrist Curl
How to do the barbell standing back wrist curl, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Barbell
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- Extension
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Stand holding a barbell behind your back with an overhand grip, arms straight and the bar resting against the back of your thighs. Keeping your arms still, curl the bar up by extending your wrists. Lower the bar slowly back down by letting your wrists flex.
- 1Feel your forearm extensors on the back of your forearms working to lift
- 2the bar
- 3Move only at the wrists while your arms stay straight and still
- 4Squeeze at the top and lower with control
Common mistakes
- Avoid using your shoulders or bending your elbows to lift
- Don't drop the bar quickly on the way down
- Don't let the bar swing away from your thighs
Muscles worked
The barbell standing back wrist curl mainly works the forearms.
- ForearmsPrimary
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More forearms exercises
- How to do the wrist curl
- How to do the conans wheel
- 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.