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Cable Standing Wrist Reverse Curl
How to do the cable standing wrist reverse curl, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Cable
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- Extension
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Stand facing a low cable pulley holding the handle with an overhand grip, palms down. Keeping your forearms fixed, lift the back of your hand up by extending your wrist, then let the handle lower under control against the cable tension.
- 1The top of your forearms loaded by constant cable tension
- 2Only your wrist extending while your forearm stays still
- 3A smooth squeeze at the top of each rep
Common mistakes
- Letting your elbow bend or upper arm drift
- Letting the cable yank your wrist back down
- Standing too close to the pulley and losing tension
Muscles worked
The cable standing wrist reverse curl mainly works the forearms.
- ForearmsPrimary
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Last reviewed June 2026.