Arms · EZ Bar
EZ Barbell Standing Wrist Curl
How to do the ez barbell standing wrist curl, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- EZ Bar
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- Flexion
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Stand holding an EZ bar behind your thighs or in front with an underhand grip, palms facing forward. Keeping your forearms still, curl the bar up using only your wrists, then lower it slowly to a full stretch.
- 1Your forearm flexors squeezing as the bar curls up
- 2Movement happening only at your wrists, not your elbows
- 3A controlled stretch as you lower the bar
Common mistakes
- Bending your elbows or letting your upper arms move
- Dropping the weight quickly on the way down
- Gripping so hard you lose the wrist range of motion
Muscles worked
The ez barbell standing wrist curl mainly works the forearms.
- ForearmsPrimary
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More forearms exercises
- How to do the wrist curl
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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.