Arms · EZ Bar
EZ Barbell Standing Wrist Reverse Curl
How to do the ez barbell standing wrist reverse 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
- Extension
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Stand holding an EZ bar in front of your thighs with an overhand grip, palms facing back. Keeping your forearms still, lift the back of your hands up by extending your wrists, then lower slowly to a full stretch.
- 1The top of your forearms working as you extend your wrists up
- 2Movement isolated to your wrists with your forearms fixed
- 3A controlled stretch as your knuckles drop back down
Common mistakes
- Bending your elbows or moving your upper arms
- Swinging the bar up with momentum
- Rushing the lowering phase instead of controlling it
Muscles worked
The ez barbell standing wrist reverse curl mainly works the forearms.
- ForearmsPrimary
Kovo programs the ez barbell standing wrist reverse curl for you and tracks it every session.
We build your whole program, drop the right lifts into each workout, and adjust your weights as you get stronger. Free on iOS and Android.
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.
