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Strength exercise

Radial Deviation

How to do it

  1. Sit with the forearm resting on a bench or your thigh, wrist and hand hanging just off the edge, palm facing in.
  2. Hold a light weight in the hand with the thumb side facing up.
  3. Keeping the forearm still, lift the thumb side of the hand upward using only the wrist.
  4. Feel the effort concentrated through the forearm flexors on the thumb side of the forearm.
  5. Lower the weight back down slowly until the wrist returns to a neutral position.
  6. Complete all reps on one side, then switch the weight to the other hand and repeat.

Muscles worked

Forearm FlexorsGroup of muscles on the inner forearm responsible for wrist flexion and grip strength. All Forearm Flexors exercises

Related Forearm Flexors exercises

Barbell Close Grip Bench PressBarbell Overhead Squat (Snatch Grip)Barbell Reverse Grip RowBarbell Wide Grip Bench PressBarbell Wrist CurlCable Row (Wide Grip)
Type
Strength
Primary muscles
Forearm Flexors
Measured in
Reps and weight
Tools
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