Seated One-Arm Dumbbell Palms-Up Wrist Curl

A beginner isolation strength exercise that works the forearms, using dumbbells.

Seated One-Arm Dumbbell Palms-Up Wrist Curl — Starting position Starting position
Seated One-Arm Dumbbell Palms-Up Wrist Curl — End position End position
Difficulty Beginner
Type Strength
Equipment Dumbbells
Primary Muscle Forearms
AI Rep Counting Log manually

How to Do Seated One-Arm Dumbbell Palms-Up Wrist Curl

  1. Sit on a flat bench with a dumbbell in your right hand.
  2. Place your feet flat on the floor, at a distance that is slightly wider than shoulder width apart.
  3. Lean forward and place your right forearm on top of your upper right thigh with your palm up. Tip: Make sure that the front of the wrist lies on top of your knees. This will be your starting position.
  4. Lower the dumbbell as far as possible as you keep a tight grip on the dumbbell. Inhale as you perform this movement.
  5. Now curl the dumbbell as high as possible as you contract the forearms and as you exhale. Keep the contraction for a second before you lower again. Tip: The only movement should happen at the wrist.
  6. Perform for the recommended amount of repetitions, switch arms and repeat the movement.

Muscles Worked

Front
Back

Primary

Where Seated One-Arm Dumbbell Palms-Up Wrist Curl does most of its work.

Alternatives to Seated One-Arm Dumbbell Palms-Up Wrist Curl

10 movements that train the same primary muscle, closest substitutes first — same kind of training, then variations of the movement itself, then a similar difficulty.

  1. 1 Cable Wrist Curl

    Cable Wrist Curl

    A beginner isolation strength exercise that works the forearms, using a cable machine.

    beginner Cable Machine
  2. 2 Palms-Down Wrist Curl Over A Bench

    Palms-Down Wrist Curl Over A Bench

    A beginner isolation strength exercise that works the forearms, using a barbell.

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  3. 3 Palms-Up Barbell Wrist Curl Over A Bench

    Palms-Up Barbell Wrist Curl Over A Bench

    A beginner isolation strength exercise that works the forearms, using a barbell.

    beginner Barbell
  4. 4 Seated Palm-Up Barbell Wrist Curl

    Seated Palm-Up Barbell Wrist Curl

    A beginner isolation strength exercise that works the forearms, using a barbell.

    beginner Barbell
  5. 5 Seated Palms-Down Barbell Wrist Curl

    Seated Palms-Down Barbell Wrist Curl

    A beginner isolation strength exercise that works the forearms, using a barbell.

    beginner Barbell
  6. 6 Seated Two-Arm Palms-Up Low-Pulley Wrist Curl

    Seated Two-Arm Palms-Up Low-Pulley Wrist Curl

    A beginner isolation strength exercise that works the forearms, using a cable machine.

    beginner Cable Machine
  7. 7 Standing Palms-Up Barbell Behind The Back Wrist Curl

    Standing Palms-Up Barbell Behind The Back Wrist Curl

    A beginner isolation strength exercise that works the forearms, using a barbell.

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  8. 8 Palms-Down Dumbbell Wrist Curl Over A Bench

    Palms-Down Dumbbell Wrist Curl Over A Bench

    A beginner isolation strength exercise that works the forearms, using dumbbells.

    beginner Dumbbells
  9. 9 Palms-Up Dumbbell Wrist Curl Over A Bench

    Palms-Up Dumbbell Wrist Curl Over A Bench

    A beginner isolation strength exercise that works the forearms, using dumbbells.

    beginner Dumbbells
  10. 10 Seated Dumbbell Palms-Down Wrist Curl

    Seated Dumbbell Palms-Down Wrist Curl

    A beginner isolation strength exercise that works the forearms, using dumbbells.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What muscles do seated one-arm dumbbell palms-up wrist curl work?

Seated One-Arm Dumbbell Palms-Up Wrist Curl primarily works the forearms.

What equipment do I need for seated one-arm dumbbell palms-up wrist curl?

Seated One-Arm Dumbbell Palms-Up Wrist Curl uses dumbbells.

Seated One-Arm Dumbbell Palms-Up Wrist Curl: is it suitable for beginners?

Yes. Seated One-Arm Dumbbell Palms-Up Wrist Curl is rated beginner. Movements you can learn in a session, with a low skill floor and a forgiving failure mode.

What can I do instead of seated one-arm dumbbell palms-up wrist curl?

Cable Wrist Curl, Palms-Down Wrist Curl Over A Bench, Palms-Up Barbell Wrist Curl Over A Bench train the same primary muscles and are listed with 7 more alternatives above.

Can Fitnit count my seated one-arm dumbbell palms-up wrist curl reps automatically?

Not automatically yet. Fitnit's AI rep counting covers push-ups, squats, dumbbell curls, crunches and pull-ups today; seated one-arm dumbbell palms-up wrist curl can be logged manually in the app, and tracked movements are added over time.

Photographs and step-by-step instructions from free-exercise-db, a public-domain exercise dataset. Muscle mapping and alternatives by Fitnit.

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