Wrist Extension

Teaching points

• Sit on a bench or chair with the knees bent
  
  
• Hold a dumbbell in one hand and rest the forearm on the same thigh with the palm facing down
  
  
• Pull the wrist back so that the dumbbell moves towards the body
  
  
• Slowly return to that starting position

Variations & progressions

• Perform whilst kneeling with the forearm rested on a bench in front of you

Muscles worked

• Extensor Carpi Ulnaris
  
  
• Extensor Carpi Radialis Brevis
  
  
• Extensor Carpi Radialis Longus
  
  
• Extensor Pollicis Longus
  
  
• Extensor Digitorum Communis

Alternative exercises

• Wrist extension using a resistance band

Related injuries

• Tennis Elbow