Eccentryx / Exercise Atlas / arms

Weighted Wrist Circles

Hold light dumbbells and trace slow wrist circles without elbow movement.

Muscles

Primary
forearms
Supporting
wrist flexors, wrist extensors

Mechanics

Pattern
joint circles
Equipment
dumbbell
Geometry
Variable Range
Energy model
Glycolytic Pathway (10-90s)
Target feel
Forearm flexors and extensors burn evenly.
Progression
Add time before adding load.
Regression
Use bodyweight wrist circles.

Watch for

  • Using heavy bells
  • Moving elbows instead of wrists

Substitutions

  • Wrist curls
  • Plate Pinches
  • Wrist, elbow, and scap CARs
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