Wrist Position Vital to
Desired Resultant Effects
The position of the wrist plays a vital
role in the resultant area of emphasis
that the movement will apply to the
muscles of the anterior upper arm.
There is natural tendency to hold the
wrists in a parallel-to-the-forearms position.Image
If the wrists are held parallel to
the forearms there is a strong tendency
to allow for the impulsing of the
movement to be felt in the shoulders
and to feel the strong activation of the
brachioradialis muscle of the forearms
during the movement. By extending the
wrist downward, the amount of pressure
felt in the shoulders is significantly
reduced and while the forearms will
remain highly activated due to the partially-
pronated grip application, there
will opportunity to experience strong
activation of the biceps brachii (particularly
the biceps long head), during the
execution of the exercise.