Your forearms are a complex group of muscles composed
of wrist extensors, wrist flexors and the brachioradialis muscles, that rarely gets the attention it deserves.
Not exact matches
The
wrist extensors are a group
of nine individual muscles on the back
of the forearm that act on the
wrist and fingers and help carry out complex movements
of the hands such as
wrist extension, or moving the top
of the hands backward toward the
wrists.
As forearms are one
of the body areas most commonly neglected by bodybuilders and
wrist curls don't work the
wrist extensors, these muscles are really weak in most guys, which limits their grip and pinch strength and can contribute to lateral elbow pain and injury in the long run.
The forearm is made up
of 20 different muscles,
of which the flexors and the
extensors are
of key importance since they regulate the movement
of the
wrist, fingers and thumb.
Extensors — These are the smaller muscles on the top
of the forearm that extend the fingers and
wrist and supinate the forearm.
The 2 forms
of wrist curls with blast your
extensors / flexors and the hammer curls will really work that brachioradialis for added size.
The
extensor muscles on the back
of the forearm (
wrist extensors) become suddenly overloaded causing micro tears
of the tendon where it attaches to the elbow.
These tendons are part
of the forearm /
wrist / finger
extensor muscle group.
By doing both types
of wrist curls, you'll strengthen both your
wrist flexors and
extensors for a balanced
wrist workout.
By building greater strength in your hand and
wrist flexors &
extensors or otherwise referred to as grip and forearm strength then you are concentrating on your bodies core strength even though most people do not often think
of forearm strength as core strength.
The
extensor carpi radialis longus is one
of the five main muscles that control movements at the
wrist.