How do you perform this exercise?
- Lie flat on the floor with your face down and your arms extended straight out in front of you, holding a dumbbell in each hand.
- Rotate your palms so they are facing down towards the floor.
- Keeping your arms straight, lift the dumbbells off the floor by contracting your forearms.
- Continue lifting until your forearms are fully contracted and the dumbbells are at shoulder level.
- Hold for a moment, then slowly lower the dumbbells back down to the starting position.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
Which other muscles are involved?
Biceps, Triceps.
How do you log your sets?
How do you track progressive overload?Source: ExerciseDB catalogue and demonstration. Related movements are options to compare, not equivalent loads or a prescribed progression.
