TRX hammer curl

Muscles worked: Forearms
Forearms
🔧 TRX ↕ Pull 🔁 reps Difficulty:

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How to perform

Engage your core and glutes for a stable plank. Keep elbows high and fixed. Curl hands towards your temples, flexing your elbows. Squeeze biceps and forearms at the top, then lower with control.

Muscles Worked

Flexors
Secondary: Rectus Abdominis, External Obliques, Anterior Delts

Tips

To protect your shoulder joints, keep your elbows high throughout the exercise, forming a 90-degree angle. Ensure your palms face each other to maximize bicep engagement and prevent wrist strain. Maintain a rigid plank position, ensuring your body forms a straight line from head to heels to avoid lower back discomfort. At the peak of the curl, actively squeeze your biceps and forearms to fully contract the muscles and enhance the effectiveness of the exercise.

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