Wrist Curl With Barbell Vs Plate Wrist Curls

[kelby]

which would create stronger wrists. doing wrist curls with barbell and dumbells or doing wrist curls with plates. need info please.

Edited October 9, 2004 by kelby

[tarudriller]

I would assume barbells, as you should be able to use more weight.

I used 115 lbs for sets of 5 with a barbell and I KNOW I can't wrist curl a 45 lb plate.

Chris

[SantaClawz]

To tell you the truth, I am pretty unsure about plate wrist curls. I stay away from them because I don't think my wrists are strong enough to use them yet, as it is much harder than using a dumbell/barbell due to the leverage factor. I would stick to dumbells and a sledge until you get enough wrist strength to handle plates well.

[Rick Walker]

I would assume barbells, as you should be able to use more weight.

I used 115 lbs for sets of 5 with a barbell and I KNOW I can't wrist curl a 45 lb plate.

Chris

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Chris-

I would be willing to bet you money that you cannot plate wrist curl a 45. I would be willing to bet just about anyone that they cannot plate wrist curl a 45. We are talking 1-hand here-heck, most people would have a hard time with 2-hands and 45 pound plate.

You pinch the plate, thumb on top, fingers on bottom. You then put you arm on your knee or the bench, and then lower the plate so the back of your hand touches your knee, then curl it up until the plate is pointing straight up in the air.

A 45 would snap your fingers off-if you could even get it up high enough to get the pressue onto your fingers. I have seen Big Steve struggle something fierce to do a 35-and a 45 is years and years away from a 35.

Both exercises (barbell wrist curls and plate wrist curls) build great wrist strength. The plate wrist curl also focuses on strengthing the fingers as well as the thumb. I do plate wrist curls exclusively.

Good luck-

Rick Walker

[The Mac]

If strong wrists alone are your sole goal, then go with barbell/dumbell wrist curls. Plate wrist curls are an excellent exercise, but the fingers will go far before the wrists will.

Of course, if the reason why you want strong wrists also involves "open hand" strength, choose plate wirst curls.

[tarudriller]

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I would be willing to bet you money that you cannot plate wrist curl a 45.  I would be willing to bet just about anyone that they cannot plate wrist curl a 45.  We are talking 1-hand here-heck, most people would have a hard time with 2-hands and 45 pound plate.

Rick-

Yeah, I didn't think that example through very good.

Main point of my post was that using a barbell/DB would be the way to go, just ignore the other nonsense

Chris

[Guest Hakfupai]

What about doing one arm wrist curls with a barbell. That way you have to hold the bar in place as it way want to swing. This could add benefit to static holding and crush strength. Personally, I do plate curls for high reps with a 25, I have nothing heavier but have considered taping one pound weights to the plate. As well, I do heavy wrist curls with a thick bar for ten to twenty rep ranges.

[foggymountainmuscle]

Barbell wrist curls will build some serious wrist strength, but I think it's pretty bad when you get in a situation with your fingers extended and your mighty wrist aren't so mighty anymore. Don't count out behind the back plate and barbell wrist curls. I like doing those more often than the front ones.

[RogerSteffens]

Long time, no post. Anyway, I've found plate wrist curls a very effective total replacement for barbell wrist curls. For example, I went from the mid-100's in barbell wrist curl to reps with 225 ( on a very occasional "test" basis) largely through plate wrist curls. I now do static holds at about 45 degrees with the 45 plate for 5-10 seconds and reps of 15-20 with 30 lbs. At first, your fingers will hurt - later it becomes more a sense of "pressure" than pain.

[SqeezeMasterFlash]

I love plate wrist curls. I do them a few times a week on days I'm not using a sledgehammer. It helps maintain balance in the wrist tendons and gives you a good sense of connected strength, starting in the forearm, through the wrist and into the fingers.

[The Mac]

I must get back to plate wrist curls.