Forearms Exercises
25 exercises that target the forearms. Filter by equipment, then open any exercise for step-by-step instructions and a muscle map.

Bottoms-Up Clean From The Hang Position

Cable Wrist Curl

Dumbbell Lying Pronation

Dumbbell Lying Supination

Farmer's Walk

Finger Curls

Kneeling Forearm Stretch

Palms-Down Dumbbell Wrist Curl Over A Bench

Palms-Down Wrist Curl Over A Bench

Palms-Up Barbell Wrist Curl Over A Bench

Palms-Up Dumbbell Wrist Curl Over A Bench

Plate Pinch

Rickshaw Carry

Seated Dumbbell Palms-Down Wrist Curl

Seated Dumbbell Palms-Up Wrist Curl

Seated One-Arm Dumbbell Palms-Down Wrist Curl

Seated One-Arm Dumbbell Palms-Up Wrist Curl

Seated Palm-Up Barbell Wrist Curl

Seated Palms-Down Barbell Wrist Curl

Seated Two-Arm Palms-Up Low-Pulley Wrist Curl

Standing Olympic Plate Hand Squeeze

Standing Palms-Up Barbell Behind The Back Wrist Curl

Wrist Circles

Wrist Roller

Wrist Rotations with Straight Bar
Forearms Exercises — FAQ
What are the best forearms exercises?
It depends on your available equipment and experience. This page lists all 25 forearms exercises in the database — dumbbell is the most common equipment for this muscle. Open any exercise for step-by-step instructions.
How do I train forearms without equipment?
1 of these forearms exercises need no equipment at all. Use the equipment filter above and pick "Body only".
Which other muscles do forearms exercises work?
Most compound movements recruit secondary muscles alongside the forearms. Every exercise page shows a muscle map with the primary muscle in terracotta and secondary muscles in a lighter tint.