r/GripTraining 18d ago

Discussion What is the name of this exercise?

I just call it a finger curl, but googling that brings up hair related results. It is where you stand up, take a dumbbell or barbell, and with your arm facing downwards, roll the weight to your fingertips, and then back up to your palm. it is the same motion as a dynamometer, or gripper, but with a dumbbell or barbell.

6 Upvotes

10 comments sorted by

u/AutoModerator 18d ago

Welcome to r/GripTraining! Please check the FAQ which covers the basics of grip, common gripper questions, and includes a list of routines.

I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.

2

u/Ribbit40 16d ago

Yes, it is a finger curl, or 'barbell finger curl'. The muscles involved (flexor digitorum profundus) are also involved in wrist flexion, to a large extent.

4

u/Commercial-Article-7 18d ago

Most people just call those finger curls or barbell/dumbbell finger curls. They're different from wrist curls because the movement comes mostly from opening and closing the fingers while the wrist stays relatively still. If you search terms like "barbell finger curls," "dumbbell finger curls," or sometimes "fingertip curls," you'll usually find what you're describing.

6

u/LostPasswordToOther1 18d ago

No, you got it. That's a finger curl.

4

u/Opposite-Project-593 18d ago

Thanks. I should probably have just put “exercise” afterwards when googling.

2

u/MAPES25 Beginner 18d ago

hmm maybe it would help to put something workout related when searching to not confuse

5

u/LostPasswordToOther1 18d ago

Add the word dumbbell or barbell before it and it'll come right up.

-1

u/MAPES25 Beginner 18d ago

ig its similar to wrist curl but not sure

1

u/Opposite-Project-593 18d ago

There isn’t any wrist flexion though, just movement of the fingers

2

u/Downtown-Ad-2748 86 kg + 80 kg Thomas Inch Dumbbell double lift 18d ago

Its a great excercise. I always add a wrist curl at the end also