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# Standing wrists warmup

> Beginner · Dynamic · Alternate sides. Flexibility

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| - | - |
| **Difficulty** | Beginner |
| **Velocity** | Dynamic |
| **Symmetry** | Alternate sides |
| **Athlete** | Louis |
| **Video length** | 48 s |

## Technique

1. Stand tall with your hands in front of your chest.
2. Press the palm of one hand against the fingers of the other to push into Wrist extension
3. Press the back of the hands to push into Wrist flexion
4. Press the palms together and extend the wrists keeping contact between the fingers to stretch the hands
5. Cycle through these motions to warm up

## Form tips

* Move through the full range of motion in a slow and controlled manner.

<Info>
  **Logging:** Alternate sides continuously.
</Info>

## Muscles

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    <Card title="Primary"><ul className="not-prose list-none p-0 mt-2 mb-0 space-y-1.5"><li className="flex items-center gap-2"><span className="inline-block w-2 h-2 rounded-full shrink-0" style={{background: "#3393e7"}} />Forearms</li></ul></Card>
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## Equipment

<div className="not-prose" style={{display: "grid", gridTemplateColumns: "repeat(auto-fill, minmax(10rem, 1fr))", gap: "0.75rem"}}><a href="/collections/equipment/ground-standing" className="flex flex-col rounded-xl border border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-800 overflow-hidden no-underline text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100 hover:border-gray-400 dark:hover:border-gray-600"><div className="bg-white flex items-center justify-center p-3" style={{height: "8.5rem"}}><img src="https://mintcdn.com/openmovement/vLNdve7XPAGUwV8u/images/equipment/q029.webp?fit=max&auto=format&n=vLNdve7XPAGUwV8u&q=85&s=63ce6cea08f0de810713d3d47032fedc" alt="Ground (standing)" noZoom className="m-0 w-full h-full object-contain" width="244" height="268" data-path="images/equipment/q029.webp" /></div><span className="px-3 py-2.5 text-sm font-medium leading-snug border-t border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-800">Ground (standing)</span></a></div>

## Appears in

<div className="not-prose rounded-2xl border border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-800 px-5 py-4 flex flex-col gap-4"><div style={{display: "flex", flexWrap: "wrap", gap: "0.5rem 1rem", alignItems: "baseline"}}><div className="flex items-center gap-2 font-medium text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100" style={{flex: "0 0 10rem"}}><Icon icon="arrows-left-right" size={16} /> Flexibility</div><div style={{flex: "1 1 18rem", display: "flex", flexWrap: "wrap", gap: "0.5rem"}}><a href="/collections/flexibility/flexible-wrists" className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-full border border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700 px-3 py-1 text-sm text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-300 no-underline hover:border-gray-400 dark:hover:border-gray-500">Flexible wrists</a></div></div><div style={{display: "flex", flexWrap: "wrap", gap: "0.5rem 1rem", alignItems: "baseline"}}><div className="flex items-center gap-2 font-medium text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100" style={{flex: "0 0 10rem"}}><Icon icon="person" size={16} /> Joint movements</div><div style={{flex: "1 1 18rem", display: "flex", flexDirection: "column", gap: "0.5rem"}}><div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2"><span className="text-sm text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400 w-20">Wrist</span><a href="/collections/joint-movements/wrist-flexion" className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-full border border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700 px-3 py-1 text-sm text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-300 no-underline hover:border-gray-400 dark:hover:border-gray-500"><span className="inline-block w-2 h-2 rounded-full" style={{background: "#1e88e5"}} />flexion</a><a href="/collections/joint-movements/wrist-extension" className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-full border border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700 px-3 py-1 text-sm text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-300 no-underline hover:border-gray-400 dark:hover:border-gray-500"><span className="inline-block w-2 h-2 rounded-full" style={{background: "#1e88e5"}} />extension</a></div><div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2"><span className="text-sm text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400 w-20">Hand</span><a href="/collections/joint-movements/finger-extension" className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-full border border-gray-200 dark:border-gray-700 px-3 py-1 text-sm text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-300 no-underline hover:border-gray-400 dark:hover:border-gray-500"><span className="inline-block w-2 h-2 rounded-full" style={{background: "#1e88e5"}} />Finger extension</a></div><div className="flex gap-4 text-xs text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400"><span className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5"><span className="inline-block w-2 h-2 rounded-full" style={{background: "#c8102e"}} /> trains</span><span className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5"><span className="inline-block w-2 h-2 rounded-full" style={{background: "#1e88e5"}} /> stretches</span></div></div></div></div>

## Regressions

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    <Card title="Wrists together circles" img="https://mintcdn.com/openmovement/r5NZgYe_DLeX9Ddl/images/exercises/e0dr.jpg?fit=max&auto=format&n=r5NZgYe_DLeX9Ddl&q=85&s=ebb1a3d5e3fb47710f755ab3b7fd6eba" href="/exercises/wrists-together-circles-e0dr" width="320" height="320" data-path="images/exercises/e0dr.jpg">Beginner</Card>
    <Card title="Quick wrists warmup" img="https://mintcdn.com/openmovement/SN5nrEvaqbFZeIGA/images/exercises/w00z.jpg?fit=max&auto=format&n=SN5nrEvaqbFZeIGA&q=85&s=ac5cfd3e0954d9de5ba02ea2f1903f37" href="/exercises/quick-wrists-warmup-w00z" width="320" height="320" data-path="images/exercises/w00z.jpg">Novice</Card>
    <Card title="Knee palm raise" img="https://mintcdn.com/openmovement/8P9v7hq8gCkvmVqE/images/exercises/e08k.jpg?fit=max&auto=format&n=8P9v7hq8gCkvmVqE&q=85&s=ffd35029649f86cf8d9075689673052c" href="/exercises/knee-palm-raise-e08k" width="320" height="320" data-path="images/exercises/e08k.jpg">Beginner</Card>
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<Note>
  Want to log this exercise? Open it in [Calistree](https://calistree.app/datasheet/standing-wrists-warmup-w01a). Text and images are used under [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/); the video plays from the original source.
</Note>


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