Plate Pinch

Technique

How to perform Plate Pinch

1. Stand upright and pinch the edge of one weight plate between your thumb and fingers.
2. Keep your arm straight at your side without resting the plate against your body.
3. Squeeze the plate firmly and hold it for the prescribed time.
4. Lower the plate under control.
5. Switch hands and repeat.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

Primary targets: Flexor Carpi Radialis, Flexor Carpi Ulnaris, Palmaris Longus.