Beginner exercise

Standing Olympic Plate Hand Squeeze

  • Muscle Growth
  • Strength
  • Bodybuilding

Technique

How to perform Standing Olympic Plate Hand Squeeze

  1. Stand upright and hold one weight plate by its rim at arm's length beside your thigh.
  2. Slowly allow the plate to roll toward your fingertips without losing your grip.
  3. Close your hand to pull the plate back into your palm.
  4. Repeat for the prescribed repetitions.
  5. Switch hands and repeat.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

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

MuscleScoreRole
Flexor Carpi Radialis1.0Target, Mover, Stabilizer
Flexor Carpi Ulnaris0.9Target, Mover, Stabilizer
Palmaris Longus0.9Target, Mover, Stabilizer
Brachioradialis0.3Stabilizer
Pronator Teres0.3Stabilizer