Twist & Back grip pullups for working the extensors

I do a fair bit of grip training but neglect the extensors too much. I know you could do palm down wrist curls or overhand bicep curls but I would prefer a compound movement. You can get elastic bands to put on your fingers & pull apart but I would like more trackable progress.

I saw this video which was partly intended for people training with injuries where they could not grip the bar, but they seem good for the extensors. I did these with 1" webbing straps, his look bigger, I did end up with red marks on my wrists, not sore but could be better, I might use gloves or get wider wedding or something else. I think he uses yoga straps. I did the twist grip pullups but only managed rows with the full back grip.

Is there another name for these? Do you think they are worthwhile?

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They are worthwhile if you have golfer's elbow, and can still do them without pain. I've wrote a topic on this in the joints section. For my injury, the back grip worked well; twist grip still had too much strain for my taste. I am very close to making a full recovery, and haven't had pain in weeks.

As a strengthening exercise, I don't know. I have felt a much better workout using reverse wrist curls in the past.

JL said:

As a strengthening exercise, I don't know. I have felt a much better workout using reverse wrist curls in the past.

Right, I hate doing reverse curls, I could also only manage light weights. I looked on youtube and people seem to tilt their hand/forearm a bit which makes it more comfortable. I also noticed even big guys were using quite low weights. I thought I had a great imbalance lifting such small weights, but maybe not.

rubadub said:

JL said:

As a strengthening exercise, I don't know. I have felt a much better workout using reverse wrist curls in the past.

Right, I hate doing reverse curls, I could also only manage light weights. I looked on youtube and people seem to tilt their hand/forearm a bit which makes it more comfortable. I also noticed even big guys were using quite low weights. I thought I had a great imbalance lifting such small weights, but maybe not.

What constitutes low weight?