Flexor Digitorum Profundus
Anatomy, function and the kettlebell exercises that train the flexor digitorum profundus.
- Body region
- Forearm (anterior)
- Muscle group
- Finger Flexors
What the flexor digitorum profundus does
Flexes distal interphalangeal joints, strong grip contributor.
Kettlebell exercises that train the flexor digitorum profundus
25 exercises from our biomechanical library, ordered by how primarily they load this muscle.
- Double Kettlebell Sportstyle Jerkstabilizer
- Double Kettlebell Reverse Ninety-Ninety Get-Upstabilizer
- Single Arm Sportstyle Jerkstabilizer
- Turkish Get-Upstabilizer
- Single Arm Dead Start Swingsnatchstabilizer
- Single Arm Dead Snatchstabilizer
- Double Kettlebell Racked Curtsy Get-Upstabilizer
- Double Kettlebell Ninety Ninety Get-Upstabilizer
- Single Arm Reverse Curtsy Get-Upstabilizer
- Single Arm Pendulum Snatchstabilizer
- Double Kettlebell Hardstyle Half Snatch (StrongFirst)stabilizer
- Double Kettlebell Hardstyle Full Snatch (StrongFirst)stabilizer
- Single Arm Hardstyle Full Snatch (StrongFirst)stabilizer
- Double Kettlebell Surrenderstabilizer
- Single Arm Pendulum Full Snatchstabilizer
- Double Kettlebell Racked Surrenderstabilizer
- Single Arm Hardstyle Half Snatch (StrongFirst)stabilizer
- Single Arm Pendulum Half Snatchstabilizer
- Single Arm Hip Hinge Half Snatchstabilizer
- Single Arm Surrenderstabilizer
- Double Kettlebell Half Snatchstabilizer
- Single Arm Hip Hinge Full Snatchstabilizer
- Single Arm Lateral Snatchstabilizer
- Single Arm Half Snatchstabilizer
- Single Arm Push Pressstabilizer
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