Progression
Progression ladder for the Plate Pinch
Pick an exercise to see the easier and harder steps either side of it, and log your sets so you can see when you are ready to move up.
Choose a different exercise
Search the exercise catalogue by name. The ladder and the log below both follow whichever exercise you pick.
Easier and harder steps around the Plate Pinch
These are the substitutes for the Plate Pinch, ranked by difficulty from the substitutes list: the ones we score below it, then the ones we score above it. They are not reviewed progression steps, so treat the order as a starting point and judge the jump yourself.
Easier steps
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Wrist Rotations with Straight Bar
- Beginner
- Barbell
- Forearms
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weighted standing hand squeeze
- Beginner
- Weighted
- Forearms
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Standing Olympic Plate Hand Squeeze
- Beginner
- Other
- Forearms
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lever gripper hands
- Beginner
- Lever
- Forearms
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finger curls
- Beginner
- Barbell
- Forearms
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Standing Palms-Up Barbell Behind The Back Wrist Curl
- Beginner
- Barbell
- Forearms
Where you are now
Plate Pinch
- Beginner
- Other
- Forearms
Harder steps
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wrist rollerer
- Intermediate
- Weighted
- Forearms
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Wrist Roller
- Intermediate
- Other
- Forearms
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Sled Drag - Harness
- Intermediate
- Sled
- Quads
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Farmer's Walk
- Intermediate
- Other
- Forearms
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dumbbell single arm overhead carry
- Intermediate
- Dumbbell
- Delts
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Bear Crawl Sled Drags
- Intermediate
- Other
- Quads
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