Barbell curl

How to do it

1. 1Stand with feet shoulder‑width apart and grip a bar with a supinated grip, palms facing forward.
2. 2Keep the elbows close to your torso and exhale as you lift the weight, contracting the biceps.
3. 3Continue lifting until the biceps are fully contracted and the bar reaches shoulder height.
4. 4Hold the contracted position for a brief pause while you squeeze the biceps.
5. 5Inhale as you begin to lower the bar slowly back to the starting position.
6. 6Repeat the desired number of reps.

More biceps exercises

• Barbell prone incline curlBarbell
• Barbell standing wide-grip curlBarbell
• Cable close grip curlCable
• Ez barbell reverse grip curlEZ bar
• Cable standing inner curlCable
• Dumbbell standing one arm concentration curlDumbbells
• Dumbbell lying wide curlDumbbells
• Dumbbell standing one arm curl (over incline bench)Dumbbells

This page is for information and doesn’t replace a professional. If you have an injury or a medical condition, ask first. Data from the open catalogue hasaneyldrm/exercises-dataset, MIT licence.