Dumbbell cross body hammer curl

How to do it

1. 1Stand with a dumbbell in each hand, palms facing your body.
2. 2Keep the elbows close to your torso and the upper arms still.
3. 3Exhale and curl the arms, contracting the biceps, bringing the dumbbells across your body toward the opposite shoulder.
4. 4Continue lifting until the biceps are fully contracted and the dumbbells are at shoulder height.
5. 5Hold the contracted position for a brief pause while you squeeze the biceps.
6. 6Inhale and lower the dumbbells slowly back to the starting position.
7. 7Repeat the desired number of reps.

More biceps exercises

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• 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
• Barbell curlBarbell

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.