Barbell Curls Lying Against An Incline

A upper arms exercise targeting the biceps, performed with barbell.

Barbell Curls Lying Against An Incline demonstration
Barbell Curls Lying Against An Incline — demonstration

Body part

Upper Arms

Equipment

Barbell

Target muscles

Biceps

Secondary muscles

How to do Barbell Curls Lying Against An Incline

  1. Lie against an incline bench, with your arms holding a barbell and hanging down in a horizontal line. This will be your starting position.

  2. While keeping the upper arms stationary, curl the weight up as high as you can while squeezing the biceps. Breathe out as you perform this portion of the movement. Tip: Only the forearms should move. Do not swing the arms.

  3. After a second contraction, slowly go back to the starting position as you inhale. Tip: Make sure that you go all of the way down.

  4. Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.

Muscles worked

Primary (target)

Biceps

Secondary

None listed

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