barbell lying preacher curl

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

barbell lying preacher curl demonstration
barbell lying preacher curl — demonstration

Body part

Upper Arms

Equipment

Barbell

Target muscles

Biceps

Secondary muscles

Forearms

How to do barbell lying preacher curl

  1. Sit on a preacher bench with your chest against the pad and your arms extended over the edge, holding a barbell with an underhand grip.

  2. Keeping your upper arms stationary, exhale and curl the weights while contracting your biceps.

  3. Continue to raise the bar until your biceps are fully contracted and the bar is at shoulder level.

  4. Hold the contracted position for a brief pause as you squeeze your biceps.

  5. Inhale and slowly begin to lower the barbell back to the starting position.

  6. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Muscles worked

Primary (target)

Biceps

Secondary

Forearms

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