cable lying bicep curl

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

cable lying bicep curl demonstration
cable lying bicep curl β€” demonstration

Body part

Upper Arms

Equipment

Cable

Target muscles

Biceps

Secondary muscles

Forearms

How to do cable lying bicep curl

  1. Attach a straight bar to a low pulley cable machine.

  2. Lie face up on a flat bench with your feet flat on the ground.

  3. Grasp the bar with an underhand grip, hands shoulder-width apart.

  4. Extend your arms fully, keeping your elbows close to your sides.

  5. Keeping your upper arms stationary, exhale and curl the bar up towards your shoulders.

  6. Pause for a moment at the top, squeezing your biceps.

  7. Inhale and slowly lower the bar back to the starting position, fully extending your arms.

  8. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Muscles worked

Primary (target)

Biceps

Secondary

Forearms

Related exercises

All upper arms exercises β†’

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