dumbbell lying wide curl

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

dumbbell lying wide curl demonstration
dumbbell lying wide curl — demonstration

Body part

Upper Arms

Equipment

Dumbbell

Target muscles

Biceps

Secondary muscles

Forearms

How to do dumbbell lying wide curl

  1. Lie flat on a bench with a dumbbell in each hand, palms facing up and arms fully extended.

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

  3. Continue to raise the weights until your biceps are fully contracted and the dumbbells are 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 dumbbells back to the starting position.

  6. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Muscles worked

Primary (target)

Biceps

Secondary

Forearms

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