dumbbell one arm prone curl

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

dumbbell one arm prone curl demonstration
dumbbell one arm prone curl β€” demonstration

Body part

Upper Arms

Equipment

Dumbbell

Target muscles

Biceps

Secondary muscles

Forearms

How to do dumbbell one arm prone curl

  1. Lie face down on a flat bench with a dumbbell in one hand, palm facing down.

  2. Extend your arm fully, letting it hang straight down towards the floor.

  3. Keeping your upper arm stationary, curl the dumbbell up towards your shoulder by contracting your biceps.

  4. Pause for a moment at the top, then slowly lower the dumbbell back down to the starting position.

  5. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions, then switch arms.

Muscles worked

Primary (target)

Biceps

Secondary

Forearms

Related exercises

All upper arms exercises β†’

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