ez barbell seated curls

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

ez barbell seated curls demonstration
ez barbell seated curls β€” demonstration

Body part

Upper Arms

Equipment

Ez Barbell

Target muscles

Biceps

Secondary muscles

Forearms

How to do ez barbell seated curls

  1. Sit on a bench with your feet flat on the ground and your back straight.

  2. Hold the ez barbell with an underhand grip, palms facing up, and your hands shoulder-width apart.

  3. Rest your upper arms on your thighs, allowing the ez barbell to hang down in front of you.

  4. Keeping your upper arms stationary, exhale and curl the ez barbell upwards towards your shoulders.

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

  6. Inhale and slowly lower the ez barbell back to the starting position.

  7. 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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