ez barbell spider curl

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

ez barbell spider curl demonstration
ez barbell spider curl — demonstration

Body part

Upper Arms

Equipment

Ez Barbell

Target muscles

Biceps

Secondary muscles

Forearms

How to do ez barbell spider curl

  1. Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and hold the ez barbell with an underhand grip, palms facing up.

  2. Rest your upper arms on a preacher bench or stability ball, allowing your elbows to hang down.

  3. Keeping your upper arms stationary, exhale and curl the barbell up towards your shoulders.

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

  5. Inhale and slowly 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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