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Cable Bicep Curls

How to do the Cable Bicep Curls with proper form, and the muscles it works.

Muscle group
Arms
Primary muscles
Biceps
Equipment
Cable
Type
Isolation
Level
Beginner

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How to do the Cable Bicep Curls

  1. Stand up with your torso upright while holding a cable curl bar that is attached to a low pulley. Grab the cable bar at shoulder width and keep the elbows close to the torso. The palm of your hands should be facing up (supinated grip). This will be your starting position.
  2. While holding the upper arms stationary, curl the weights while contracting the biceps as you breathe out. Only the forearms should move. Continue the movement until your biceps are fully contracted and the bar is at shoulder level. Hold the contracted position for a second as you squeeze the muscle.
  3. Slowly begin to bring the curl bar back to starting position as your breathe in.
  4. Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.

Muscles worked

The Cable Bicep Curls mainly works your biceps.

Cable Bicep Curls start and finish positions

Cable Bicep Curls: Starting position
Starting position
Cable Bicep Curls: Ending position
Ending position

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