Cable straight bar curl
- Attach a bar to a low cable pulley. Stand facing the machine holding the bar with an underhand grip.
- Keeping your elbows close to your sides, curl the bar up toward your chest.
- Squeeze your biceps at the top, then slowly lower the bar with control back to the starting position.
Tips
- Keep your elbows pinned at your sides throughout the curl so the movement is driven by your forearms rotating upward rather than your upper arms swinging forward.
- At the top of the curl, pause briefly with the bar raised before lowering it back down with a steady, controlled speed.
- Hold the bar with a shoulder-width underhand grip and keep your wrists straight rather than letting them bend back under the load.
Common mistakes
- Leaning the torso back as the bar rises, which turns the movement into a body swing rather than an isolated curl.
- Letting the elbows drift forward and upward during the curl, shortening the range of motion before the forearms reach a fully raised position.
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