Preacher curl
- Muscle group
- Arms
- Equipment
- EZ curl bar
- Primary muscles
- Biceps
- Secondary muscles
- Forearms
- Sit at a preacher curl bench, placing the backs of your upper arms firmly against the pad. Grip the EZ bar with an underhand grip.
- Lower the bar with control until your arms are nearly fully extended.
- Squeeze your biceps to curl the bar back up to the starting position.
Tips
- Press the backs of your upper arms firmly against the pad throughout the set so they do not lift away as you curl.
- Lower the bar until your arms are nearly fully extended, then curl back up without pausing at the bottom.
- Keep your wrists straight and in line with your forearms throughout the movement rather than letting them bend back under the bar.
Common mistakes
- Lifting the upper arms off the pad during the curl removes the fixed position that the preacher bench is designed to provide.
- Using momentum to swing the bar up rather than curling it with a controlled speed causes the upper arms to bounce off the pad at the bottom.
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