EZ bar curl
- Muscle group
- Arms
- Equipment
- EZ curl bar
- Primary muscles
- Biceps
- Secondary muscles
- Forearms
- Stand tall holding an EZ bar with an underhand grip (palms up), keeping your hands on the inner angled part of the bar.
- Keep your elbows tucked into your sides. Curl the bar up toward your shoulders, squeezing your biceps.
- Slowly lower the bar with control back to the starting position until your arms are fully extended.
Tips
- Keep your elbows fixed at your sides throughout the curl so that the biceps drive the movement rather than the shoulders.
- Lower the bar with the same deliberate control you use on the way up, allowing your arms to fully extend before beginning the next repetition.
- Grip the inner angled sections of the EZ bar so your wrists sit in a comfortable, slightly supinated position throughout the movement.
Common mistakes
- Swinging the torso backward to help lift the bar, which turns the movement into a momentum-driven action rather than a controlled curl.
- Letting the elbows drift forward and upward as the bar approaches the top, shortening the range of motion the biceps work through.
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