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Cable Curl

Cable Curl is a cable pull exercise for the biceps, and it also works the forearms. If you cannot do it, Barbell Curl or Drag Curl are good swaps.

  • Biceps
  • Pull
  • Cable

Muscles worked

  • Biceps · main
  • Forearms

How to do it

  1. Stand facing a low pulley with a straight or EZ bar, arms straight, elbows at your sides.
  2. Keep your upper arms still and your chest up.
  3. Curl the bar towards your shoulders, squeezing your biceps at the top.
  4. Lower slowly, keeping tension on the cable until your arms are straight.

Watch out: Leaning back to swing the bar up.

Alternatives

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