How to do the Cable Curl
Step by step
- Attach a bar to a low pulley and stand facing the stack, gripping it underhand.
- Keep your elbows tucked at your sides with your arms extended down.
- Curl the bar up toward your shoulders, bending only at the elbows.
- Squeeze your biceps at the top, then lower slowly against the cable tension.
The thing people get wrong
The cable keeps steady tension even at the bottom, so lower slowly and fully rather than letting the weight yank your arms straight.
Coaching cue
Stand still with your elbows pinned at your sides; do not lean back to start the lift.
Muscles worked
- Primary: Biceps
What to do instead
Same job, different movement — useful if you don't have the equipment or it doesn't feel right today.
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