Exercise technique

dumbbell incline inner biceps curl

The dumbbell incline inner biceps curl is an isolation exercise targeting the biceps, performed on an incline bench to increase the stretch and activation of the muscle. It also engages the forearms as secondary muscles.

How do you perform this exercise?

  1. Sit on an incline bench with a dumbbell in each hand, palms facing each other.
  2. Rest your upper arms on the bench, allowing your elbows to hang down and your palms to face forward.
  3. Keeping your upper arms stationary, exhale and curl the weights while contracting your biceps.
  4. Continue to raise the dumbbells until your biceps are fully contracted and the dumbbells are at shoulder level.
  5. Hold the contracted position for a brief pause as you squeeze your biceps.
  6. Inhale and slowly begin to lower the dumbbells back to the starting position.
  7. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Which other muscles are involved?

Forearms.

How do you log your sets?

How do you track progressive overload?

Source: ExerciseDB catalogue and demonstration. Related movements are options to compare, not equivalent loads or a prescribed progression.

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