How do you perform this exercise?
- Sit on a preacher bench with your upper arms resting on the pad and your chest against the support.
- Hold a dumbbell in each hand with an underhand grip, palms facing up.
- Keeping your upper arms stationary, exhale and curl the dumbbells as you contract your biceps.
- Continue to curl the dumbbells until your biceps are fully contracted and the dumbbells are at shoulder level.
- Hold the contracted position for a brief pause as you squeeze your biceps.
- Inhale and slowly lower the dumbbells back to the starting position.
- 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.
