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Exercise guide
Cable Curl
A bicep curl using cable resistance for constant tension.
What this exercise works
- Muscles
- biceps brachii · brachialis
- Goals
- hypertrophy
- Equipment
- Cable machine
- Category
- Strength
- Difficulty
- beginner
Demonstration
Step 1
Step 2
How to perform the movement
- Stand facing a low cable pulley with a straight bar or EZ-bar attachment.
- Grip the bar with an underhand grip, elbows at your sides.
- Curl the bar up toward your shoulders.
- Lower with control.
- Repeat.
Technique cues and common mistakes
- Keep your elbows from drifting forward as you curl.
- Straighten your arms fully at the bottom of each rep.
- Avoid leaning back to help lift the weight.