barbell prone incline curl
barbell prone incline curl exercise guide with muscles, equipment, animation and step-by-step instructions. Target: biceps. Equipment: barbell.
- Target muscle
- biceps
- Muscle group
- forearms
- Body part
- upper arms
- Equipment
- barbell
Secondary muscles
forearms
How to perform
- Set up an incline bench at a 45-degree angle.
- Lie face down on the bench with your chest and stomach resting against it.
- Hold a barbell with an underhand grip, shoulder-width apart.
- Extend your arms fully, allowing the barbell to hang down towards the floor.
- Keeping your upper arms stationary, exhale and curl the weights while contracting your biceps.
- Continue to raise the barbell until your biceps are fully contracted and the bar is at shoulder level.
- Hold the contracted position for a brief pause as you squeeze your biceps.
- Inhale and slowly begin to lower the barbell back to the starting position.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.