cable overhead curl
cable overhead curl exercise guide with muscles, equipment, animation and step-by-step instructions. Target: biceps. Equipment: cable.
- Target muscle
- biceps
- Muscle group
- forearms
- Body part
- upper arms
- Equipment
- cable
Secondary muscles
forearms, shoulders
How to perform
- Attach a straight bar to a high pulley cable machine.
- Stand facing the machine with your feet shoulder-width apart.
- Grasp the bar with an underhand grip, hands shoulder-width apart.
- Keep your elbows close to your sides and your upper arms stationary.
- Exhale and curl the bar down towards your forehead, keeping your upper arms stationary.
- Pause for a moment at the bottom of the movement, squeezing your biceps.
- Inhale and slowly return the bar to the starting position, fully extending your arms.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.