smith machine bicep curl
smith machine bicep curl exercise guide with muscles, equipment, animation and step-by-step instructions. Target: biceps. Equipment: smith machine.
- Target muscle
- biceps
- Muscle group
- forearms
- Body part
- upper arms
- Equipment
- smith machine
Secondary muscles
forearms
How to perform
- Adjust the height of the smith machine bar to be at waist level.
- Stand facing the smith machine with your feet shoulder-width apart.
- Grasp the bar with an underhand grip, hands slightly wider than shoulder-width apart.
- Keep your elbows close to your sides and your upper arms stationary.
- Exhale and curl the bar up towards your shoulders, contracting your biceps.
- Pause for a moment at the top of the movement, squeezing your biceps.
- Inhale and slowly lower the bar back down to the starting position.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.