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How to Do Incline Dumbbell Curl

Step-by-step instructions, muscles worked and workouts that use the incline dumbbell curl.

Incline Dumbbell Curl animated demonstration from start to end position
Main musclesBiceps
Also works—
EquipmentDumbbell
LevelBeginner
TypeStrength

How to do it

  1. Sit back on an incline bench with a dumbbell in each hand held at arms length. Keep your elbows close to your torso and rotate the palms of your hands until they are facing forward. This will be your starting position.
  2. While holding the upper arm stationary, curl the weights forward while contracting the biceps as you breathe out. Only the forearms should move. Continue the movement until your biceps are fully contracted and the dumbbells are at shoulder level. Hold the contracted position for a second.
  3. Slowly begin to bring the dumbbells back to starting position as your breathe in.
  4. Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.

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Exercise photos and instructions: free-exercise-db (public domain). Animation made from the real start and end photos.

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