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How to Do Standing Biceps Cable Curl

Step-by-step instructions, muscles worked and workouts that use the standing biceps cable curl.

Standing Biceps Cable Curl animated demonstration from start to end position
Main musclesBiceps
Also works—
EquipmentCable
LevelBeginner
TypeStrength

How to do it

  1. Stand up with your torso upright while holding a cable curl bar that is attached to a low pulley. Grab the cable bar at shoulder width and keep the elbows close to the torso. The palm of your hands should be facing up (supinated grip). This will be your starting position.
  2. While holding the upper arms stationary, curl the weights while contracting the biceps as you breathe out. Only the forearms should move. Continue the movement until your biceps are fully contracted and the bar is at shoulder level. Hold the contracted position for a second as you squeeze the muscle.
  3. Slowly begin to bring the curl bar 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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