Barbell preacher curl exercise demonstration
Barbell preacher curl

Exercise

Barbell preacher curl

Barbell preacher curl is a moderate exercise. It trains biceps.

Muscles
BicepsForearms

Detailed explanation

Sit on a preacher bench with your upper arms resting on the pad and your chest against the support. Grasp the barbell with an underhand grip, slightly wider than shoulder-width apart. Keeping your upper arms stationary, exhale and curl the barbell up towards your shoulders.

Pause for a moment at the top, squeezing your biceps. Inhale and slowly lower the barbell back down to the starting position.

Step by step

  1. 1

    Sit on a preacher bench with your upper arms resting on the pad and your chest against the support.

  2. 2

    Grasp the barbell with an underhand grip, slightly wider than shoulder-width apart.

  3. 3

    Keeping your upper arms stationary, exhale and curl the barbell up towards your shoulders.

  4. 4

    Pause for a moment at the top, squeezing your biceps.

  5. 5

    Inhale and slowly lower the barbell back down to the starting position.

  6. 6

    Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

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