Barbell Reverse Curl

Hold a barbell with an overhand grip at shoulder width. Curl the bar toward your chest, keeping elbows at your sides and wrists straight. Squeeze at the top, then lower slowly. Focus on the forearms and brachialis.

BICEPS · PULL

Barbell Reverse Curl: how the movement is executed

How it is executed

Hold a barbell with an overhand grip at shoulder width.
Curl the bar toward your chest, keeping elbows at your sides and wrists straight.
Squeeze at the top, then lower slowly.
Focus on the forearms and brachialis.

Muscles worked: Biceps
Primary muscle: Biceps
Equipment: Barbell
Movement pattern: Pull
Difficulty: Intermediate
What it is for: Hypertrophy

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