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Dumbbell Incline Alternate Hammer Curl

Dumbbell Incline Alternate Hammer Curl

Sit back on an incline bench with dumbbells hanging at your sides, palms facing your body (neutral grip). Keeping your elbows still and the hammer grip throughout, curl one dumbbell up to your shoulder, squeeze at the top, then lower with control. Alternate arms for each rep. The incline puts the biceps in a stretched position for greater range.

How it is executed

  1. Sit back on an incline bench with dumbbells hanging at your sides, palms facing your body (neutral grip).
  2. Keeping your elbows still and the hammer grip throughout, curl one dumbbell up to your shoulder, squeeze at the top, then lower with control.
  3. Alternate arms for each rep.
  4. The incline puts the biceps in a stretched position for greater range.
Muscles worked
Biceps
Primary muscle
Biceps
Equipment
Dumbbell
Movement pattern
Pull
Difficulty
Intermediate
What it is for
Strength · Hypertrophy

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