Barbell Preacher Curl

Sit at a preacher bench and rest your arms on the pad. Hold a barbell with an underhand grip. Curl the bar up to your shoulders, pause, then lower under control. Always keep your arms in contact with the pad.

BICEPS · PULL

Barbell Preacher Curl: how the movement is executed

How it is executed

Sit at a preacher bench and rest your arms on the pad.
Hold a barbell with an underhand grip.
Curl the bar up to your shoulders, pause, then lower under control.
Always keep your arms in contact with the pad.

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

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