Dumbbell Preacher Curl

Use a preacher bench and hold a dumbbell in one hand. Curl the weight up, keeping your upper arm on the pad. Pause at the top, then lower slowly. Alternate arms if training one at a time.

BICEPS · PULL

Dumbbell Preacher Curl: how the movement is executed

How it is executed

Use a preacher bench and hold a dumbbell in one hand.
Curl the weight up, keeping your upper arm on the pad.
Pause at the top, then lower slowly.
Alternate arms if training one at a time.

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

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