Preacher Curl - Basic
Recommendations: 2-3 Sets, 6-10 Reps, 80 Wght
Beginner Biceps Forearms Shoulders Traps Strength Barbell Preacher Bench Pull Gym
Purpose: This exercise strengthens the biceps.
Benefits: This exercise isolates the biceps so that momentum does not come into play.
Sit at a preacher bench, with your feet flat on the floor. Hold a barbell with your hands about shoulder-width apart and your palms facing up (underhand grip). Ensure that your armpits are against the top of the bench pad with your triceps on the pad. This is the starting position. Curl the barbell up to your chin. Your upper arms should remain on the pad throughout the entire motion. Exhale during this movement. Slowly lower the barbell to the starting position. Inhale during this movement. Repeat for the required number of repetitions.
The biceps muscle is a straight muscle with 2 heads. The long head crosses both the elbow and shoulder joints and bends the elbow and raises the arm forward at the shoulder. The short head of the biceps crosses the elbow joint and, in conjunction with the brachioradialis, supinates the hand.
Step 1
Sit at the Preacher Bench holding a barbell with an underhand grip. The triceps should be flat on the pad.
Sit at a preacher bench, with your feet flat on the floor. Hold a barbell with your hands about shoulder-width apart and your palms facing up (underhand grip). Ensure that your armpits are against the top of the bench pad with your triceps on the pad. This is the starting position.
Step 2
Curl the barbell up to your chin, keeping your triceps on the pad throughout the exercise movement.
Curl the barbell up to your chin. Your upper arms should remain on the pad throughout the entire motion. Exhale during this movement. Squeeze the biceps at the top of the movement.
Step 3
Slowly lower the barbell to the starting position.
Slowly lower the barbell to the starting position. Inhale during this movement. Hold a barbell with your hands about shoulder-width apart and your palms facing up (underhand grip). Ensure that your armpits are against the top of the bench pad with your triceps on the pad.