Barbell Curls Lying Against An Incline
How to do it
- Lie against an incline bench, with your arms holding a barbell and hanging down in a horizontal line. This will be your starting position.
- While keeping the upper arms stationary, curl the weight up as high as you can while squeezing the biceps. Breathe out as you perform this portion of the movement. Tip: Only the forearms should move. Do not swing the arms.
- After a second contraction, slowly go back to the starting position as you inhale. Tip: Make sure that you go all of the way down.
- Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.
Quick answers
- What muscles does the Barbell Curls Lying Against An Incline work?
- Mainly the biceps.
- What equipment do I need?
- Barbell.
- Is it good for beginners?
- Yes, it is rated beginner level.
- How do I track progress on it?
- Log each set and beat the weight or reps from last time. Liftrung shows your last set beside the next one and estimates your one-rep max from your sets.
More biceps exercises
- Barbell Curl
- Close-Grip EZ Bar Curl
- Close-Grip Standing Barbell Curl
- Drag Curl
- Lying High Bench Barbell Curl
- Preacher Curl
Exercise descriptions: free-exercise-db, public domain.