WORLD 1 · THE LIBRARY · ARM

INCLINE CURL

BICEPS BRACHII

LINEAGE: Incline Curls

POSITION: SEATEDEQUIPMENT: CABLE&LOWEXECUTION: BILATERAL
VARIANT 01

START: Place an incline bench set at 45-60 degrees in the middle of a cable crossover apparatus. Grab the single-handle D-grips attached to the low pulleys and sit in the incline bench holding your arms down at out to your sides in line with the cables.

MOVE: Curl both arms toward your shoulders. Slowly return the handle to the start.

POSITION: SEATEDEQUIPMENT: DUMBBELLEQUIPMENT: STABILITY BALLEXECUTION: BILATERAL
VARIANT 02
A.K.A. Laying on Ball Incline Bicep Curls both arms

Sit on a physioball while holding two dumbbells on your lap. Slowly roll your hips forward and lay back on the ball. Bend your knees and roll down on the ball until your hips are lower than your shoulders and you are in an incline position. Once in the incline position hold your dumbbells out to your sides with your arms resting against the physioball with a palms-up grip. Begin the movement by contracting your biceps and curl the dumbbells up until you reach the fully curled position.

POSITION: SEATEDEQUIPMENT: DUMBBELLEXECUTION: UNILATERAL
VARIANT 03
A.K.A. Incline Dumbbell Biceps Curl One Arm

Sitting on an Incline Bench, take a dumbbell in one hand and let it hang straight down. Your arm should be completely straight thus forcing the arm position slightly behind your torso due to the reclined position from the incline bench.

Simply curl the dumbbell upward contracting the bicep. Do not raise the upper part of the arm as you squeeze upward. Slowly return to the starting position and repeat for reps

POSITION: SEATEDEQUIPMENT: DUMBBELLEXECUTION: ALTERNATING
VARIANT 04
A.K.A. Alternating Incline Dumbbell Curl

START: Grasp a pair of dumbbells and lie back on an incline bench set at about 60 degrees, allowing your arms to hang straight down toward the floor by your sides. Use a neutral grip, with your palms facing in.

MOVE: Keeping your shoulders back and upper arms in a fixed position perpendicular to the floor, lock your elbows at your sides and curl both dumbbells toward your shoulders. As you curl, supinate your wrist so that your palms face your shoulders at the top of the movement. Slowly return the dumbbell to the start along the same path.Step 2Step 3Step 4Step 5

POSITION: SEATEDEQUIPMENT: DUMBBELLEXECUTION: BILATERAL
VARIANT 05
A.K.A. Incline Dumbbell Curl

START: Grasp a pair of dumbbells and lie back on an incline bench set at about 60 degrees, allowing your arms to hang straight down toward the floor by your sides. Use an underhand grip, with your palms facing forward.

MOVE: Keeping your shoulders back and upper arms in a fixed position perpendicular to the floor, lock your elbows at your sides and curl both dumbbells toward your shoulders. Slowly return the dumbbell to the start.