Strength exercise

Reverse Curl

How to do it

  1. Grip a bar with an overhand, shoulder-width grip, palms facing down toward the floor.
  2. Stand tall with your feet hip-width apart and your elbows pinned lightly against your sides.
  3. Curl the bar upward by bending your elbows, keeping your wrists flat and your upper arms fixed at your sides.
  4. Squeeze your forearms and biceps at the top without letting your wrists break or curl inward.
  5. Lower the bar slowly back to full arm extension, exhaling on the way up and inhaling on the way down.
  6. Keep your torso still throughout the set, avoiding any backward lean or swing to move the weight.

Muscles worked

BicepsMuscles located in the upper arm, primarily responsible for flexing the elbow. All Biceps exercises
BrachioradialisForearm muscle responsible for elbow flexion, especially with the forearm in neutral position.
Forearm ExtensorsGroup of muscles on the outer forearm responsible for wrist extension. All Forearm Extensors exercises

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Type
Strength
Primary muscles
Biceps, Brachioradialis, Forearm Extensors
Measured in
Reps and weight
Tools
1RM Calculator