Beginner exercise

Incline Hammer Curls

Also called Hammer Incline Dumbbell Curls

  • Muscle Growth
  • Bodybuilding

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Technique

How to perform Incline Hammer Curls

  1. Sit against an incline bench with one dumbbell in each hand and your feet planted on the floor.
  2. Let your arms hang beside the bench with your palms facing each other.
  3. Keep your back supported and upper arms still as you bend your elbows to lift the weights.
  4. Maintain the neutral grip without turning the curl into a shoulder raise.
  5. Lower the dumbbells under control until your arms return to the hanging start position.
  6. Keep the same grip and supported posture for the next repetition.

Programming relevance

Muscles involved

Primary targets: Brachioradialis, Brachialis.

MuscleScoreRole
Brachioradialis1.0Target, Mover
Brachialis0.9Target, Mover