Beginner exercise

Lying Cable Curl

  • Muscle Growth
  • Bodybuilding

Technique

How to perform Lying Cable Curl

  1. Grab a straight bar or E-Z bar attachment that is attached to the low pulley with both hands, using an underhand (palms facing up) shoulder-width grip.
  2. Lie flat on your back in front of the weight stack with your feet flat against the frame of the pulley machine and your legs straight.
  3. With your arms extended and your elbows close to your body slightly bend your arms.
  4. This will be your starting position.
  5. While keeping your upper arms stationary and the elbows close to your body, curl the bar up slowly toward your chest as you breathe out and you squeeze the biceps.
  6. After a second squeeze at the top of the movement, slowly return to the starting position.
  7. Repeat for the prescribed repetitions.

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Programming relevance

Muscles involved

Primary targets: Biceps Brachii Short Head, Biceps Brachii Long Head.

MuscleScoreRole
Biceps Brachii Long Head0.9Target, Mover
Brachialis0.5Mover
Brachioradialis0.5Mover, Stabilizer