Beginner exercise

Two-Arm Dumbbell Preacher Curl

Also called DB Preacher Curl

  • Muscle Growth
  • Bodybuilding

Technique

How to perform Two-Arm Dumbbell Preacher Curl

  1. Grab a dumbbell with each arm and place the upper arms on top of the preacher bench or the incline bench.
  2. This will be your starting position.
  3. As you breathe in, slowly lower the dumbbells until your upper arm is extended and the biceps is fully stretched.
  4. As you exhale, use the biceps to curl the weights up until your biceps is fully contracted and the dumbbells are at shoulder height.
  5. Squeeze the biceps hard for a second at the contracted position and 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