Exercise Guide
Cable Overhead Curl
beginnerRecommendedIsolationCore Variation
Exercise Visual
Cable Overhead Curl
Biceps • Cable
beginnerCategory
upper arms
Body Part
upper arms
Equipment
cable
Target
biceps
Instructions
- 1
Attach a straight bar to a high pulley cable machine.
- 2
Stand facing the machine with your feet shoulder-width apart.
- 3
Grasp the bar with an underhand grip, hands shoulder-width apart.
- 4
Keep your elbows close to your sides and your upper arms stationary.
- 5
Exhale and curl the bar down towards your forehead, keeping your upper arms stationary.
- 6
Pause for a moment at the bottom of the movement, squeezing your biceps.
- 7
Inhale and slowly return the bar to the starting position, fully extending your arms.
- 8
Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
Muscles
ForearmsBicepsShoulders
Movement Data
Role
Cable Curl
Pattern
pull
Priority
6/10
Variation Rank
2
Workout Split
Classification
Isolation