Exercise Guide

Dumbbell Concentration Curl

beginnerRecommendedIsolation
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Dumbbell Concentration Curl

Biceps Dumbbell

beginner

Category

upper arms

Body Part

upper arms

Equipment

dumbbell

Target

biceps

Instructions

  1. 1

    Sit on a bench with your legs spread apart and a dumbbell in one hand, resting your elbow on the inside of your thigh.

  2. 2

    Fully extend your arm and hold the dumbbell with an underhand grip.

  3. 3

    Keeping your upper arm stationary, exhale and curl the weight up towards your shoulder while contracting your biceps.

  4. 4

    Continue to raise the dumbbell until your biceps are fully contracted and the dumbbell is at shoulder level.

  5. 5

    Hold the contracted position for a brief pause as you squeeze your biceps.

  6. 6

    Inhale and slowly lower the dumbbell back to the starting position.

  7. 7

    Repeat for the desired number of repetitions, then switch arms.

Muscles

ForearmsBiceps

Movement Data

Role

Dumbbell Curl

Pattern

pull

Priority

8/10

Variation Rank

4

Workout Split

Classification

Isolation

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