Exercise Guide

Dumbbell Hammer Curl V. 2

beginnerRecommendedIsolationCore Variation
Exercise Visual

Dumbbell Hammer Curl V. 2

Biceps Dumbbell

beginner

Category

upper arms

Body Part

upper arms

Equipment

dumbbell

Target

biceps

Instructions

  1. 1

    Stand up straight with a dumbbell in each hand, palms facing your torso.

  2. 2

    Keep your elbows close to your torso and rotate the palms of your hands until they are facing forward.

  3. 3

    This will be your starting position.

  4. 4

    Now, keeping the upper arms stationary, exhale and curl the weights while contracting your biceps.

  5. 5

    Continue to raise the weights until your biceps are fully contracted and the dumbbells are at shoulder level.

  6. 6

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

  7. 7

    Then, inhale and slowly begin to lower the dumbbells back to the starting position.

  8. 8

    Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.

Muscles

ForearmsBiceps

Movement Data

Role

Hammer Curl

Pattern

pull

Priority

7/10

Variation Rank

1

Workout Split

pull

Classification

Isolation

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