Exercise Guide

Dumbbell Incline Hammer Curl

beginnerRecommendedIsolationCore Variation
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Dumbbell Incline Hammer Curl

Biceps Dumbbell

beginner

Category

upper arms

Body Part

upper arms

Equipment

dumbbell

Target

biceps

Instructions

  1. 1

    Sit on an incline bench with a dumbbell in each hand, palms facing your torso and arms fully extended.

  2. 2

    Keep your back against the bench and your feet flat on the floor.

  3. 3

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

  4. 4

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

  5. 5

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

  6. 6

    Inhale and slowly begin to lower the dumbbells back to the starting position.

  7. 7

    Repeat for the desired number 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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