Exercise Guide

Dumbbell Lying Wide Curl

intermediate
Exercise Visual

Dumbbell Lying Wide Curl

Biceps Dumbbell

intermediate

Category

upper arms

Body Part

upper arms

Equipment

dumbbell

Target

biceps

Instructions

  1. 1

    Lie flat on a bench with a dumbbell in each hand, palms facing up and arms fully extended.

  2. 2

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

  3. 3

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

  4. 4

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

  5. 5

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

  6. 6

    Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

Muscles

ForearmsBiceps