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Exercise Guide

Dumbbell Alternate Hammer Preacher Curl

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Dumbbell Alternate Hammer Preacher Curl

Biceps•Dumbbell

beginner

Category

upper arms

Body Part

upper arms

Equipment

dumbbell

Target

biceps

Instructions

  1. 1

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

  2. 2

    Keep your upper arms stationary and exhale as you curl the weights while contracting your biceps.

  3. 3

    Continue to raise the dumbbells 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 recommended amount of repetitions.

Muscles

ForearmsBiceps

Movement Data

Role

Bicep Curl

Pattern

pull

Priority

9/10

Variation Rank

3

Workout Split

pull

Classification

Isolation

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