How to do it
Keep your wrists straight rather than curling them toward your forearms.
- 1
Stand up straight with your feet shoulder-width apart.
- 2
Hold the barbell with an underhand grip, hands shoulder-width apart.
- 3
Keep your elbows back and close to your torso as you curl the barbell up, dragging it along your body.
- 4
Squeeze your biceps at the top of the curl.
- 5
Slowly lower the barbell back to the starting position.
- 6
Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
Expert tip
Keep the barbell close to your body as you curl it up, dragging it along your torso to keep the tension on your biceps.
Common mistakes
- ✕Letting the elbows drift forward
- ✕Swinging the torso backward for momentum
- ✕Raising the heels off the floor