Alternate Incline Dumbbell Curl

Alternate Incline Dumbbell Curl is a isolation strength exercise using dumbbell that trains the biceps.

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Primary muscles: Biceps

Secondary muscles: Forearms

How to do it

  1. Sit down on an incline bench with a dumbbell in each hand being held at arms length. Tip: Keep the elbows close to the torso.This will be your starting position.
  2. While holding the upper arm stationary, curl the right weight forward while contracting the biceps as you breathe out. As you do so, rotate the hand so that the palm is facing up. Continue the movement until your biceps is fully contracted and the dumbbells are at shoulder level. Hold the contracted position for a second as you squeeze the biceps. Tip: Only the forearms should move.
  3. Slowly begin to bring the dumbbell back to starting position as your breathe in.
  4. Repeat the movement with the left hand. This equals one repetition.
  5. Continue alternating in this manner for the recommended amount of repetitions.

Track it with MyoAmigo

MyoAmigo pre-fills every set of the Alternate Incline Dumbbell Curl from last time, charts your estimated 1RM trend so you can see strength move without testing a true max, and flags a stall with a concrete fix. It also credits this work toward your weekly Biceps volume on the MyoMap heatmap. New to the movement? Start with picking a working weight and progressive overload.

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