Seated Dumbbell Curl

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

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Primary muscles: Biceps

How to do it

  1. Sit on a flat bench with a dumbbell on each hand being held at arms length. The elbows should be close to the torso.
  2. Rotate the palms of the hands so that they are facing your torso. This will be your starting position.
  3. While holding the upper arm stationary, curl the weights and start twisting the wrists once the dumbbells pass your thighs so that the palms of your hands face forward at the end of the movement. Make sure that you contract the biceps as you breathe out and make sure that only the forearms move. Continue the movement until your biceps are fully contracted and the dumbbells are at shoulder level. Hold the contracted position for a second as you squeeze the biceps.
  4. Slowly begin to bring the dumbbells back to the starting position as your breathe in and as you rotate the wrists back to a neutral grip.
  5. Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.

Track it with MyoAmigo

MyoAmigo pre-fills every set of the Seated 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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