- Stand up straight while holding an EZ curl bar at the wide outer handle. The palms of your hands should be facing forward and slightly tilted inward due to the shape of the bar. Keep your elbows close to your torso. This will be your starting position.
- Now, while keeping your upper arms stationary, exhale and curl the weights forward while contracting the biceps. Focus on only moving your forearms.
- Continue to raise the weight until your biceps are fully contracted and the bar is at shoulder level. Hold the top contracted position for a moment and squeeze the biceps.
- Then inhale and slowly lower the bar back to the starting position.
- Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.
Variations: You can also perform this movement using an E-Z attachment hooked to a low pulley. This variation seems to really provide a good contraction at the top of the movement.
You may also use the closer grip for variety purposes.
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Oct 2, 2016 10:08 PM: Beyond good!
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Jan 28, 2016 3:45 PM: Comfortable exercise to do, not the best workout for the biceps of course but does a good job.
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Jan 5, 2016 4:02 PM: I do a modified version of this exercise called lucky seven's. You start at your waist and lift only to your midsection ( forearms parallel to the floor). When you reach the number seven you start from one again. Your starting point is now ur mid section and you lift it to your neck. When you reach...+See More
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Jun 8, 2015 2:32 AM: Favourite
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Apr 28, 2015 12:13 AM: This guy on the picture is such a badass that he can bend a straight barbell to an EZ bar shape and straighten it back on the eccentric motion... Next level stuff
PS: good exercise to prevent rotator pain.
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Feb 16, 2015 11:16 AM: great for beginners to advanced
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Oct 1, 2014 1:54 PM: It is better in the grip that the traditional barbell for curling.
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Mar 16, 2014 4:38 PM: When I do biceps I typically use the inner portion of the ez bar with heavy weight. Ill lighten up with the outside grips but do an extra five to ten reps in each set since its lighter. Wide grip has the traps bust out too lol.
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Mar 1, 2014 12:13 PM: My favorite exercise for biceps. Feel the burn!
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Jul 25, 2013 1:36 PM: Best curl