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Incline Dumbbell Curl

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Type: Strength
Main Muscle Worked: Biceps
Equipment: Dumbbell
Mechanics Type: Isolation
Level: Beginner
Sport: No
Force: Pull
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Incline Dumbbell Curl Guide

Main Muscle: Biceps

  1. Sit back on an incline bench with a dumbbell in each hand held at arms length. Keep your elbows close to your torso and rotate the palms of your hands until they are facing forward. This will be your starting position.
  2. While holding the upper arm stationary, curl the weights forward while contracting the biceps as you breathe out. Only the forearms should move. Continue the movement until your biceps are fully contracted and the dumbbells are at shoulder level. Hold the contracted position for a second.
  3. Slowly begin to bring the dumbbells back to starting position as your breathe in.
  4. Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.



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Review: Incline Dumbbell Curl

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8/10

Jun 18, 2013 6:47 PM: Good



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8/10

Oct 11, 2012 4:35 PM: Good accessory exercise to starting strength program



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Oct 11, 2012 4:35 PM: Good accessory exercise to starting strength program



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Tip: Incline Dumbbell Curl

Exercise Rating
10/10

Jun 2, 2012 4:30 PM: Doing the both arms variant in my opinion is better.



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Tip: Incline Dumbbell Curl

Exercise Rating
8/10

Mar 26, 2012 10:39 AM: i've found that instead of alternating arms endlessly, using a "left, right, both, both" pattern seems to work more effectively. usually done in sets of 5 (15 pumps each arm)



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Tip: Incline Dumbbell Curl

Exercise Rating
10/10

Mar 19, 2012 7:16 AM: With correct form this puts more emphasis on the long head of the bicep, a good variation for this is to angle out your arms to form a "Y" shape to put all the pressure on the long head....just be careful with going heavy though.



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Review: Incline Dumbbell Curl

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5/10

Feb 23, 2012 6:35 AM: Not one of my favorites but I'll give it another try one day



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Exercise Rating
10/10

Jan 24, 2012 1:57 PM: i like this because it fills like a bigger range of movement



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Tip: Incline Dumbbell Curl

Exercise Rating
10/10

Nov 9, 2011 9:21 AM: I personally don't let my arm hang since I feel my bicep relaxes. I keep the dumbbell just past leg level while my bicep is still forcing to hold up the dumbbell. Much better burn and will keep you honest from using too heavy of a weight.



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Review: Incline Dumbbell Curl

Exercise Rating
10/10

Nov 9, 2011 9:18 AM: Not as cool looking as some of the other bicep workouts but this one is nice because it hits the top of the brachii. Good for a variation.



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