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| Muscles worked: |
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Biceps |
| Instructions: |
- Attach a medium sized bar to a cable pulley
machine down below.
- Stand about 6-8 inches from the pulley machine
with back straight, knees unlocked, and feet
hip-width apart.
- Hold the bar just outside of hips with palms up.
- Your arms should be extended straight down and
the bar should be leaning on your upper thighs.
- Keeping your elbows close to your body, use your
biceps to curl the bar up to your chest.
- Hold for a brief second flexing your biceps.
- Lower the bar to the starting position in a slow,
controlled manner.
- Keep your wrists straight and elbows at your side
throughout the curl.
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| Don'ts: |
- Don't sway your back or rock your body in an
attempt to complete the lift.
- Don't let your elbows leave your sides.
- Don't just let the bar drop when lowering it. Let
the bar down slowly resisting the weight of the
bar.
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