Exercise guide

How to do cable curl

Biceps — constant tension

Cable curl starting position — correct set-up before the first rep
Start
Cable curl finished position — the end of one repetition
End of rep

Step by step

  1. Attach a straight bar to a low pulley and stand back a step so there's tension at the bottom.
  2. Elbows at your sides, arms long, chest up.
  3. Curl up to shoulder height and squeeze hard for a beat.
  4. Lower for 2 seconds to full extension, never letting the stack rest.

The cue that matters

CueCables keep load on the muscle at every joint angle — the right way to finish arm day.
AvoidStanding too close to the stack, which loses all tension at the bottom of every rep.

Where this sits in the split

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