Exercises / Upper arms / Cable Close Grip Curl
Cable Close Grip Curl
Cable Close Grip Curl: step-by-step technique, the muscles it works and a demo clip. Equipment: cable.
- Equipmentcable
- Body partupper arms
- Primary muscles
- biceps, forearms
- Secondary muscles
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How to do it
- Attach a straight bar to a low pulley cable machine.
- Stand facing the machine with your feet shoulder-width apart and your knees slightly bent.
- Grasp the bar with an underhand grip, hands shoulder-width apart.
- Keep your elbows close to your sides and your upper arms stationary throughout the exercise.
- Exhale and curl the bar up towards your shoulders, contracting your biceps.
- Pause for a moment at the top of the movement, squeezing your biceps.
- Inhale and slowly lower the bar back to the starting position, fully extending your arms.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.