Exercises / Upper arms / Cable Overhead Curl
Cable Overhead Curl
Cable Overhead Curl: step-by-step technique, the muscles it works and a demo clip. Equipment: cable. Level: intermediate.
- Equipmentcable
- Levelintermediate
- Forcepull
- Typeisolation
- Body partupper arms
- Primary muscles
- biceps, forearms
- Secondary muscles
- shoulders
How to do it
- Attach a straight bar to a high pulley cable machine.
- Stand facing the machine with your feet shoulder-width apart.
- Grasp the bar with an underhand grip, hands shoulder-width apart.
- Keep your elbows close to your sides and your upper arms stationary.
- Exhale and curl the bar down towards your forehead, keeping your upper arms stationary.
- Pause for a moment at the bottom of the movement, squeezing your biceps.
- Inhale and slowly return the bar to the starting position, fully extending your arms.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.