Exercises / Upper arms / Dumbbell Cross Body Hammer Curl
Dumbbell Cross Body Hammer Curl
Dumbbell Cross Body Hammer Curl: step-by-step technique, the muscles it works and a demo clip. Equipment: dumbbell.
- Equipmentdumbbell
- Body partupper arms
- Primary muscles
- biceps, forearms
- Secondary muscles
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How to do it
- Stand up straight with a dumbbell in each hand, palms facing your body.
- Keep your elbows close to your torso and your upper arms stationary.
- Exhale and curl the weights while contracting your biceps, bringing the dumbbells across your body towards your opposite shoulder.
- Continue to raise the dumbbells until your biceps are fully contracted and the dumbbells are at shoulder level.
- Hold the contracted position for a brief pause as you squeeze your biceps.
- Inhale and slowly begin to lower the dumbbells back to the starting position.
- Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.