Hammer Curls

BicepsDumbbellBeginnerIsolation
Hammer Curls — start position
Start
Hammer Curls — finish position
Finish
Muscles worked
PrimaryBiceps

How to do it

  1. 01

    Stand up with your torso upright and a dumbbell on each hand being held at arms length. The elbows should be close to the torso.

  2. 02

    The palms of the hands should be facing your torso. This will be your starting position.

  3. 03

    Now, while holding your upper arm stationary, exhale and curl the weight forward while contracting the biceps. Continue to raise the weight until the biceps are fully contracted and the dumbbell is at shoulder level. Hold the contracted position for a brief moment as you squeeze the biceps. Tip: Focus on keeping the elbow stationary and only moving your forearm.

  4. 04

    After the brief pause, inhale and slowly begin the lower the dumbbells back down to the starting position.

  5. 05

    Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.

In the app

Hammer Curls appears when you own dumbbells and the day's window has room for it. Loads come from Rule 3 (Loads rise when earned, read from RPE, graded strong) and climb on the reps you actually did.

If a machine is taken the engine swaps a same-pattern movement and says why.

If you don't have dumbbells

Same movement pattern, same primary muscles — swap by what you have.

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