Overhead Cable Curl

BicepsCableIntermediateIsolation
Overhead Cable Curl — start position
Start
Overhead Cable Curl — finish position
Finish
Muscles worked
PrimaryBiceps

How to do it

  1. 01

    To begin, set a weight that is comfortable on each side of the pulley machine. Note: Make sure that the amount of weight selected is the same on each side.

  2. 02

    Now adjust the height of the pulleys on each side and make sure that they are positioned at a height higher than that of your shoulders.

  3. 03

    Stand in the middle of both sides and use an underhand grip (palms facing towards the ceiling) to grab each handle. Your arms should be fully extended and parallel to the floor with your feet positioned shoulder width apart from each other. Your body should be evenly aligned the handles. This is the starting position.

  4. 04

    While exhaling, slowly squeeze the biceps on each side until your forearms and biceps touch.

  5. 05

    While inhaling, move your forearms back to the starting position. Note: Your entire body is stationary during this exercise except for the forearms.

  6. 06

    Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions prescribed in your program.

In the app

Overhead Cable Curl appears when you own a cable stack 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 a cable stack

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

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