Preacher Hammer Dumbbell Curl

BicepsDumbbellBeginnerIsolation
Preacher Hammer Dumbbell Curl — start position
Start
Preacher Hammer Dumbbell Curl — finish position
Finish
Muscles worked
PrimaryBiceps
SecondaryForearms

How to do it

  1. 01

    Place the upper part of both arms on top of the preacher bench as you hold a dumbbell in each hand with the palms facing each other (neutral grip).

  2. 02

    As you breathe in, slowly lower the dumbbells until your upper arm is extended and the biceps is fully stretched.

  3. 03

    As you exhale, use the biceps to curl the weight up until your biceps is fully contracted and the dumbbells are at shoulder height.

  4. 04

    Squeeze the biceps hard for a second at the contracted position and repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.

In the app

Preacher Hammer Dumbbell Curl 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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