Standing Dumbbell Reverse Curl

BicepsDumbbellIntermediateIsolation
Standing Dumbbell Reverse Curl — start position
Start
Standing Dumbbell Reverse Curl — finish position
Finish
Muscles worked
PrimaryBiceps
SecondaryForearms

How to do it

  1. 01

    To begin, stand straight with a dumbbell in each hand using a pronated grip (palms facing down). Your arms should be fully extended while your feet are shoulder width apart from each other. This is the starting position.

  2. 02

    While holding the upper arms stationary, curl the weights while contracting the biceps as you breathe out. Only the forearms should move. Continue the movement until your biceps are fully contracted and the dumbbells are at shoulder level. Hold the contracted position for a second as you squeeze the muscle.

  3. 03

    Slowly begin to bring the dumbbells back to starting position as your breathe in.

  4. 04

    Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.

In the app

Standing Dumbbell Reverse 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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