

Muscles worked
biceps, forearms
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dumbbell standing preacher curl
- Body part
- upper arms
- Equipment
- dumbbell
- Target muscle
- biceps
- Muscle group
- forearms
Secondary muscles
How to perform it
- 1
Stand upright with your feet shoulder-width apart and hold a dumbbell in each hand, palms facing forward.
- 2
Rest the back of your upper arms against the preacher bench or an incline bench, with your elbows slightly bent.
- 3
Keeping your upper arms stationary, exhale and curl the weights while contracting your biceps.
- 4
Continue to raise the dumbbells until your biceps are fully contracted and the dumbbells are at shoulder level.
- 5
Hold the contracted position for a brief pause as you squeeze your biceps.
- 6
Inhale and slowly begin to lower the dumbbells back to the starting position.
- 7
Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.






