Standing Dumbbell Bicep Hammer Curls
- Stand straight holing a dumbbell in each hand with a neutral grip.
- Keep your arms fully extended with your palms facing in to your sides.
- Keep your elbows tucked in to your sides. This is the start position.
- Keeping your upper arm stationary, exhale and curl the dumbbells up towards your shoulders.
- Continue raising the dumbbells until your biceps are fully contracted and the dumbbells are at shoulder level.
- Hold for a count of one and squeeze your biceps.
- Return to the start position in a smooth movement, inhaling as you do so.
- Repeat.
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Standing dumbbell bicep hammer curls is a gym exercise that targets biceps and also works forearms. Use the illustration and instructions above to learn how to perform this exercise with proper form. Related exercises that work similar muscle groups include Barbell drag bicep curls, machine bicep preacher / concentration curls and stability / swiss / exercises ball dumbbell preacher curls. Browse our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises.
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