Standing Reverse Barbell Curls
- Hold a barbell with an overhand grip at shoulder width. You can also use a preacher curl bar if you feel too much pressure on the wrists. Stand tall with your chest up and core braced. You will keep your upper arms tight to your sides.
- Begin the movement by bringing the barbell up towards your shoulders. Feel the contraction in the biceps and forearms.
- Pause at the top and slowly return to the starting position.
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Standing reverse barbell curls is a gym work out exercise that targets biceps and also involves forearms. Refer to the illustration diagram and instructions above for how to perform this exercise correctly. Standing bicep flexions, machine bicep preacher / concentration curls and dumbbell biceps curl to shoulder press are related exercise that target the same muscle groups as standing reverse barbell curls. Visit our free illustrated exercise directory for more exercises to try in your workouts.
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