Incline Dumbbell Curls Guide
- Exercise Type: Isolation - focuses on targeting and isolating specific muscle groups, allowing for targeted muscle development.
- Targeted Muscle Groups:
- primary: biceps
- secondary: forearm
How to perform?
The Incline Dumbbell Curl is a variation of the traditional bicep curl that works the biceps while also engaging the forearms to a lesser degree. It involves using a bench at an incline angle to perform the curl with dumbbells. The incline position changes the angle of the exercise, placing more emphasis on the biceps, making it a great exercise for targeting this muscle group.
Steps to perform:
- Set an incline bench at a 45-degree angle (or whatever you feel appropriate).
- Sit on the bench with a dumbbell in each hand, arms fully extended.
- Allow your arms to hang straight down, palms facing forward.
- Exhale as you simultaneously curl both dumbbells towards your shoulders.
- Keep your elbows close to the bench and maintain a controlled pace.
- Focus on contracting your biceps at the top of the movement.
- Inhale as you lower the dumbbells back down in a controlled manner.
- Utilize the incline bench to isolate the biceps and engage them fully.
Variations
- Barbell Curlsisolation
- Concentration Curlsisolation
- Dumbbell Hamstring Curlisolation
- Dumbbell Preacher Curlsisolation
- EZ Bar Curlsisolation
- EZ-Bar Preacher Curlsisolation
- Machine Preacher Curlsisolation
- Nautilus Bicep Curlsisolation
- Reverse Dumbbell Curlsisolation
- Reverse EZ-Barbell Curlsisolation
- Seated Alternating Dumbbell Curlsisolation
- Seated Alternating Dumbbell Hammer Curlisolation
- Seated Dumbbell Curlsisolation
- Seated Hammer Dumbbell Curlsisolation
- Standing Wide Cable Curlisolation
- Standing Hammer Curlsisolation
- Standing Dumbbell Curlsisolation
- Standing EZ-Bar Cable Curlisolation
- Standing Alternating Dumbbell Curlisolation
- Standing Alternating Dumbbell Hammer Curlisolation
- Spider Dumbbell Curlsisolation
- Reverse Dumbbell Curlsisolation
- Seated Alternating Dumbbell Curlsisolation
- Seated Dumbbell Curlsisolation
- Seated Hammer Dumbbell Curlsisolation
- Spider Dumbbell Curlsisolation
- Standing Alternating Dumbbell Curlisolation
- Standing Dumbbell Curlsisolation
- Seated Alternating Dumbbell Hammer Curlisolation
- Dumbbell Preacher Curlsisolation
- Standing Alternating Dumbbell Hammer Curlisolation
- Standing Alternating Dumbbell Curlisolation
- Standing Dumbbell Curlsisolation
- Seated Alternating Dumbbell Curlsisolation
- Seated Dumbbell Curlsisolation
- Spider Dumbbell Curlsisolation
- Reverse Dumbbell Curlsisolation