Reverse Dumbbell Curls Guide
- Exercise Type: Isolation - focuses on targeting and isolating specific muscle groups, allowing for targeted muscle development.
- Targeted Muscle Groups:
- primary: biceps, brachioradialis, forearm
- secondary: brachiallis
How to perform?
The Reverse Dumbbell Curl is an isolation exercise that primarily targets the brachioradialis muscle, located in the forearm. The reverse curl is a great exercise to strengthen and develop the forearms and can also provide secondary benefits for the biceps and brachialis muscles.
Steps to perform:
- Stand with a dumbbell in each hand, arms fully extended, and palms facing your body.
- Keep your feet shoulder-width apart and maintain a straight posture.
- Exhale as you curl both dumbbells towards your shoulders, but with a reverse grip.
- Rotate your palms to face down as you lift the dumbbells.
- Focus on contracting your forearms and the brachialis muscle.
- Inhale as you lower the dumbbells back down in a controlled manner.
- Keep your elbows close to your body and avoid using momentum.
Variations
- Barbell Curlsisolation
- Concentration Curlsisolation
- Dumbbell Hamstring Curlisolation
- Dumbbell Preacher Curlsisolation
- EZ Bar Curlsisolation
- EZ-Bar Preacher Curlsisolation
- Incline Dumbbell Curlsisolation
- Machine Preacher Curlsisolation
- Nautilus Bicep 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
- Incline 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
- Reverse EZ-Barbell Curlsisolation
- Standing Alternating Dumbbell Curlisolation
- Standing Dumbbell Curlsisolation
- Seated Alternating Dumbbell Curlsisolation
- Seated Dumbbell Curlsisolation
- Incline Dumbbell Curlsisolation
- Spider Dumbbell Curlsisolation