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Close-Grip EZ-Bar Curl with Band
Close-Grip EZ-Bar Curl with Band is a beginner strength exercise using e-z curl bar. It works the biceps, with help from the forearms.
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- Main muscles
- biceps
- Also works
- forearms
How to do it
- Attach a band to each end of the bar. Take the bar, placing a foot on the middle of the band. Stand upright with a narrow, supinated grip on the EZ bar. The elbows should be close to the torso. This will be your starting position.
- While keeping the upper arms in place, flex the elbows to execute the curl. Exhale as the weight is lifted.
- Continue the movement until your biceps are fully contracted and the bar is at shoulder level. Hold the contracted position for a second and squeeze the biceps hard.
- Slowly begin to bring the bar back to starting position as your breathe in.
- Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.
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- Alternate Hammer Curl · dumbbell, beginner
- Alternate Incline Dumbbell Curl · dumbbell, beginner
- Barbell Curl · barbell, beginner
- Barbell Curls Lying Against An Incline · barbell, beginner
- Cable Hammer Curls - Rope Attachment · cable, beginner
General information, not medical advice: start light, learn the movement before adding weight, and ask a qualified coach or doctor if you are injured or unsure. Exercise data from the Free Exercise DB (public domain).