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Exercise overview
Training details
BicepsForearms
Equipment
Dumbbell
Sets × reps
3 × 12
Rest
1 min 15 sec
How to perform it
Step-by-step instructions
- 01Stand tall with a dumbbell in each hand at your sides, palms facing inward, and elbows close to your torso.
- 02Curl the dumbbells outward and upward in a wide semicircular path rather than bringing them straight forward.
- 03Continue the arc until the dumbbells approach shoulder height and your palms rotate toward you.
- 04Pause briefly with the biceps contracted without lifting your elbows or shrugging.
- 05Reverse the wide arc to lower the dumbbells smoothly back to your sides.
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