# Preacher Curl (Barbell)

> A seated curl with your upper arms braced on a pad that isolates the biceps.

Page: https://fitnessie.app/exercises/preacher-curl/
Type: Barbell · Isolation
Demo video: https://fitnessie.app/demos/preacher-curl-barbell/2a7946c539c03c41.mp4

## How to do it

1. Sit at a preacher bench with your armpits at the top of the pad and the backs of your upper arms flat on it.
2. Take an underhand grip on the curl bar.
3. Curl the bar up toward your shoulders and squeeze.
4. Lower slowly until your arms are nearly straight.

## Key cues

- Upper arms pressed into the pad
- Underhand grip, wrists straight
- Squeeze at the top
- Lower slowly through the full range

## Common mistakes

- Using so much weight that you swing the body
- Cutting the range short with half reps
- Bending the wrists
- Lifting the arms or elbows off the pad

## Muscles worked

- Primary: Biceps
- Secondary: Forearms

## Equipment

Preacher bench and ez bar.

## Variations

- [Preacher Curl (Dumbbell)](https://fitnessie.app/exercises/dumbbell-preacher-curl/)

## References

- [StrengthLog: Barbell Preacher Curl](https://www.strengthlog.com/barbell-preacher-curl/)
- [BarBend: How to Do the Preacher Curl](https://barbend.com/preacher-curl/)