Reverse Curl (Barbell)

How to do it

1. Stand tall holding a barbell with an overhand grip, hands about shoulder width, arms hanging at your sides.
2. Keep your elbows tucked at your sides and your wrists straight.
3. Curl the bar toward your chest and shoulders.
4. Lower slowly back to straight arms.

Key cues

• Overhand grip, about shoulder width
• Elbows stay at your sides
• Wrists neutral
• Slow lowering

Common mistakes

• Swinging your torso to lift the bar
• Letting the elbows drift backward
• Bending the wrists
• Dropping the bar quickly on the way down

Muscles worked

Primary

Biceps

Secondary

Forearms

Equipment

Barbell.

Variations

• Reverse Curl (Cable)

  Cable · Biceps, forearms · Isolation

References

1. StrengthLog: Reverse Barbell Curl
2. Garage Gym Reviews: Reverse Curls