Preacher curl
- Basic
- Machine
Arm on the pad: lower almost straight, no bounce
Muscles worked
- Primary:
- Biceps
How to do it
- Rest the back of the arms on the preacher bench.
- Curl the weight up by bending the elbows.
- Lower under control without snapping straight.
Common mistakes
- Snapping straight at the bottom (elbow risk).
- Lifting the arms off the bench.
Tips
- Trains the bottom of the range hard.
- Control the lowering especially.