Lying Straight Bar Cable Curl

The lying high cable curl is also known as the supine high cable curl.

Lying straight bar cable curl.

Watch as fitness expert james grage shows you how to do the correct straight bar cable curl while standing. If that is the case with you you can use a wavy bar. The lying cable biceps curl is a cable exercise that targets the biceps. This movement is usually performed for moderate to high reps for a burn and pump as part of an arm focused workout.

If you don t have a bench you can lie on the floor. The dead hang of the arms ensures no momentum or swinging comes into play while performing your hammer curls providing superior isolation. See also the overhead cable curl. It is performed lying on the back either on a bench or the ground with the feet facing toward a cable stack.

Another great workout could start with barbell curls which is one of the best mass building exercises along with machine preacher curls followed up with lying straight bar cable curls as the perfect finishing isolation movement. Personal trainer and instructional fitness host joe tong shows you the proper way to perform lying cable curls. Cable straight bar biceps curl variations. Lying cable bicep curls this is a slightly unconventional arm strengthening exercise.

The straight bar can be hard on some people s wrists. So grab on to the straight or ez curl bar with your palms facing up and carefully move into a lying position. A hammer curl while performed laying down on a incline bench adjusted to a 45 degree angle. These can include standing dumbbell curls preacher curls and standing single arm cable curls.

The point of lying on your back for the lying cable curl is to eliminate all body momentum and therefore prevent cheating and better isolate your elbow flexors. You can also perform the lying cable curl on a standard cable. Unlike the others you lay flat on your back with your feet positioned on the floor for extra stability.