LiftSetsLiftSets / Exercises / Cable Preacher Curl
Cable Preacher Curl
Works the biceps. Helped by the forearms.
Bright blue is the target muscle. Darker blue is helping. The app shows this as a moving demo.
Muscles worked
bicepsforearms
How many reps
| Goal | Reps per set |
|---|---|
| Strength | 4-6 |
| Muscle size | 8-12 |
| Endurance | 12-20+ |
Whatever the number, the set should end within a rep or two of the point where you could not do another with good form.
| Kit | cable |
|---|---|
| Level | beginner |
What to think about
- Upper arms flat on the pad.
- Lower until the arms are nearly straight, no bouncing.
- Curl up without lifting the elbows.
How to do it
- Place a preacher bench about 2 feet in front of a pulley machine.
- Attach a straight bar to the low pulley.
- Sit at the preacher bench with your elbow and upper arms firmly on top of the bench pad and have someone hand you the bar from the low pulley.
- Grab the bar and fully extend your arms on top of the preacher bench pad. This will be your starting position.
- Now start pilling the weight up towards your shoulders and squeeze the biceps hard at the top of the movement. Exhale as you perform this motion. Also, hold for a second at the top.
- Now slowly lower the weight to the starting position.
- Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.
Other exercises for the biceps
- Alternate Hammer Curl
- Alternate Incline Dumbbell Curl
- Barbell Curl
- Barbell Curls Lying Against An Incline
- Cable Hammer Curls - Rope Attachment
- Close-Grip EZ Bar Curl
- Close-Grip EZ-Bar Curl with Band
- Close-Grip Standing Barbell Curl
Track it in LiftSets
Log cable preacher curl with last time's numbers in front of you, a rest timer on your lock screen and a graph of your progress.
Coming soon to the App Store