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High Cable Curls
Works the biceps.
Bright blue is the target muscle. Darker blue is helping. The app shows this as a moving demo.
Muscles worked
biceps
How many reps
| Goal | Reps per set |
|---|---|
| Strength | 3-6 |
| Muscle size | 6-10 |
| 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 | Intermediate |
What to think about
- Upper arms level with the floor and still.
- Curl the hands in towards the ears.
- Slow on the way back out.
How to do it
- Stand between a couple of high pulleys and grab a handle in each arm. Position your upper arms in a way that they are parallel to the floor with the palms of your hands facing you. This will be your starting position.
- Curl the handles towards you until they are next to your ears. Make sure that as you do so you flex your biceps and exhale. The upper arms should remain stationary and only the forearms should move. Hold for a second in the contracted position as you squeeze the biceps.
- Slowly bring back the arms 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
- Cable Preacher Curl
- Close-Grip EZ Bar Curl
- Close-Grip EZ-Bar Curl with Band
Track it in LiftSets
Log High Cable Curls with last time's numbers in front of you, a rest timer on your lock screen and a graph of your progress.
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