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standing bicep curl with dumbbell - beginner Upper Body exercise
  • Upper Body
  • beginner

standing bicep curl with dumbbell

stand with feet apart, bend elbows to lift dumbbells from neutral to supinated grip, then lower

Starting position
standing
Joints
elbow
Muscles
biceps, brachialis, brachioradialis
Equipment
dumbbell
Goal
postural correction
Type
isotonic concentric, resisted, isotonic eccentric

How it is done

Stand with feet apart. Keep arms by the side holding a dumbbell with thumbs pointing away from each other and elbows close to the trunk. Bend the elbows to maximum range with thumbs pointing towards each other. Ho;d before straightening the elbows to starting position.

Nothing here is a prescription. Your physiotherapist decides which of these are yours, and when.

The plan starts with an assessment.