High Cable Curl

Start

Finish

How to do it

Stand between two high pulleys with arms out at shoulder height holding a handle in each hand, then curl the handles toward your ears keeping the upper arms parallel to the floor.

Muscles worked

Primary: biceps · Also works: forearms

Equipment

Cables, Full gym

Common mistakes

• Letting the upper arms drop below shoulder height as the set goes on
• Standing off-centre so one arm gets a longer cable path than the other
• Loading heavy — this is a peak-contraction exercise, not a strength lift

Variations

• Single-arm high cable curl
• High cable curl with a two-second squeeze at the ear

Can't do this one? Swap it for

• Cable Biceps Curl
• Spider Curl
• Dumbbell Biceps Curl

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