Machine Preacher Curl

Start

Finish

How to do it

Set the seat so your armpits sit at the top of the pad and the elbows line up with the machine's pivot, then curl the handles up and lower them until the arms are nearly straight.

Muscles worked

Primary: biceps · Also works: forearms

Equipment

Machines, Full gym

Common mistakes

• Leaving the elbows above or below the pivot, which makes the resistance curve fight your arm
• Letting the handles crash back and jolting the elbow joint
• Lifting the upper arms off the pad at the sticking point

Variations

• Single-arm machine preacher curl
• Machine preacher curl with a slow four-second lowering phase

Can't do this one? Swap it for

• EZ-Bar Preacher Curl
• Dumbbell Preacher Curl
• Band Preacher Curl

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• Dumbbell Biceps Curlbiceps
• Towel Biceps Curlbiceps
• Backpack Biceps Curlbiceps
• Table Biceps Curlbiceps
• Resistance Band Biceps Curlbiceps
• Band Hammer Curlbiceps