Strength · Biceps · Dumbbells
Dumbbell Curl
Dumbbell Curl is a strength exercise with dumbbells that mainly works the biceps, with help from the forearms.
How to do it
- Elbows close to the body
- No swinging, the torso stays still
- Squeeze at the top
- Lower slowly all the way down
In Sets Ahead
Sets Ahead starts you on 3 sets of 10–15 reps with 1:15 rest. When every set reaches 15 reps, the weight goes up 2 kg, or 5 lb if you train in pounds.
Muscles worked
Mainly
- Biceps
Also
- Forearms
Joints it loads
- Elbow some
With an injury here, the app warns you before this exercise.
Log it in Sets Ahead
Sets Ahead works out your next set of dumbbell curl, and every other lift, from your own numbers.
Test it before releaseSimilar exercises
The same movement, done another way: what the app suggests when you swap.