Machine preacher curls

Major muscles used

• Biceps

Performing machine preacher curls

• Sit at a preacher bench machine and hold the bar in both hands, with your arms over the bench platform.
• Your hands should be palms up, holding the bar about shoulder-width apart.
• Your feet should be firmly on the ground, your upper body upright and your eyes forward.
• Raise the bar upward toward your chin. Your elbows should stay in the same position, and your wrist should be locked.
• Lower the bar to the starting position in a slow, controlled manner.

Be careful

• Don't let the weight just drop down. Let the weight down slowly in a controlled manner.
• Don't lift your elbows off the pad when lifting the weight.

Alternative exercises to machine preacher curls

• Incline dumbbell curls
• Preacher curls (Dumbbells)
• Preacher curls (Barbell)

Courtesy of Global-Fitness.com, your Online Personal Trainer

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