Incline Bench Curl

Lay face up on an incline bench holding a suitably weighted dumbbell in each hand, with both arms hanging straight down towards the floor. You may to have your palms facing each other at the start, and finish with your thumbs pointing outwards (standard curl), or perform either a hammer action (thumbs on top) or even a reverse curl action (palms facing the floor).

START

FINISH

Keep your feet firmly on the floor, to help push your back and shoulders into the bench, keeping them and your head in contact with the bench throughout the lift.

Smoothly lift the weights up to shoulder level, in a controlled manner, returning back in a reverse order, prior to repeating again.

Concentrate on keeping your lower back pushed into the bench, especially as you commence the exercise, in order to avoid arching in your lower spine.

The level of difficulty for any weight lifting exercise, has a great emphasis on the amount of weight about to be lifted. Always aim to start with a light weight, adapting good technique prior to increasing the weight.