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28 exercises

Barbell Curl

Barbell Curl

The staple bilateral biceps builder.

BarbellBeginner
Bayesian Cable Curl

Bayesian Cable Curl

Behind-the-body cable curl for a long stretch.

CableIntermediate
Cable Curl

Cable Curl

Curl with constant tension from a low pulley.

CableBeginner
Concentration Curl

Concentration Curl

Strict single-arm curl for a peak contraction.

DumbbellBeginner
Drag Curl

Drag Curl

Bar stays close to the body, biasing the long head.

BarbellIntermediate
Dumbbell Curl

Dumbbell Curl

Allows supination for a strong biceps peak.

DumbbellBeginner
EZ-Bar Curl

EZ-Bar Curl

Wrist-friendly barbell curl variation.

BarbellBeginner
Hammer Curl

Hammer Curl

Neutral-grip curl for brachialis and forearms.

DumbbellBeginner
Incline Dumbbell Curl

Incline Dumbbell Curl

Stretched-position curl on an incline bench.

DumbbellIntermediate
Machine Preacher Curl

Machine Preacher Curl

Guided preacher curl for easy progressive overload.

MachineBeginner
Preacher Curl

Preacher Curl

Removes cheating by locking the upper arms.

DumbbellIntermediate
Spider Curl

Spider Curl

Chest-supported curl that isolates the short head.

DumbbellIntermediate
Underhand Inverted Row

Underhand Inverted Row

Palms-up row under a table or bar, biased toward the biceps.

BodyweightBeginner
Zottman Curl

Zottman Curl

Supinated curl up, pronated lower for extra forearm work.

DumbbellIntermediate
Barbell Bent-Over Row

Barbell Bent-Over Row

Secondary

Heavy horizontal row for mid-back thickness.

BarbellIntermediate
Chest-Supported Row

Chest-Supported Row

Secondary

Removes lower-back stress from the row.

DumbbellIntermediate
Chin-Up

Chin-Up

Secondary

Supinated pull-up that also hammers the biceps.

BodyweightIntermediate
Inverted Row

Inverted Row

Secondary

Horizontal bodyweight row, scalable by foot position.

BodyweightBeginner
Lat Pulldown

Lat Pulldown

Secondary

Machine alternative to pull-ups for lat development.

CableBeginner
Meadows Row

Meadows Row

Secondary

Landmine row with a huge stretch on the lats.

BarbellAdvanced
One-Arm Dumbbell Row

One-Arm Dumbbell Row

Secondary

Unilateral row that trains each lat independently.

DumbbellBeginner
Pull-Up

Pull-Up

Secondary

Vertical pull for lat width and upper-back strength.

BodyweightIntermediate
Reverse Curl

Reverse Curl

Secondary

Pronated curl that overloads the brachioradialis.

BarbellIntermediate
Seated Cable Row

Seated Cable Row

Secondary

Chest-supported-feel row with constant cable tension.

CableBeginner
Single-Arm Cable Row

Single-Arm Cable Row

Secondary

Allows rotation and a long lat stretch.

CableIntermediate
T-Bar Row

T-Bar Row

Secondary

Chest-over-bar row that is easy to overload.

MachineIntermediate
Towel Pull-Up

Towel Pull-Up

Secondary

Pull-up on towels for crushing grip strength.

BodyweightAdvanced
Upright Row

Upright Row

Secondary

Vertical pull that loads the side delts and traps.

BarbellIntermediate