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Biceps Exercises

Exercises targeting Biceps.

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Smith Machine Bent Over Row

Set the barbell attached to the smith machine to a height that is about 2 inches below your knees.

Middle Back
Biceps
Lats
Beginner

Smith Machine One-Arm Upright Row

With the bar at thigh level, load an appropriate weight.

Shoulders
Biceps
Traps
Beginner

Smith Machine Upright Row

To begin, set the bar on the smith machine to a height that is around the middle of your thighs. Once the correct height is chosen and the bar is loaded, grasp the bar using a pronated (palms forward) grip that is shoulder width apart. You may need some wrist wraps if using a significant amount of weight.

Traps
Biceps
Middle Back
Beginner

Snatch

Place your feet at a shoulder width stance with the barbell resting right above the connection between the toes and the rest of the foot.

Quadriceps
Biceps
Glutes
Intermediate

Spider Curl

Start out by setting the bar on the part of the preacher bench that you would normally sit on. Make sure to align the barbell properly so that it is balanced and will not fall off.

Biceps
Beginner

Standing Biceps Cable Curl

Stand up with your torso upright while holding a cable curl bar that is attached to a low pulley. Grab the cable bar at shoulder width and keep the elbows close to the torso. The palm of your hands should be facing up (supinated grip). This will be your starting position.

Biceps
Beginner

Standing Biceps Stretch

Clasp your hands behind your back with your palms together, straighten arms and then rotate them so your palms face downward.

Biceps
Chest
Shoulders
Beginner

Standing Concentration Curl

Taking a dumbbell in your working hand, lean forward. Allow your working arm to hang perpendicular to the ground with the elbow pointing out. This will be your starting position.

Biceps
Forearms
Beginner

Standing Dumbbell Reverse Curl

To begin, stand straight with a dumbbell in each hand using a pronated grip (palms facing down). Your arms should be fully extended while your feet are shoulder width apart from each other. This is the starting position.

Biceps
Forearms
Intermediate

Standing Dumbbell Upright Row

Grasp a dumbbell in each hand with a pronated (palms forward) grip that is slightly less than shoulder width. The dumbbells should be resting on top of your thighs. Your arms should be extended with a slight bend at the elbows and your back should be straight. This will be your starting position.

Traps
Biceps
Shoulders
Beginner

Standing Inner-Biceps Curl

Stand up with a dumbbell in each hand being held at arms length. The elbows should be close to the torso. Your legs should be at about shoulder's width apart from each other.

Biceps
Intermediate

Standing Olympic Plate Hand Squeeze

To begin, stand straight while holding a weight plate by the ridge at arm's length in each hand using a neutral grip (palms facing in). You feet should be shoulder width apart from each other. This will be your starting position.

Forearms
Biceps
Beginner

Standing One-Arm Cable Curl

Start out by grabbing single handle next to the low pulley machine. Make sure you are far enough from the machine so that your arm is supporting the weight.

Biceps
Intermediate

Standing One-Arm Dumbbell Curl Over Incline Bench

Stand on the back side of an incline bench as if you were going to be a spotter for someone. Have a dumbbell in one hand and rest it across the incline bench with a supinated (palms up) grip.

Biceps
Beginner

Straight Bar Bench Mid Rows

Place a loaded barbell on the end of a bench. Standing on the bench behind the bar, take a medium, pronated grip. Stand with your hips back and chest up, maintaining a neutral spine. This will be your starting position.

Middle Back
Biceps
Lats
Beginner

Suspended Row

Suspend your straps at around chest height. Take a handle in each hand and lean back. Keep your body erect and your head and chest up. Your arms should be fully extended. This will be your starting position.

Middle Back
Biceps
Lats
Beginner

T-Bar Row with Handle

Position a bar into a landmine or in a corner to keep it from moving. Load an appropriate weight onto your end.

Middle Back
Biceps
Lats
Beginner

Two-Arm Dumbbell Preacher Curl

Grab a dumbbell with each arm and place the upper arms on top of the preacher bench or the incline bench. The dumbbell should be held at shoulder length. This will be your starting position.

Biceps
Beginner

Two-Arm Kettlebell Row

Place two kettlebells in front of your feet. Bend your knees slightly and then push your butt out as much as possible as you bend over to get in the starting position.

Middle Back
Biceps
Lats
Intermediate

Underhand Cable Pulldowns

Sit down on a pull-down machine with a wide bar attached to the top pulley. Adjust the knee pad of the machine to fit your height. These pads will prevent your body from being raised by the resistance attached to the bar.

Lats
Biceps
Middle Back
Beginner

V-Bar Pulldown

Sit down on a pull-down machine with a V-Bar attached to the top pulley.

Lats
Biceps
Middle Back
Intermediate

V-Bar Pullup

Start by placing the middle of the V-bar in the middle of the pull-up bar (assuming that the pull-up station you are using does not have neutral grip handles). The V-Bar handles will be facing down so that you can hang from the pull-up bar through the use of the handles.

Lats
Biceps
Middle Back
Beginner

Weighted Pull Ups

Attach a weight to a dip belt and secure it around your waist. Grab the pull-up bar with the palms of your hands facing forward. For a medium grip, your hands should be spaced at shoulder width. Both arms should be extended in front of you holding the bar at the chosen grip.

Lats
Biceps
Middle Back
Intermediate

Wide-Grip Lat Pulldown

Sit down on a pull-down machine with a wide bar attached to the top pulley. Make sure that you adjust the knee pad of the machine to fit your height. These pads will prevent your body from being raised by the resistance attached to the bar.

Lats
Biceps
Middle Back
Beginner

Wide-Grip Pulldown Behind The Neck

Sit down on a pull-down machine with a wide bar attached to the top pulley. Make sure that you adjust the knee pad of the machine to fit your height. These pads will prevent your body from being raised by the resistance attached to the bar.

Lats
Biceps
Middle Back
Intermediate

Wide-Grip Rear Pull-Up

Grab the pull-up bar with the palms facing forward using a wide grip.

Lats
Biceps
Middle Back
Intermediate

Wide-Grip Standing Barbell Curl

Stand up with your torso upright while holding a barbell at the wide outer handle. The palm of your hands should be facing forward. The elbows should be close to the torso. This will be your starting position.

Biceps
Beginner

Zottman Curl

Stand up with your torso upright and a dumbbell in each hand being held at arms length. The elbows should be close to the torso.

Biceps
Forearms
Intermediate

Zottman Preacher Curl

Grab a dumbbell in each hand and place your upper arms on top of the preacher bench or the incline bench. The dumbbells should be held at shoulder height and the elbows should be flexed. Hold the dumbbells with the palms of your hands facing down. This will be your starting position.

Biceps
Forearms
Intermediate