# Alternating Hammer Curl

URL: https://heatsy.app/ex/alternating-hammer-curl

Also known as: Alternating Neutral Dumbbell Curl, Alternate Hammer Curl

Body region: Arms

## Muscles

- Main: Brachialis, Brachioradialis
- Helps: Biceps
- Holds: Deltoid, Flexor Carpi Radialis, Extensor Carpi Radialis Longus

## Equipment

- Dumbbells

## Technique

1. Stand tall, dumbbells hanging at your sides, thumbs pointing forward.
2. Curl one dumbbell up with the thumb pointing up, keeping the other arm still.
3. Lower it slowly, then curl the other side.
4. Keep alternating to the end of the set.

### Cues

- Thumbs stay up; the wrist does not turn.
- Elbows stay pinned at your sides.

### Common mistakes

- Swinging the weights.
- Letting the elbows travel forward.

## Alternatives

- [Hammer Curl](https://heatsy.app/ex/hammer-curl)
- [Alternating Dumbbell Curl](https://heatsy.app/ex/alternating-dumbbell-curl)