Cable Drag Curl

Body region

• Arms

Muscles

Main

• Biceps

Helps

• Brachialis
• Brachioradialis

Holds

• Deltoid
• Flexor Carpi Radialis

Equipment

• Cable Station

Technique

1. Attach a straight bar to the low pulley and hold it underhand at shoulder width.
2. Stand close to the machine with the bar against your thighs.
3. Curl the bar up along your body while pulling the elbows back.
4. Stop at the lower chest, then lower along the same path.

Cues

• The bar stays in contact with or very close to your body.
• Elbows go behind the torso, not in front.

Common mistakes

• Turning it into a regular cable curl.
• Shrugging the shoulders at the top.

Alternatives

• Barbell Drag Curl
• Cable Curl