EZ-Bar Concentration Curl

Body region

• Arms

Equipment

• EZ Bar
• Flat Bench

Technique

1. Sit on the end of a bench with feet wide and lean your torso forward.
2. Hold an EZ bar underhand on the inner angled grips and brace the backs of your upper arms against your inner thighs.
3. Let the bar hang with your arms straight.
4. Curl the bar toward your chest without lifting the elbows off your thighs.
5. Lower slowly until your arms are straight.

Cues

• Keep the elbows pressed into the thighs.
• Use a light load and keep the bar level.
• Keep the back flat while leaning forward.

Common mistakes

• Rocking the torso up to lift the bar.
• Letting the elbows slide off the thighs.
• Rounding the lower back.

Variations

• Standing Barbell Concentration Curl

Alternatives

• Barbell Curl
• Preacher Curl