# Reverse-Grip Concentration Curl

URL: https://heatsy.app/ex/reverse-grip-concentration-curl

Also known as: Overhand Concentration Curl, Dumbbell Reverse Concentration Curl

Variation of: [Concentration Curl](https://heatsy.app/ex/dumbbell-concentration-curl)

Body region: Arms

## Muscles

- Main: Brachialis, Brachioradialis
- Helps: Biceps, Extensor Carpi Radialis Longus, Extensor Carpi Radialis Brevis
- Holds: Extensor Digitorum, Extensor Carpi Ulnaris

## Equipment

- Dumbbells
- Flat Bench

## Technique

1. Sit on the end of a bench, feet wide, and hold a dumbbell with an overhand grip.
2. Wedge the back of the working upper arm against your inner thigh, arm straight.
3. Curl the dumbbell up with the knuckles facing up until the forearm is near vertical.
4. Lower slowly to a straight arm, finish the set, then switch arms.

### Cues

- Keep the wrist flat, in line with the forearm.
- Use less weight than your normal concentration curl.

### Common mistakes

- Letting the wrist bend back under the load.
- Lifting the elbow off the thigh.

## Variations

- [Standing Concentration Curl](https://heatsy.app/ex/standing-dumbbell-concentration-curl)

## Alternatives

- [Preacher Curl](https://heatsy.app/ex/preacher-curl)
- [Cable Concentration Curl](https://heatsy.app/ex/cable-concentration-curl)
- [Dumbbell Curl](https://heatsy.app/ex/dumbbell-curl)