# Wide Dumbbell Curl

URL: https://heatsy.app/ex/wide-dumbbell-curl

Also known as: Wide-Arm Dumbbell Curl, Outer Dumbbell Curl, Wide Grip Dumbbell Curl, Wide DB Curl

Body region: Arms

## Muscles

- Main: Biceps, Brachialis
- Helps: Brachioradialis
- Holds: Deltoid, Rectus Abdominis, Flexor Carpi Radialis

## Equipment

- Dumbbells

## Technique

1. Stand tall with a dumbbell in each hand, palms facing forward.
2. Move your arms slightly out from your sides so the dumbbells hang just outside your thighs.
3. Curl the dumbbells up and out, keeping the elbows in the same spot.
4. Lower slowly until your arms are straight.

### Cues

- Keep the elbows still and close to the hips.
- Turn the little fingers slightly up at the top.

### Common mistakes

- Swinging the torso to lift the weights.
- Letting the elbows drift forward.

## Variations

- [Lying Wide Dumbbell Curl](https://heatsy.app/ex/lying-wide-dumbbell-curl)

## Alternatives

- [Dumbbell Curl](https://heatsy.app/ex/dumbbell-curl)
- [Incline Dumbbell Curl](https://heatsy.app/ex/incline-dumbbell-curl)