# Wide-Grip Barbell Curl

URL: https://heatsy.app/ex/wide-grip-barbell-curl

Also known as: Wide Barbell Curl, Wide-Grip EZ-Bar Curl, Wide-Grip BB Curl

Body region: Arms

## Muscles

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

## Equipment

- Barbell or EZ Bar

## Technique

1. Stand with feet hip-width apart and grip the bar underhand, hands just outside shoulder width.
2. Start with the bar resting on your thighs and the elbows close to your sides.
3. Curl the bar up in an arc until the forearms are about vertical.
4. Lower slowly until the arms are straight again.

### Cues

- Keep the elbows tucked even though the hands are wide.
- Brace the abs so the torso stays upright.

### Common mistakes

- Letting the elbows flare out to the sides.
- Taking the hands so wide that the shoulders roll forward.
- Leaning back to finish the rep.

## Alternatives

- [Barbell Curl](https://heatsy.app/ex/barbell-curl)
- [Close-Grip Barbell Curl](https://heatsy.app/ex/close-grip-barbell-curl)