Dumbbell Seated Reverse Grip Biceps Curl

Perform the Dumbbell Seated Reverse Grip Biceps Curl to target your biceps with a unique grip for enhanced muscle engagement.

  1. Sit on a bench with your back straight and feet flat on the floor.
  2. Hold a dumbbell in each hand with an underhand (reverse) grip, arms fully extended down at your sides.
  3. Keeping your elbows close to your torso, curl the dumbbells up towards your shoulders.
  4. Pause at the top of the movement, then slowly lower the weights back to the starting position.

How to perform the Dumbbell Seated Reverse Grip Biceps Curl

  1. Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Dumbbell Seated Reverse Grip Biceps Curl using your dumbbell.
  2. Brace and execute. Brace your core, control the descent, and move through a full pain-free range of motion while emphasizing your forearms.
  3. Reset. Reverse the movement under control and reset between repetitions, keeping your form crisp on every rep.

Coaching cues

  • Move with intent — every rep should feel deliberate, not rushed.
  • Drive force through your forearms rather than momentum.
  • Keep your breathing steady: exhale on the hard part, inhale on the reset.

Common mistakes

  • Using too much weight and losing positional control.
  • Cutting the range of motion short and missing the target muscle.
  • Letting your spine round or hyperextend instead of staying neutral.

Detailed cues, common mistakes, and demonstration video are available in the Fitly app.

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