Dumbbell Standing Reverse Curl

Hold a dumbbell in each hand with your palms facing down. Stand up straight with your feet shoulder-width apart. Keeping your elbows close to your body, curl the dumbbells up towards your shoulders by contracting your bicep muscles. Pause for a second at the top of the movement and then slowly lower the dumbbells back to the starting position. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

How to perform the Dumbbell Standing Reverse Curl

  1. Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Dumbbell Standing Reverse 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.

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