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Exercise Description |
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Target Muscle Group |
Biceps |
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Secondary Muscles |
Forearms |
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Exercise Type |
Strength |
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Equipment Required |
Barbell |
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Experience Level |
Beginner |
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Compound/Isolated |
Isolated |
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Force Type |
Pull (Bilateral) |
Targeted Muscles: Biceps
Barbell Drag Curl Overview
A barbell drag curl is a form of the barbell curl used to develop the biceps muscles.
Many gym-goers who attend because of their aesthetics have massive biceps. You can develop broad, well-balanced biceps by including a variety of curl variations in your bicep workout, including the barbell drag curl.
How to Do It?
- Pick your weight, put it on the bar, and then stand with your shoulders wide.
- Take a deep breath and curl the barbell toward your shoulders using a supinated (palms up) grip.
- Keep the bar close to your torso as you draw it up by letting the elbows stray behind the body.
- Slowly decrease the weight to the starting position once the biceps have entirely contracted.
- Repeat for the desired number of reps.
Tips for Barbell Drag Curl
- Keep the elbow slightly bent at the bottom of the exercise to sustain tension in the biceps.
- Tension and the mind-muscle connection can be improved by performing the exercise with a slow eccentric (lowering component).
- Use an EZ curl bar or dumbbells if using a barbell causes you to pain in your wrists or forearms.
