Barbell Drag Curl

Exercise Description
Target Muscle Group	Biceps
Secondary Muscles	Forearms
Exercise Type	Strength
Equipment Required	Barbell
Experience Level	Beginner
Compound/Isolated	Isolated
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.