LiftsmithCable drag curl
A isolation exercise for the biceps, with help from the rear delts. Equipment: cable machine.
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How to do it
- Setup: Low pulley with a straight bar, the bar against the thighs.
- Drag it up the body as the elbows move back
- Lower the same way
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