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Close-grip barbell curl

A isolation exercise for the biceps, with help from the forearms. Equipment: barbell.

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How to do it

  1. Setup: Hands about a fist’s width inside the shoulders.
  2. Curl to the upper chest
  3. Lower to straight arms

Muscles worked

Close-grip barbell curl: 3D figure mid-rep with the biceps highlighted

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