A hammer curl while performed laying down on a incline bench adjusted to a 45 degree angle.
Lying straight bar cable curl.
Another great workout could start with barbell curls which is one of the best mass building exercises along with machine preacher curls followed up with lying straight bar cable curls as the perfect finishing isolation movement.
The dead hang of the arms ensures no momentum or swinging comes into play while performing your hammer curls providing superior isolation.
The lying high cable curl is also known as the supine high cable curl.
You can also perform the lying cable curl on a standard cable.
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If a straight bar is hard on your wrists use a wavy bar or a v bar.
The point of lying on your back for the lying cable curl is to eliminate all body momentum and therefore prevent cheating and better isolate your elbow flexors.
This movement is usually performed for moderate to high reps for a burn and pump as part of an arm focused workout.
The straight bar can be hard on some people s wrists.
So grab on to the straight or ez curl bar with your palms facing up and carefully move into a lying position.
Personal trainer and instructional fitness host joe tong shows you the proper way to perform lying cable curls.
See also the overhead cable curl.
If that is the case with you you can use a wavy bar.
Cable straight bar biceps curl variations.
Lying cable bicep curls this is a slightly unconventional arm strengthening exercise.
The lying cable biceps curl is a cable exercise that targets the biceps.
Lying high cable curl video.
These can include standing dumbbell curls preacher curls and standing single arm cable curls.
Watch as fitness expert james grage shows you how to do the correct straight bar cable curl while standing.