Barbell Curl
Step-by-step technique for Barbell Curl, an exercise for biceps using barbell. From the Frog Fitness exercise library.
How to do it
- Stand tall with a barbell in an underhand grip, shoulder-width.
- Keep your elbows close to your body.
- Curl the bar up toward your chest.
- Lower under control to straight arms.
Coach tip: Keep your torso still. Don’t lean back on the way up.
Muscles worked
Primary: Biceps
Secondary: Forearms
Barbell Curl is a strength exercise that loads the biceps using barbell. Log it in Frog Fitness to follow how the load develops over time.
At a glance
- Primary muscle
- Biceps
- Secondary
- Forearms
- Equipment
- Barbell
- Type
- Strength