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Flexor Incline Dumbbell Curls

How to do the Flexor Incline Dumbbell Curls with correct form, the muscles it works, and where it fits a training plan you actually stick to.

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Primary muscles

Biceps

Secondary

Equipment

Dumbbell

Step by step

How to do the Flexor Incline Dumbbell Curls

  1. 1

    Hold the dumbbell towards the side farther from you so that you have more weight on the side closest to you. (This can be done for a good effect on all bicep dumbbell exercises). Now do a normal incline dumbbell curl, but keep your wrists as far back as possible so as to neutralize any stress that is placed on them.

  2. 2

    Sit on an incline bench that is angled at 45-degrees while holding a dumbbell on each hand.

  3. 3

    Let your arms hang down on your sides, with the elbows in, and turn the palms of your hands forward with the thumbs pointing away from the body. Tip: You will keep this hand position throughout the movement as there should not be any twisting of the hands as they come up. This will be your starting position.

  4. 4

    Curl up the two dumbbells at the same time until your biceps are fully contracted and exhale. Tip: Do not swing the arms or use momentum. Keep a controlled motion at all times. Hold the contracted position for a second at the top.

  5. 5

    As you inhale, slowly go back to the starting position.

  6. 6

    Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.

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Log it, see it on your body.

Every Flexor Incline Dumbbell Curls set you log feeds Ascend's anatomy heatmap — so your biceps volume is visible at a glance — and counts toward your bodyweight-strength tier.

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