Cable Reverse Curl

Setup

1. 01Attach a straight or EZ bar to the low pulley.
2. 02Grip the bar with palms facing down at about shoulder width.
3. 03Stand tall a small step back from the stack with elbows at your sides.
4. 04Set the wrists straight or slightly extended and keep them there.

Execution

1. 01Curl the bar toward the shoulders while keeping the elbows pinned to the ribs.
2. 02Keep the knuckles pointing up throughout the rep.
3. 03Squeeze at the top without letting the elbows drift forward.
4. 04Lower under control until the arms are fully straight.

Checkpoints

• -Wrists stay neutral, not curled back or flexed.
• -Elbows stay fixed at the sides of the torso.
• -Torso stays upright with no backward lean.
• -Tension stays on the forearms through the full lowering phase.

Common mistakes

• -Letting the wrists collapse into extension under load.
• -Swinging the hips to start each rep.
• -Loading it like a regular curl; the pronated grip is weaker.
• -Cutting the bottom of the rep short.