EZ Barbell Reverse-Grip Curl

Setup

1. 01Stand with feet hip width apart and knees soft.
2. 02Grip the EZ bar overhand on the angled handles, hands about shoulder width.
3. 03Let the bar hang at arms length against the thighs.
4. 04Set the shoulders back and brace the trunk.

Execution

1. 01Curl the bar up toward the chest keeping the knuckles facing the ceiling.
2. 02Pin the elbows to the ribs so only the forearms travel.
3. 03Squeeze at the top, around upper-ab to chest height.
4. 04Lower slowly back to full elbow extension.

Checkpoints

• -Wrists stay straight and locked, not sagging under the bar.
• -Elbows stay tight to the torso through the arc.
• -Torso stays upright with no swing.
• -The lowering phase is as controlled as the lift.

Common mistakes

• -Letting the wrists collapse into flexion under the overhand load.
• -Using the same weight as a normal curl; the reverse grip is meaningfully weaker.
• -Swinging the elbows behind the body to cheat the bar up.
• -Cutting range at the bottom.