dumbbell standing preacher curl

Instructions

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   Step 1: Stand upright with your feet shoulder-width apart and hold a dumbbell in each hand, palms facing forward.

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   Step 2: Rest the back of your upper arms against the preacher bench or an incline bench, with your elbows slightly bent.

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   Step 3: Keeping your upper arms stationary, exhale and curl the weights while contracting your biceps.

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   Step 4: Continue to raise the dumbbells until your biceps are fully contracted and the dumbbells are at shoulder level.

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   Step 5: Hold the contracted position for a brief pause as you squeeze your biceps.

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   Step 6: Inhale and slowly begin to lower the dumbbells back to the starting position.

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   Step 7: Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.