Cable Close-Grip Curl
The standing cable curl on a short straight bar with the hands touching; the low pulley keeps the pull on through the top.
How to do it
Setup
Facing a low pulley, short straight bar held underhand with the hands together, elbows at the sides.
Steps
- Curl the bar to the chin, elbows in place.
- Pause at the chin with the cable still pulling.
- Lower to straight arms without resting the stack.
Common mistakes
Hands creeping apart on the bar: keep them touching. Stepping back from the stack and leaning: stand tall close to the pulley. Elbows flaring as the hands meet: keep them by the ribs.
Breathing
Exhale on the curl, inhale lowering.
