Cable Incline Close-Grip Curl

Lying back on an incline bench under a high pulley with the arms pointing up at it, curl a short bar toward the forehead; the cable pulls against the curl from above.

How to do it

Setup

Incline bench under a high pulley, lying back on it, arms extended up toward the pulley, short bar held underhand with the hands close.

Steps

Curl the bar toward the forehead, upper arms still.
Squeeze with the bar just above the head.
Extend the arms back toward the pulley slowly.

Common mistakes

Upper arms dropping toward the chest: they stay pointing at the pulley. Head lifting off the bench: keep it down. Bar dropping toward the face: control every inch of the curl.

Breathing

Exhale on the curl, inhale extending.