Cable Lying Close-Grip Curl

Lying face up on a flat bench under a high pulley, the arms pointing straight up, curl a short bar toward the forehead with the hands close.

How to do it

Setup

Lying on a flat bench under a high pulley, arms straight up toward it, short bar held underhand with the hands close.

Steps

Curl the bar down toward the forehead, upper arms vertical.
Hold the curl for a beat.
Straighten the arms back up toward the pulley.

Common mistakes

Upper arms tipping back toward the head: they stay vertical. Letting the cable yank the arms straight: slow the way up. Bench set off-center under the pulley: line it up so the cable runs straight down.

Breathing

Exhale on the curl, inhale extending.