Cable Lying Curl

Lying on the floor with the feet toward a low pulley and the arms pointing at the ceiling, curl the bar toward the forehead against the cable's pull toward the feet.

How to do it

Setup

Lying on the floor, feet toward a low pulley, bar held underhand above the chest, arms pointing straight up.

Steps

Curl the bar toward the forehead, upper arms still.
Stop just short of the head.
Straighten the arms back to vertical.

Common mistakes

Upper arms tipping toward the feet: they stay vertical. Bar coming down onto the face: control the curl. Lying so close to the pulley that the cable slackens: slide away until it pulls from the start.

Breathing

Exhale on the curl, inhale extending.