Incline Hammer Curl

The incline curl with a neutral grip, palms facing each other throughout.

Incline Hammer Curl, illustrated

How to do it

Setup

On the incline bench, arms hanging behind, neutral thumbs-up grip.

Steps

  1. Curl the bells keeping the palms facing each other.
  2. Elbows stay behind the body.
  3. Lower into the long hang.

Common mistakes

Rotating mid-rep: hammer start, hammer finish. Elbows creeping forward: back where the bench put them. Bouncing the stretch: pause at the bottom.

Breathing

Exhale on the curl, inhale lowering.