Arms · Dumbbell · Isolation · Beginner
Cross Body Hammer Curl
PrimarySecondary
- Main muscles
- Biceps
- Also working
- Forearms
How to do it
- Stand up straight with a dumbbell in each hand. Your hands should be down at your side with your palms facing in.
- While keeping your palms facing in and without twisting your arm, curl the dumbbell of the right arm up towards your left shoulder as you exhale. Touch the top of the dumbbell to your shoulder and hold the contraction for a second.
- Slowly lower the dumbbell along the same path as you inhale and then repeat the same movement for the left arm.
- Continue alternating in this fashion until the recommended amount of repetitions is performed for each arm.
Swaps on other equipment
Each has the biceps as its main muscle and is also a pull, on a different piece of equipment.
Other bicep exercises
- Close-Grip EZ-Bar Curl with Band · EZ Bar
- Close-Grip Standing Barbell Curl · Barbell
- Concentration Curls · Dumbbell
- Drag Curl · Barbell
- Dumbbell Alternate Bicep Curl · Dumbbell
- Dumbbell Bicep Curl · Dumbbell
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