How to perform Cable Lying Bicep Curl with proper form
Setup
- Cable Machine: Attach a straight bar or rope handle to the low pulley of a cable machine.
- Bench Position: Position a flat bench parallel to the cable machine, ensuring easy access to the handle.
Execution
- Lie Down: Lay on your back on the bench with your head closest to the cable machine.
- Grip: Reach for the handle and grasp it with an underhand grip (palms facing up).
- Arm Position: Extend your arms fully, keeping your elbows close to your torso and resting against the bench.
- Curl Movement: Engage your biceps and curl the handle towards your shoulders.
- Controlled Motion: Keep your elbows stationary; only your forearms should move.
- Peak Contraction: Squeeze the biceps at the top of the movement for a second.
- Lowering Phase: Slowly lower the handle back to the starting position, fully extending your arms without locking your elbows.
Tips
- Maintain a neutral spine throughout the exercise.
- Avoid swinging your body; keep the movement controlled.
- Adjust the cable’s height and weight according to your comfort and strength level.
Safety
- Ensure the cable is securely attached before beginning.
- Start with a lighter weight to master the form before increasing resistance.
Exercises

Bent Over One Arm Row, Dumbbell
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Back
Synergist: Shoulders, Biceps, Forearms, Chest

Bent Over Row, Barbell
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Back
Synergist: Shoulders, Biceps, Forearms

Bent Over Row, Cable
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Back
Synergist: Shoulders, Biceps, Forearms

Bent Over Row, Dumbbell
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Back
Synergist: Shoulders, Biceps, Forearms

Bent Over Row, Smith Machine
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Back
Synergist: Shoulders, Biceps, Forearms

Bent Over Row, Band
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Back
Synergist: Shoulders, Biceps, Forearms

Bent Over Row, Leverage Machine
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Back
Synergist: Shoulders, Biceps, Forearms

Bicep Curl, Barbell
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Biceps
Synergist: Forearms

Bicep Curl, Cable
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Biceps
Synergist: Forearms

Bicep Curl, Dumbbell
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Biceps
Synergist: Forearms

Bicep Curl, Band
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Biceps
Synergist: Forearms

Bicep Curl, Leverage Machine
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Biceps
Synergist: Forearms

Bicep Curl, EZ Bar
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Biceps
Synergist: Forearms

Cable Crossover, Cable
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Chest
Synergist: Shoulders

Cable Pull Through, Cable
Type: Lower, Pull
Target: Glutes
Synergist: Back, Hamstrings

Chin Up, Bodyweight
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Back
Synergist: Biceps, Forearms, Shoulders, Chest

Chin Up, Leverage Machine
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Back
Synergist: Biceps, Forearms, Shoulders, Chest

Concentration Curl, Barbell
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Biceps
Synergist: Forearms

Concentration Curl, Cable
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Biceps
Synergist: Forearms

Concentration Curl, Dumbbell
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Biceps
Synergist: Forearms
Concentration Curl, Band
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Biceps
Synergist: Forearms
Deadlift, Barbell
Type: Lower, Pull
Target: Glutes, Back, Hamstrings
Synergist: Quadriceps, Calves, Abs, Forearms
Deadlift, Cable
Type: Lower, Pull
Target: Glutes, Back, Hamstrings
Synergist: Quadriceps, Calves, Abs, Forearms
Deadlift, Dumbbell
Type: Lower, Pull
Target: Glutes, Back, Hamstrings
Synergist: Quadriceps, Calves, Abs, Forearms
Deadlift, Smith Machine
Type: Lower, Pull
Target: Glutes, Back, Hamstrings
Synergist: Quadriceps, Calves, Abs, Forearms
Deadlift, Band
Type: Lower, Pull
Target: Glutes, Back, Hamstrings
Synergist: Quadriceps, Calves, Abs, Forearms
Deadlift, Kettlebell
Type: Lower, Pull
Target: Glutes, Back, Hamstrings
Synergist: Quadriceps, Calves, Abs, Forearms
Deadlift, Leverage Machine
Type: Lower, Pull
Target: Glutes, Back, Hamstrings
Synergist: Quadriceps, Calves, Abs, Forearms
Deadlift High Pull, Barbell
Type: Upper, Lower, Pull
Target: Shoulders, Glutes, Quadriceps
Synergist: Hamstrings, Biceps, Forearms, Calves, Back
Deficit Deadlift, Barbell
Type: Lower, Pull
Target: Glutes
Synergist: Hamstrings, Back, Quadriceps, Calves
Deficit Deadlift, Trap Bar
Type: Lower, Pull
Target: Glutes
Synergist: Hamstrings, Back, Quadriceps, Calves
Face Pull, Band
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Shoulders
Synergist: Biceps, Forearms, Back
Hammer Curl, Cable
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Forearms, Biceps
Synergist: Shoulders
Hammer Curl, Dumbbell
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Forearms, Biceps
Synergist: Shoulders
Hammer Curl, Band
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Forearms, Biceps
Synergist: Shoulders
Hang Clean, Kettlebell
Type: Upper, Lower, Pull
Target: Biceps, Forearms
Synergist: Shoulders, Chest
High Row, Cable
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Back
Synergist: Biceps, Forearms, Shoulders
High Row, Leverage Machine
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Back
Synergist: Biceps, Forearms, Shoulders
Incline Curl, Dumbbell
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Biceps
Synergist: Forearms
Incline Row, Barbell
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Back
Synergist: Shoulders, Biceps, Forearms, Chest
Incline Row, Dumbbell
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Back
Synergist: Shoulders, Biceps, Forearms, Chest
Inverted Row, Bodyweight
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Back
Synergist: Shoulders, Biceps, Forearms, Chest
Kneeling Pulldown, Band
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Back
Synergist: Biceps, Forearms, Shoulders
Lat Pulldown, Cable
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Back
Synergist: Biceps, Forearms, Shoulders, Abs, Chest
Lat Pulldown, Leverage Machine
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Back
Synergist: Biceps, Forearms, Shoulders, Abs, Chest
Lying Bicep Curl, Cable
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Biceps
Synergist: Forearms
Lying Bicep Curl, Dumbbell
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Biceps
Synergist: Forearms
Muscle Up, Bodyweight
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Biceps, Forearms, Shoulders, Back, Chest, Triceps
Pendlay Row, Barbell
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Back
Synergist: Shoulders, Biceps, Forearms
Preacher Curl, Barbell
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Biceps
Synergist: Forearms
Preacher Curl, Dumbbell
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Biceps
Synergist: Forearms
Preacher Curl, Leverage Machine
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Biceps
Synergist: Forearms
Preacher Curl, EZ Bar
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Biceps
Synergist: Forearms
Pull Up, Band
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Back
Synergist: Biceps, Forearms, Shoulders
Pull Up, Bodyweight
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Back
Synergist: Biceps, Forearms, Shoulders
Pull Up, Leverage Machine
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Back
Synergist: Biceps, Forearms, Shoulders
Pullover, Barbell
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Back
Synergist: Chest, Shoulders, Triceps
Pullover, Dumbbell
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Back
Synergist: Chest, Shoulders, Triceps
Reverse Curl, Barbell
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Forearms
Synergist: Biceps
Reverse Curl, Cable
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Forearms
Synergist: Biceps
Reverse Curl, Dumbbell
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Forearms
Synergist: Biceps
Reverse Curl, Band
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Forearms
Synergist: Biceps
Reverse Fly, Dumbbell
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Shoulders
Synergist: Back
Reverse Fly, Band
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Shoulders
Synergist: Back
Reverse Fly, Leverage Machine
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Shoulders
Synergist: Back
Reverse Wrist Curl, Barbell
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Forearms
Reverse Wrist Curl, Dumbbell
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Forearms
Reverse Wrist Curl, EZ Bar
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Forearms
Seated Palms Up Wrist Curl, Dumbbell
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Forearms
Seated Row, Cable
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Back
Synergist: Shoulders, Biceps, Forearms, Chest
Seated Row, Band
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Back
Synergist: Shoulders, Biceps, Forearms, Chest
Seated Row, Leverage Machine
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Back
Synergist: Shoulders, Biceps, Forearms, Chest
Seated Wide Grip Row, Cable
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Back
Synergist: Shoulders, Biceps, Forearms
Shrug, Barbell
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Back
Shrug, Cable
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Back
Shrug, Dumbbell
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Back
Shrug, Smith Machine
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Back
Shrug, Band
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Back
Shrug, Leverage Machine
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Back
Snatch, Dumbbell
Type: Upper, Lower, Pull
Target: Shoulders, Back, Glutes, Quadriceps
Synergist: Hamstrings, Calves, Chest, Triceps
Squat Row, Band
Type: Upper, Lower, Pull
Target: Glutes, Back
Synergist: Shoulders, Hamstrings, Chest, Quadriceps, Calves
Standing Row, Cable
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Back
Synergist: Shoulders, Biceps, Forearms
Standing Row Close Grip, Cable
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Back
Synergist: Shoulders, Biceps, Forearms
Standing Row Rear Delt With Rope, Cable
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Shoulders
Synergist: Biceps, Forearms, Back
Standing Row Rear Delt, Horizontal, With Rope, Cable
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Shoulders
Synergist: Back
Standing Row V-Bar, Cable
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Back
Synergist: Shoulders, Biceps, Forearms, Chest
Sumo Deadlift High Pull, Barbell
Type: Upper, Lower, Pull
Target: Shoulders, Glutes, Quadriceps
Synergist: Hamstrings, Biceps, Forearms, Calves, Back
T Bar Row, Leverage Machine
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Back
Synergist: Shoulders, Biceps, Forearms, Chest
Upright Row, Barbell
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Shoulders
Synergist: Biceps, Forearms, Chest, Back
Upright Row, Cable
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Shoulders
Synergist: Biceps, Forearms, Chest, Back
Upright Row, Dumbbell
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Shoulders
Synergist: Biceps, Forearms, Chest, Back
Upright Row, Band
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Shoulders
Synergist: Biceps, Forearms, Chest, Back
Wide Pull Up, Bodyweight
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Back
Synergist: Biceps, Forearms, Shoulders
Wrist Curl, Barbell
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Forearms
Wrist Curl, Dumbbell
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Forearms
Wrist Curl, EZ Bar
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Forearms
Wrist Roller, Bodyweight
Type: Upper, Pull
Target: Forearms