EZ-Bar Curl

What it is

This exercise isolates your biceps brachii, primarily targeting the front of your upper arms. Using an EZ-Bar, you can effectively build strength and muscle definition in this area. It's a foundational movement for developing arm mass and improving pulling power.

Technique tips

• Keep your upper arms locked against your sides.
• Initiate the movement by contracting your biceps.
• Exhale as you curl the weight toward your shoulders.
• Squeeze your biceps forcefully at the top of the lift.
• Control the bar's descent on the way down.
• Avoid swinging your body to lift the weight.

How to track your progress

Log the weight and reps of each set. Straddly turns every set into an estimated one-rep max, so a heavier single and a strong set of eight both count as progress, and it flags a personal record the moment you beat your best.