Spider Curl

How to do it step by step, and the muscles it works.

Body part
Arms
Equipment
Dumbbells
Type
Isolation

How to do it

  1. Set an incline bench to about 45° and lie chest-down on it with your feet on the floor.
  2. Let your arms hang straight down toward the floor, a dumbbell in each hand, palms facing forward.
  3. Curl the dumbbells up without moving your upper arms and squeeze hard at the top.
  4. Lower them slowly until your arms are straight, keeping your chest on the pad.

Warm up first and pick a weight you can control through the whole movement. Stop if something hurts.

Muscles worked

Also known as

Prone Incline Biceps Curl · Prone Incline Dumbbell Curl · Spider Curl (Dumbbell)