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Dumbbell Across Body Curl

Overview

The Dumbbell Across Body Curl is a bicep exercise that involves curling the dumbbells diagonally across your body, rather than the traditional curling motion performed straight up in front of your body. This diagonal movement places additional emphasis on the biceps, particularly the outer part of the muscle, helping to develop a well-rounded and defined look in the arms.

Description

Let's get started by grabbing both your dumbbells and have them hanging by your side with the palms facing inwards towards your body.

This is the starting position.

From here curl the dumbbells up and across the body until they meet in front of your chest, do this by bending at the elbow until the arms are fully flexed or as high as you can.

Once done, return the dumbbells back down safely to your side. This is one repetition, now repeat this for the desired amount.

If you have limited gripping ability try using the Active Hands Gripping Aids to make this exercise as safe as possible.

Benefits

  • Outer Bicep Emphasis: The diagonal movement places additional emphasis on the outer part of the biceps, helping to develop a well-rounded appearance in the arms.
  • Bicep Activation: Engages the biceps through a different plane of motion, providing a unique stimulus for muscle growth.
  • Functional Movement: The diagonal curl somewhat mimics the movement used in activities that involve lifting objects from one side of the body to the other, making it functional for daily life.

Area focus

  • Arms

Primary muscles

  • Biceps

Secondary muscles

Exercise type

Strength