Alternate Biceps Curl (with band)

Perform the alternate biceps curl using a resistance band to effectively target your biceps.

  1. Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, holding the band with both hands at your sides.
  2. Step on the band with both feet to create tension.
  3. With your palms facing up, curl one arm towards your shoulder while keeping the other arm extended.
  4. Lower the arm back to the starting position and repeat with the opposite arm.
  5. Continue alternating arms for the desired number of repetitions.

How to perform the Alternate Biceps Curl (with band)

  1. Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Alternate Biceps Curl (with band) using your band.
  2. Brace and execute. Brace your core, control the descent, and move through a full pain-free range of motion while emphasizing your biceps.
  3. Reset. Reverse the movement under control and reset between repetitions, keeping your form crisp on every rep.

Coaching cues

  • Move with intent — every rep should feel deliberate, not rushed.
  • Drive force through your biceps rather than momentum.
  • Keep your breathing steady: exhale on the hard part, inhale on the reset.

Common mistakes

  • Using too much weight and losing positional control.
  • Cutting the range of motion short and missing the target muscle.
  • Letting your spine round or hyperextend instead of staying neutral.

Detailed cues, common mistakes, and demonstration video are available in the Fitly app.

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