Dumbbell Alternate Hammer Preacher Curl

BicepsDumbbellIntermediate
Begin by sitting on a preacher curl bench with a dumbbell in each hand. Place your upper arms on the pad and let your palms face inwards towards each other. While keeping your back straight, exhale and curl one dumbbell up towards your shoulder while keeping your forearm perpendicular to the ground. Inhale and slowly lower the dumbbell back down until your arm is fully extended. Repeat the movement with the other arm. Continue alternating arms in a controlled manner for the desired number of repetitions.

How to perform the Dumbbell Alternate Hammer Preacher Curl

  1. Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the Dumbbell Alternate Hammer Preacher Curl using your dumbbell.
  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.

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