EZ-bar Drag Bicep Curl

The EZ-bar drag bicep curl targets your biceps while minimizing wrist strain. This exercise emphasizes the drag motion, which helps in building muscle mass and strength.

  1. Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, holding the EZ-bar with an underhand grip.
  2. Keep your elbows close to your body and curl the bar towards your chest while dragging it along your torso.
  3. Focus on squeezing your biceps at the top of the movement.
  4. Lower the bar back to the starting position in a controlled manner.

How to perform the EZ-bar Drag Bicep Curl

  1. Set up. Set up in a stable, balanced starting position appropriate for the EZ-bar Drag Bicep Curl using your ez barbell.
  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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