Close-Grip EZ-Bar Curl with Band

How to do it

1. Stand on the middle of a resistance band with both feet and loop the other end over an EZ bar.
2. Take the bar with an underhand grip on the inner angled sections, hands closer than shoulder-width.
3. Stand tall with your elbows tucked against your sides.
4. Curl the bar up against both the weight and the band.
5. Stop when the forearms are roughly vertical, then squeeze briefly.
6. Lower under control against the band to straight arms.

Common mistakes

• Loading the bar as if the band were not there. Band tension rises as the bar does, so a weight that starts easily can stop halfway.
• Standing on the band unevenly. One foot holding more of it tilts the pull and loads one arm harder.
• Letting the elbows drift forward. Once the upper arms travel, the front deltoid raises the bar through the top half.
• Letting the band snap the bar down. The lowering half is where the band still has tension, and it is the part most often given away.

Muscles worked

Primary

• Biceps

Secondary

• Forearm Flexors
• Forearm Extensors