Cable Preacher Curl

How to do the Cable Preacher Curl

1. Place a preacher bench about 2 feet in front of a pulley machine.
2. Attach a straight bar to the low pulley.
3. Sit at the preacher bench with your elbow and upper arms firmly on top of the bench pad and have someone hand you the bar from the low pulley.
4. Grab the bar and fully extend your arms on top of the preacher bench pad. This will be your starting position.
5. Now start pilling the weight up towards your shoulders and squeeze the biceps hard at the top of the movement. Exhale as you perform this motion. Also, hold for a second at the top.
6. Now slowly lower the weight to the starting position.
7. Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.

Muscles worked

Role	Muscles
Primary	biceps
Secondary	forearms
Equipment	cable machine
Difficulty	beginner
Type	isolation

No cable machine? Train the same muscles with these

Ordered by how likely you are to own the 6 options.

Alternate Hammer Curl Dumbbell Alternate Incline Dumbbell Curl Dumbbell Concentration Curls Dumbbell Cross Body Hammer Curl Dumbbell Dumbbell Alternate Bicep Curl Dumbbell Dumbbell Bicep Curl Dumbbell

Harder than the Cable Preacher Curl

High Cable Curls intermediate · Cable Machine Drag Curl intermediate · Barbell Standing One-Arm Cable Curl intermediate · Cable Machine

Superset the Cable Preacher Curl with

Opposing triceps work — alternate sets without extra rest.

Cable Incline Triceps Extension triceps Cable Lying Triceps Extension triceps Cable One Arm Tricep Extension triceps Cable Rope Overhead Triceps Extension triceps

Common questions

What muscles does the Cable Preacher Curl work?

The Cable Preacher Curl primarily works the biceps, with the forearms as secondary movers. Alternate Hammer Curl, Alternate Incline Dumbbell Curl, and Barbell Curl train the same muscle, across 8 equipment types.

What equipment do you need for the Cable Preacher Curl?

A Cable Machine. Without a cable machine, Alternate Hammer Curl, Alternate Incline Dumbbell Curl, and Concentration Curls train the same muscle, and 1 of the catalogue's options for this muscle need no equipment.

Is the Cable Preacher Curl suitable for beginners?

Yes, the Cable Preacher Curl is rated beginner. High Cable Curls, Drag Curl, and Standing One-Arm Cable Curl are the progressions from here.

Where should the Cable Preacher Curl go in a workout?

Late — the Cable Preacher Curl is isolation work, so it follows your compounds. Supersetting it with Cable Incline Triceps Extension and Cable Lying Triceps Extension cuts session time without extra rest.

Similar exercises

Alternate Hammer Curl Dumbbell Alternate Incline Dumbbell Curl Dumbbell Barbell Curl Barbell Close-Grip EZ-Bar Curl with Band EZ Curl Bar Close-Grip EZ Bar Curl Barbell Close-Grip Standing Barbell Curl Barbell