EZ-Bar Curl

How to do the EZ-Bar Curl

1. Stand up straight while holding an EZ curl bar at the wide outer handle. The palms of your hands should be facing forward and slightly tilted inward due to the shape of the bar. Keep your elbows close to your torso. This will be your starting position.
2. Now, while keeping your upper arms stationary, exhale and curl the weights forward while contracting the biceps. Focus on only moving your forearms.
3. Continue to raise the weight until your biceps are fully contracted and the bar is at shoulder level. Hold the top contracted position for a moment and squeeze the biceps.
4. Then inhale and slowly lower the bar back to the starting position.
5. Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.

Muscles worked

Role	Muscles
Primary	biceps
Equipment	ez curl bar
Difficulty	beginner
Type	isolation

No ez curl bar? 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 EZ-Bar Curl

High Cable Curls intermediate · Cable Machine Drag Curl intermediate · Barbell Zottman Preacher Curl intermediate · Dumbbell

Superset the EZ-Bar Curl with

Opposing triceps work — alternate sets without extra rest.

EZ-Bar Skullcrusher triceps Close-Grip EZ-Bar Press triceps Lying Close-Grip Barbell Triceps Press To Chin triceps Lying Triceps Press triceps

Common questions

What muscles does the EZ-Bar Curl work?

The EZ-Bar Curl primarily works the biceps. 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 EZ-Bar Curl?

An EZ Curl Bar. Without an EZ curl bar, 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 EZ-Bar Curl suitable for beginners?

Yes, the EZ-Bar Curl is rated beginner. High Cable Curls, Drag Curl, and Zottman Preacher Curl are the progressions from here.

Where should the EZ-Bar Curl go in a workout?

Late — the EZ-Bar Curl is isolation work, so it follows your compounds. Supersetting it with EZ-Bar Skullcrusher and Close-Grip EZ-Bar Press cuts session time without extra rest.

Similar exercises

Alternate Hammer Curl Dumbbell Alternate Incline Dumbbell Curl Dumbbell Barbell Curl Barbell Barbell Curls Lying Against An Incline Barbell Cable Hammer Curls - Rope Attachment Cable Machine Cable Preacher Curl Cable Machine