Drag Curl

Drag Curl

Exercise Data
Main Muscle Worked: Biceps
Other Muscles Worked: Forearms
Equipment: Barbell
Mechanics Type: Isolation

Tips: The late Vince Gironda, the Iron Guru. used to force everyone at his old gym in Studio City to try these if larger biceps were a stated goal. To perform drag curls, keep the elbows in back of you rather than pinned at your side. Using an overhand grip, curl the bar up and at the same time keep it in contact with your torso. In effect, you are dragging it up. Be sure not to let the elbows or shoulders rise up or this can turn into a half-ass upright row real fast. You won't need much weight to make your brachialis burn and ache like there are lumps of liquid fire buried within your outer biceps.