EZ-Bar Curl
A beginner isolation strength exercise that works the biceps, using an E-Z curl bar.
Starting position
End position
How to Do EZ-Bar Curl
- 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.
- Now, while keeping your upper arms stationary, exhale and curl the weights forward while contracting the biceps. Focus on only moving your forearms.
- 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.
- Then inhale and slowly lower the bar back to the starting position.
- Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.
Muscles Worked
Alternatives to EZ-Bar Curl
10 movements that train the same primary muscle, closest substitutes first — same kind of training, then variations of the movement itself, then a similar difficulty.
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Close-Grip EZ Bar Curl
A beginner isolation strength exercise that works the biceps, using a barbell.
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Lying Close-Grip Bar Curl On High Pulley
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Close-Grip EZ-Bar Curl with Band
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Alternate Hammer Curl
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Alternate Incline Dumbbell Curl
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Barbell Curl
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Cable Preacher Curl
A beginner isolation strength exercise that works the biceps, using a cable machine.
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Close-Grip Standing Barbell Curl
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Cross Body Hammer Curl
A beginner isolation strength exercise that works the biceps, using dumbbells.
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Dumbbell Alternate Bicep Curl
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Frequently Asked Questions
What muscles do ez-bar curl work?
EZ-Bar Curl primarily works the biceps.
What equipment do I need for ez-bar curl?
EZ-Bar Curl uses e-z curl bar.
EZ-Bar Curl: is it suitable for beginners?
Yes. EZ-Bar Curl is rated beginner. Movements you can learn in a session, with a low skill floor and a forgiving failure mode.
What can I do instead of ez-bar curl?
Close-Grip EZ Bar Curl, Lying Close-Grip Bar Curl On High Pulley, Close-Grip EZ-Bar Curl with Band train the same primary muscles and are listed with 7 more alternatives above.
Can Fitnit count my ez-bar curl reps automatically?
Not automatically yet. Fitnit's AI rep counting covers push-ups, squats, dumbbell curls, crunches and pull-ups today; ez-bar curl can be logged manually in the app, and tracked movements are added over time.
Photographs and step-by-step instructions from free-exercise-db, a public-domain exercise dataset. Muscle mapping and alternatives by Fitnit.
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