Hammer Curls
Performed 675 times by Overload members
Primary muscles
Also known as: marteau, curl prise marteau, curl marteau assis
Other languages: FR
Similar exercises
Same movement pattern or same muscles worked. Useful when the equipment is taken, or to vary without changing the stimulus.
Alternate Hammer CurlSame hammer/neutral grip curl pattern, unilateral version
Cross Body Hammer CurlCross-body hammer curl targets brachialis and biceps similarly
Cable Hammer Curls - Rope AttachmentCable hammer curl with rope replicates neutral-grip elbow flexion
Incline Hammer CurlsIncline hammer curl extends the stretch in the same neutral grip
Preacher Hammer Dumbbell CurlPreacher hammer curl provides same neutral grip with strict elbow stabilization
Guides covering this exercise
What the studies say about this movement, and what Overload members do with it.
- Hammer curls: what the neutral grip does not changeThe brachioradialis works as hard in supination as in a neutral grip. What three studies measured, and the six hammer curls in the Overload library.
- Incline dumbbell curl: target muscles and how to do itLeaning back stretches the biceps long head at the shoulder. What six studies measured on the incline curl, and the incline curls Overload members log.
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