Exercise
Cable Drag Curl
Also known as: drag curl cable, low pulley drag curl
Cable Drag Curl is a isolation exercise for the biceps. Main target: biceps long head. Also works: forearm flexors. Equipment: cable.
Muscles worked
How to do it
- Attach a straight bar to the low pulley and stand facing the machine, holding the bar underhand at hip level.
- Curl the bar straight up along your torso, driving the elbows back behind you instead of keeping them fixed at your sides.
- Bring the bar to the lower chest, keeping it in contact with (or very close to) your body the whole way.
- Squeeze the biceps, then slide the bar back down along the same path.
Similar exercises
High Cable Curls
Cable
Biceps long head
Incline Cable Curl
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Standing Biceps Cable Curl
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Cable Hammer Curls - Rope Attachment
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Cable Preacher Curl
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Lying Cable Curl
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Alternatives with other equipment
Incline Dumbbell Curl
Dumbbell
Biceps long head
Drag Curl
Barbell
Biceps long head
Seated Biceps
Bodyweight
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Standing Biceps Stretch
Other
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EZ-Bar Curl
EZ curl bar
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Machine Bicep Curl
Machine
Biceps short head
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