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Sz Bar Cable Biceps Curl
How to do the sz bar cable biceps curl, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Cable
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- Flexion
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Attach an SZ bar to a low cable pulley and grip the angled ends with palms up. Keep your elbows at your sides and curl the bar toward your shoulders, squeezing your biceps, then lower with control.
- 1Feel your biceps contract as you curl the bar up against the cable
- 2Keep your elbows pinned at your sides so they act as the hinge
- 3Control the lower and keep tension on the cable the whole set
Common mistakes
- Do not swing your torso or use your back to lift the bar
- Avoid letting your elbows drift forward as you curl
- Do not let the weight stack drop fast on the way down
Muscles worked
The sz bar cable biceps curl mainly works the biceps, with the forearms assisting.
- BicepsPrimary
- ForearmsSupport
- Lower AbsMinor
- Front DeltsMinor
Kovo programs the sz bar cable biceps curl for you and tracks it every session.
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More biceps exercises
- How to do the resistance band bicep curl
- How to do the resistance band hammer curl
- How to do the barbell bicep curl
- How to do the cable bicep curl
- How to do the cable hammer curl
- How to do the overhead bicep curl
Last reviewed June 2026.