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Cable Curl with Multipurpose V Bar
How to do the cable curl with multipurpose v bar, 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 a V-bar to a low cable pulley and grip it with palms up. Keep your elbows pinned to your sides and curl the bar up toward your shoulders, then lower slowly against the cable tension.
- 1Keep your elbows fixed at your sides as you curl
- 2Squeeze the biceps hard at the top of the rep
- 3Control the lowering and feel the stretch at the bottom
Common mistakes
- Don't swing your torso or use your back to lift
- Avoid letting your elbows drift forward
- Don't drop the weight fast on the way down
Muscles worked
The cable curl with multipurpose v bar mainly works the biceps, with the forearms assisting.
- BicepsPrimary
- ForearmsSupport
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Last reviewed June 2026.