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Rope Attachment Cable Preacher Curl
How to do the rope attachment cable preacher 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
Set a preacher bench in front of a low cable pulley and attach a rope. Rest the back of your upper arms on the pad, grip the rope ends, and curl them toward you, spreading the rope at the top to squeeze your biceps, then lower under control.
- 1Feel an isolated contraction in your biceps as you curl the rope toward
- 2you
- 3Spread the rope ends at the top to squeeze harder
- 4Lower slowly to feel a stretch at the bottom without losing cable tension
Common mistakes
- Don't lift your upper arms off the pad or swing your body
- Don't cut the range short; extend almost fully at the bottom
- Don't let your wrists bend excessively as you curl
Muscles worked
The rope attachment cable preacher curl mainly works the biceps, with the forearms assisting.
- BicepsPrimary
- ForearmsSupport
- Front DeltsMinor
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Last reviewed June 2026.