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Sz Bar Cable Standing Reverse Curl
How to do the sz bar cable standing reverse 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 facing down. Keep your elbows at your sides and curl the bar toward your shoulders, then lower with control.
- 1Feel your forearms and biceps work as you curl with an overhand grip
- 2Keep your wrists firm and elbows pinned to your sides
- 3Squeeze at the top and lower slowly against the cable
Common mistakes
- Do not let your wrists drop or roll under the bar
- Avoid swinging your body to move the weight
- Do not let your elbows swing forward as you curl
Muscles worked
The sz bar cable standing reverse curl mainly works the forearms and biceps.
- ForearmsPrimary
- BicepsPrimary
- Lower AbsMinor
- Front DeltsMinor
Kovo programs the sz bar cable standing reverse curl for you and tracks it every session.
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More forearms exercises
- How to do the wrist curl
- How to do the conans wheel
- How to do the farmers walk
- How to do the forearm extensor stretch
- How to do the forearm flexor stretch
- How to do the medicine ball hussafel carry
Last reviewed June 2026.