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Straight Bar Cable Standing Reverse Grip Curl
How to do the straight bar cable standing reverse grip 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 a straight bar to a low cable pulley and grip it with palms facing down. Keep your elbows tucked and curl the bar up toward your shoulders, then lower under control while resisting the cable.
- 1Feel the tops of your forearms and your brachialis driving the curl
- 2Keep your elbows pinned to your sides
- 3Resist the cable on the way down for constant tension
Common mistakes
- Don't swing your body or use momentum
- Avoid letting your wrists bend back; keep them firm
- Don't let your elbows drift forward as you curl
Muscles worked
The straight bar cable standing reverse grip curl mainly works the forearms, with the biceps assisting.
- ForearmsPrimary
- BicepsSupport
- Upper AbsMinor
Kovo programs the straight bar cable standing reverse grip 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.