Arms · Cable
Cable Standing Single Arm Preacher Curl
How to do the cable standing single arm preacher curl, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Cable
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- Curl
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Stand facing a low cable pulley and rest the back of your working upper arm against a preacher pad or your own braced thigh so the elbow is fixed. Grip the handle with your palm up and curl toward your shoulder, then lower slowly under tension. Finish all reps on one arm before switching.
- 1The biceps doing all the work as you curl the handle up
- 2Your upper arm pinned to the pad with the elbow locked in place
- 3A hard squeeze at the top and a slow, controlled lowering
Common mistakes
- Avoid swinging your torso or using momentum
- Don't let your wrist bend back or rotate
- Don't let your elbow drift off the pad as you tire
Muscles worked
The cable standing single arm preacher curl mainly works the biceps, with the forearms assisting.
- BicepsPrimary
- ForearmsSupport
- Front DeltsMinor
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Last reviewed June 2026.