Legs · EZ Bar
EZ Barbell Deadlift with Biceps Curl
How to do the ez barbell deadlift with biceps curl, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- EZ Bar
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- Hinge
- Mechanic
- Compound
How to do it
Hold an EZ bar with an underhand grip on the angled portions and stand over it. Hinge at the hips to deadlift the bar up to your thighs, then curl it toward your shoulders before reversing the curl and lowering the bar back to the floor. The EZ bar eases wrist strain on the curl.
- 1Feel your glutes and hamstrings drive the deadlift and your biceps work
- 2the curl
- 3Keep your back flat and chest up through the hinge
- 4Brace the core to keep the spine solid from floor to lockout
Common mistakes
- Do not round your lower back as you lift the bar from the floor
- Avoid swinging the bar up; curl it with control
- Do not let the bar drift forward away from your legs on the deadlift
Muscles worked
The ez barbell deadlift with biceps curl mainly works the hamstrings, biceps, lower back, and glutes, with the forearms, lats, upper traps, lower abs, and quads assisting.
- HamstringsPrimary
- BicepsPrimary
- Lower BackPrimary
- GlutesPrimary
- ForearmsSupport
- LatsSupport
- Upper TrapsSupport
- Lower AbsSupport
- QuadsSupport
- Mid TrapsMinor
- Lower TrapsMinor
- Upper AbsMinor
- ObliquesMinor
- CalvesMinor
- AdductorsMinor
Kovo programs the ez barbell deadlift with biceps curl for you and tracks it every session.
We build your whole program, drop the right lifts into each workout, and adjust your weights as you get stronger. Free on iOS and Android.
More hamstrings exercises
- How to do the deficit rdl
- How to do the leg curl
- How to do the dumbbell rdl
- How to do the glute ham raise
- How to do the jefferson curl
- How to do the leg swings
Last reviewed June 2026.