Arms · Leverage Machine
Lever Alternate Biceps Curl
How to do the lever alternate biceps curl, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Leverage Machine
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- Flexion
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Sit at the biceps curl machine with the back of your upper arms resting on the pad and grip one handle in each hand. Curl one arm up toward your shoulder by contracting the biceps, lower it under control, then repeat on the other arm, alternating each rep.
- 1Feel your biceps contract as you curl one handle up toward your shoulder
- 2Keep your upper arms pinned to the pad and wrists neutral
- 3Lower each arm slowly and fully before curling the other
Common mistakes
- Don't swing your torso or lift your elbows off the pad
- Avoid using momentum to fling the handle up
- Don't cut the range short at the bottom; fully extend each arm
Muscles worked
The lever alternate biceps curl mainly works the biceps, with the forearms assisting.
- BicepsPrimary
- ForearmsSupport
Kovo programs the lever alternate biceps curl for you and tracks it every session.
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More biceps exercises
- How to do the resistance band bicep curl
- How to do the resistance band hammer curl
- How to do the barbell bicep curl
- How to do the cable bicep curl
- How to do the cable hammer curl
- How to do the overhead bicep curl
Last reviewed June 2026.