Arms · Bodyweight
Lying Double Legs Hammer Curl with Towel
How to do the lying double legs hammer curl with towel, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- Flexion
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Lie on your back and loop a towel around both feet, holding an end in each hand with palms facing in. Curl your hands toward your shoulders while your legs press down against the towel to provide resistance, then lower slowly.
- 1Feel your biceps and brachialis work against the towel resistance
- 2Keep your elbows pinned to your sides as you curl
- 3Match the leg push to your arm strength for steady tension
Common mistakes
- Avoid swinging your elbows forward or flaring them out
- Don't let the towel jerk on the way down
- Don't arch your lower back off the floor
Muscles worked
The lying double legs hammer curl with towel mainly works the biceps and forearms.
- BicepsPrimary
- ForearmsPrimary
- Lower AbsMinor
- QuadsMinor
- HamstringsMinor
- Hip FlexorsMinor
Kovo programs the lying double legs hammer curl with towel 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 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.