Arms · Bodyweight
Lying Single Legs Reverse Biceps Curl with Towel
How to do the lying single legs reverse biceps 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 one foot, holding both ends with palms facing down. Curl your hands toward your shoulders against the resistance of your leg, keeping the pronated grip, then lower under control.
- 1Feel the top of your forearms and brachioradialis working hard
- 2Keep your wrists firm and palms facing down throughout
- 3Press your leg down to match the resistance you want
Common mistakes
- Avoid letting your wrists curl or break the pronated grip
- Don't swing your elbows forward
- Don't let the towel snap back on the descent
Muscles worked
The lying single legs reverse biceps curl with towel mainly works the forearms, with the biceps assisting.
- ForearmsPrimary
- BicepsSupport
- Lower AbsMinor
- QuadsMinor
- HamstringsMinor
- Hip FlexorsMinor
Kovo programs the lying single legs reverse biceps 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 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.