Exercise library / Arms
EZ-bar curl
Arms · Barbell
Sets, reps and RIR
Sets3 to 4
Reps10 to 15
RIR0 to 2
Single-joint work responds to reps and time under tension more than to heavy load.
RIR means reps in reserve: how many you could still have done when you racked it. RIR 2 is two short of failure.
Muscles worked
Primary: Biceps.
Secondary: Forearms.
Estimate your one-rep max
Epley's formula, from a set you have actually done. It is an estimate, and it drifts above eight reps, so keep the input between one and twelve.
Enter a set to see the estimate.
What it is called elsewhere
- Norsk EZ-curl
- Svenska EZ-curl
- Dansk EZ-curl
- Deutsch Curl mit SZ-Stange
- Español Curl con barra Z
- Italiano Curl con bilanciere EZ
- Português Rosca direta (barra W)
- Русский Подъём изогнутого грифа на бицепс
- Français Curl barre EZ
Related arms exercises
- Biceps curl
- Hammer curl
- Concentration curl
- Incline dumbbell curl
- Overhead triceps extension
- Triceps kickbacks
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