Kettlebell curl

Sets, reps and RIR

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.

What it is called elsewhere

• Norsk Curl (kettlebell)
• Svenska Curl (kettlebell)
• Dansk Curl (kettlebell)
• Deutsch Kettlebell Curl
• Español Curl con kettlebell
• Italiano Curl con kettlebell
• Português Rosca com kettlebell
• Русский Подъём гири на бицепс
• Français Curl (kettlebell)

Related arms exercises

• Barbell curl
• EZ-bar curl
• Preacher curl (barbell)
• Skull crushers
• Standing French press
• Reverse curl

athlate logs this exercise, keeps the numbers, and tells you what you lifted last time.