Dumbbell Biceps Exercises to Build Muscle
17 Dumbbell Biceps Exercises to Build Muscle with three ready-made workouts, plus a form guide and video for every exercise.
Ordered by how popular each exercise is in Planfit
Ready-Made Workouts
Pick a goal and level — each workout is built from the exercises below
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Top 10
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Dumbbell Bicep Curl
If you turn your wrist outwardas when pulling up the weight, you may contract your biceps further.
BeginnerDumbbell - 2

Dumbbell Hammer Curl
It's a workout for your biceps. With this workout you can develop the outer part of your biceps, as well as the forearms
BeginnerDumbbell - 3

Concentration Curl
The name was given to focus on raising the arm. It is a workout that targets the inner and upper biceps. It's a workout that can minimize arm rebound and shoulder joint movement!
BeginnerDumbbellFlat Bench - 4

Incline Dumbbell Curl
If you lie down on an incline bench, the range of arm movement is longer, so the degree of muscle intervention increases. It's an effective workout to increase the length of your biceps!
BeginnerDumbbellIncline Bench - 5

Incline Dumbbell Hammer Curl
If you lie down on an incline bench, the range of arm movement is longer, so the degree of muscle intervention increases. It's an effective workout to increase the length of your biceps!
BeginnerDumbbellIncline Bench - 6

Dumbbell Drag Curl
Lift a dumbbell and perform a drag curl
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Dumbbell Preacher Curl
Your elbows move, so you can lift the weight only with the strength of your arms, so you can focus on pure biceps target! You can workout with dumbbells, so you can take a stronger contraction!
AdvancedDumbbellPreacher Curl Bench - 8

Dumbbell Reverse Curl
It's a workout that allows you to train your wrist and forearm muscles by changing only the palm direction from dumbbell bends!
AdvancedDumbbell - 9

Dumbbell Zottman Curl
This exercise works your biceps as you lift the weight, then targets your forearms as you lower it with your palms facing down.
BeginnerDumbbell - 10

Incline Dumbbell Reverse Curl
If you lie down on an incline bench, the range of arm movement is longer, so the degree of muscle intervention increases. It's an effective workout to increase the length of your biceps!
AdvancedDumbbellIncline Bench
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Crossbody Hammer Curl
This exercise strengthens your biceps and forearms.
AdvancedDumbbell - 12

Dumbbell Seated Hammer Curl
This seated curl with a hammer grip works your biceps, forearms, and upper arms.
AdvancedDumbbellFlat Bench - 13

Seated Dumbbell Drag Curl
Sit and curl the dumbbells up.
BeginnerDumbbellFlat Bench - 14

Waiter Curl
This curl variation targets your forearms and upper biceps.
AdvancedDumbbell - 15

Decline Dumbbell Curl
Do a dumbbell curl on a decline bench to keep your biceps working longer.
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One Arm Dumbbell Preacher Curl
Isolate your biceps with a one-arm preacher curl.
AdvancedDumbbell - 17

Spider Dumbbell Curl
Lean forward to keep tension on your biceps
AdvancedDumbbell
