Cable Seated Overhead Curl
Description
The cable seated overhead curl uses a high cable pulley with a single handle. Sitting facing the cable with the arm extended overhead, you curl the handle toward your head. The overhead position fully shortens the biceps at the top, hitting the bicep peak with maximum contraction.
Muscle Group
Equipment Required
Cable Seated Overhead Curl Instructions
- Set a cable to a high pulley with a single handle.
- Sit on a bench facing the cable station.
- Grip the handle with your right hand, palm facing up.
- Extend your arm overhead with the cable creating tension.
- Brace your core and keep your upper arm stationary.
- Curl the handle toward your head by bending only at the elbow.
- Squeeze the bicep hard at the peak contraction.
- Slowly extend your arm back overhead with control. Switch arms.
Cable Seated Overhead Curl Form & Visual
Cable Seated Overhead Curl Benefits
- Maximum shortened-position contraction
- Builds bicep peak
- Constant cable tension through the range
- Different stimulus than standard curls
- Useful for hypertrophy training
- Strong peak isolation
Cable Seated Overhead Curl Muscles Worked
- Biceps brachii (especially short head)
- Brachialis
- Brachioradialis
Cable Seated Overhead Curl Variations & Alternatives
- High Cable Curl
- Concentration Curl
- Cable Curl
- Single Arm Cable Curl
