The preacher curl is a fantastic biceps builder. By supporting the upper arms on a pad, it minimizes momentum and requires the biceps to do most of the work.

But there’s a catch.

The preacher curl is only as effective as your setup. It’s not as simple as sitting down, then gripping and ripping, but it’s about creating the necessary tension in the biceps while eliminating everything else.

Now, whether you’re using an EZ-curl bar, a straight bar, or a preacher curl machine, the setup principles remain the same.

This checklist breaks down those fundamentals step by step. The setup may feel slow at first, but once it becomes second nature, every rep…

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