Reverse curl

EZ bar or straight barbell, overhand grip

Also called overhand ez bar curl, reverse grip curl

Hold an EZ bar with an overhand grip, palms facing down. Curl the bar up toward the shoulders with the elbows fixed at your sides.

Movement

Main movers get full credit for a set, helpers half.

Upper body

Scores 1-5 averaged over sources. Tap a rating for the claims behind it. Claims are our summaries of the linked sources, fact-checked by AI.

Muscle growth higher is better3.5
Very good; among the better picks for the muscle. 2 sources.
- 4/5 Pronated grip shifts load from biceps to brachioradialis, which cannot be trained by wrist motion alone; cites a study on grip effects. Jeremy Ethier, The Best Science-Based Forearm Workout for Size and Strength @ 4:05videoStudy2017checked by AI
- 3/5 Reverse-grip EZ-bar curl shifts work from biceps to brachialis and brachioradialis, supported by EMG studies. Jeremy Ethier, The Best Science-Based Bicep Workout | ARMS (Part 1/2) @ 4:37videoStudy2017checked by AI