Cross Body Hammer Curl
A variant of the traditional hammer curl that targets arm muscles.
Instructions
- Stand up straight with a dumbbell in each hand.
- Keep your elbows close to your torso with your palms facing your torso.
- Lift the right dumbbell across your chest to your left shoulder.
- Squeeze the biceps at the top, then lower the weight back to the starting position.
- Repeat with the left dumbbell to right shoulder.
- Continue alternately for desired repetitions.
Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Swinging the body to lift the weights.
- Not keeping elbows close to the torso.
- Using too much weight that compromises form.
- Rushing through the exercise without proper control.
Additional Information
| General | |
| Difficulty | intermediate |
| Force | pull |
| Mechanic | isolation |
| Equipment | dumbbell |
| Muscle | biceps |