Eccentryx / Exercise Atlas / arms
Bayesian cable curl
Cable behind torso at hip level, step forward, curl with upper arm behind body.
Muscles
- Primary
- biceps
- Supporting
- None listed
Mechanics
- Pattern
- elbow flexion
- Equipment
- cable
- Geometry
- Variable Range
- Energy model
- Glycolytic Pathway (10-90s)
- Target feel
- Long head of biceps under maximum stretch — tension at the very bottom.
- Progression
- Add weight; pair as a superset with incline curl for full bicep sweep.
- Regression
- Incline DB curl if cable position is unavailable.
Watch for
- Cable too high — loses the stretch position advantage
- Elbow drifts forward — turns it into a regular curl
- Short range of motion — full extension is the whole point
Substitutions
- Incline dumbbell curl
- Spider curl
- Preacher curl machine