Close-Grip Barbell Curl: how to do it and form tips

A barbell curl with hands inside shoulder width, emphasising the long head of the biceps for outer thickness.

Form tips

1. Hands roughly hip-width apart on the bar.
2. Keep elbows flared slightly forward to bias the long head.
3. Don't lean back — let the biceps do the work, not momentum.

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