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Zottman curl: how to do it

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Palms facing forward

  1. Starting position

    Stand with a dumbbell in each hand, your arms by your sides and your palms facing forward.

  2. The movement

    Curl the dumbbells with your palms up, turn your palms down at the top, lower the dumbbells and turn them back at the bottom.

Most common mistake

Don't lower with your palms up, turn them down at the top and keep that position during the descent.

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