10 Best Ez-bar Biceps Curl (With Arm Blaster) Alternatives for Home Gyms

The Ez-bar Biceps Curl (With Arm Blaster) is done standing with an EZ bar. Ranked closest by our scoring: the Barbell Biceps Curl (With Arm Blaster), the Dumbbell Biceps Curl and the Dumbbell Biceps Curl (With Arm Blaster). A harder version, the EZ Barbell Curl, is listed below as a progression rather than a swap.

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Original Exercise: Ez-bar Biceps Curl (With Arm Blaster)

Primary muscle
Biceps
Equipment
Ez-barbell
Difficulty
Beginner
Type
Isolation

Secondary muscles: Forearms

How to perform Ez-bar Biceps Curl (With Arm Blaster)
  1. Stand up straight with your feet shoulder-width apart and hold the ez barbell with an underhand grip, palms facing up.
  2. Place your upper arms against the arm blaster, keeping them stationary throughout the exercise.
  3. Keeping your elbows close to your body, exhale and curl the barbell up towards your shoulders.
  4. Pause for a moment at the top, squeezing your biceps.
  5. Inhale and slowly lower the barbell back to the starting position, fully extending your arms.
  6. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
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Ranked Ez-bar Biceps Curl (With Arm Blaster) Alternatives

10 substitutes, ranked by how closely each one matches the Ez-bar Biceps Curl (With Arm Blaster) on movement pattern, muscles worked, equipment and body position. The higher the score, the less you change. Open "How to perform this exercise" on a card for the steps; every card title links to that exercise's own alternatives page. Harder versions are tagged as progressions and kept out of the top spot even when they score higher.

  1. Progression

    • Biceps
    • Ez-barbell
    • Intermediate
    • Isolation

    Pick this when you want a harder version that still works the biceps.

    How to perform this exercise
    1. Stand up straight with your feet shoulder-width apart and hold the ez barbell with an underhand grip, palms facing up.
    2. Keep your elbows close to your torso and your upper arms stationary throughout the movement.
    3. Exhale as you curl the barbell up towards your shoulders, contracting your biceps.
    4. Pause for a moment at the top, then inhale as you slowly lower the barbell back down to the starting position.
    5. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

    Sets and reps: 3 sets of 10 to 15 reps.

    Why this matches
    • Movement: curl, the same as the Ez-bar Biceps Curl (With Arm Blaster)
    • Primary muscle: biceps, the same as the Ez-bar Biceps Curl (With Arm Blaster)
    • Equipment: free weights, the same as the Ez-bar Biceps Curl (With Arm Blaster)
    • Body position: standing, the same as the Ez-bar Biceps Curl (With Arm Blaster)
    • Biceps
    • Dumbbell
    • Beginner
    • Isolation

    A good swap when you have dumbbells to work with, and it still works the biceps.

    How to perform this exercise
    1. Stand up straight with a dumbbell in each hand, palms facing forward and arms fully extended.
    2. Keeping your upper arms stationary, exhale and curl the weights while contracting your biceps.
    3. Continue to raise the weights until your biceps are fully contracted and the dumbbells are at shoulder level.
    4. Hold the contracted position for a brief pause as you squeeze your biceps.
    5. Inhale and slowly begin to lower the dumbbells back to the starting position.
    6. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

    Sets and reps: 3 sets of 10 to 15 reps.

    Why this matches
    • Movement: curl, the same as the Ez-bar Biceps Curl (With Arm Blaster)
    • Primary muscle: biceps, the same as the Ez-bar Biceps Curl (With Arm Blaster)
    • Equipment: free weights, the same as the Ez-bar Biceps Curl (With Arm Blaster)
    • Body position: standing, the same as the Ez-bar Biceps Curl (With Arm Blaster)
    • Biceps
    • Dumbbell
    • Beginner
    • Isolation
    How to perform this exercise
    1. Stand up straight with a dumbbell in each hand, palms facing forward.
    2. Keep your elbows close to your torso and your upper arms stationary.
    3. Exhale and curl the weights while contracting your biceps.
    4. Continue to raise the weights until your biceps are fully contracted and the dumbbells are at shoulder level.
    5. Hold the contracted position for a brief pause as you squeeze your biceps.
    6. Inhale and slowly begin to lower the dumbbells back to the starting position.
    7. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

    Sets and reps: 3 sets of 10 to 15 reps.

    Why this matches
    • Movement: curl, the same as the Ez-bar Biceps Curl (With Arm Blaster)
    • Primary muscle: biceps, the same as the Ez-bar Biceps Curl (With Arm Blaster)
    • Equipment: free weights, the same as the Ez-bar Biceps Curl (With Arm Blaster)
    • Body position: standing, the same as the Ez-bar Biceps Curl (With Arm Blaster)
  2. Standing Inner-biceps Curl
    • Biceps
    • Dumbbell
    • Beginner
    • Isolation
    How to perform this exercise
    1. Stand up with a dumbbell in each hand being held at arms length. The elbows should be close to the torso. Your legs should be at about shoulder's width apart from each other.
    2. Rotate the palms of the hands so that they are facing inward in a neutral position. This will be your starting position.
    3. While holding the upper arms stationary, curl the weights out while contracting the biceps as you breathe out. Your wrist should turn so that when the weights are fully elevated you have supinated grip (palms facing up).
    4. Only the forearms should move. Continue the movement until your biceps are fully contracted and the dumbbells are at shoulder level. Tip: Keep the forearms aligned with your outer deltoids.
    5. Hold the contracted position for a second as you squeeze the biceps.
    6. Slowly begin to bring the dumbbells back to the starting position as your breathe in. Remember to rotate the wrists as you lower the weight in order to switch back to a neutral grip.
    7. Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.

    Sets and reps: 3 sets of 10 to 15 reps.

    Why this matches
    • Movement: curl, the same as the Ez-bar Biceps Curl (With Arm Blaster)
    • Primary muscle: biceps, the same as the Ez-bar Biceps Curl (With Arm Blaster)
    • Equipment: free weights, the same as the Ez-bar Biceps Curl (With Arm Blaster)
    • Body position: standing, the same as the Ez-bar Biceps Curl (With Arm Blaster)
    • Biceps
    • Weighted
    • Beginner
    • Isolation

    A straight swap when you want to keep working the biceps.

    How to perform this exercise
    1. Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and hold a dumbbell in each hand, palms facing forward.
    2. Keep your elbows close to your torso and exhale as you curl the weights up to shoulder level.
    3. Pause for a moment at the top, then inhale as you slowly lower the weights back down to the starting position.
    4. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

    Sets and reps: 3 sets of 10 to 15 reps.

    Why this matches
    • Movement: curl, the same as the Ez-bar Biceps Curl (With Arm Blaster)
    • Primary muscle: biceps, the same as the Ez-bar Biceps Curl (With Arm Blaster)
    • Equipment: free weights, the same as the Ez-bar Biceps Curl (With Arm Blaster)
    • Body position: standing, the same as the Ez-bar Biceps Curl (With Arm Blaster)
  3. Wide-grip Standing Barbell Curl
    • Biceps
    • Barbell
    • Beginner
    • Isolation
    How to perform this exercise
    1. Stand up with your torso upright while holding a barbell at the wide outer handle. The palm of your hands should be facing forward. The elbows should be close to the torso. This will be your starting position.
    2. While holding the upper arms stationary, curl the weights forward while contracting the biceps as you breathe out. Tip: Only the forearms should move.
    3. Continue the movement until your biceps are fully contracted and the bar is at shoulder level. Hold the contracted position for a second and squeeze the biceps hard.
    4. Slowly begin to bring the bar back to starting position as your breathe in.
    5. Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.

    Sets and reps: 3 sets of 10 to 15 reps.

    Why this matches
    • Movement: curl, the same as the Ez-bar Biceps Curl (With Arm Blaster)
    • Primary muscle: biceps, the same as the Ez-bar Biceps Curl (With Arm Blaster)
    • Equipment: free weights, the same as the Ez-bar Biceps Curl (With Arm Blaster)
    • Body position: standing, the same as the Ez-bar Biceps Curl (With Arm Blaster)
  4. Ez-bar Curl
    • Biceps
    • Ez-barbell
    • Beginner
    • Isolation
    How to perform this exercise
    1. Stand up straight while holding an EZ curl bar at the wide outer handle. The palms of your hands should be facing forward and slightly tilted inward due to the shape of the bar. Keep your elbows close to your torso. This will be your starting position.
    2. Now, while keeping your upper arms stationary, exhale and curl the weights forward while contracting the biceps. Focus on only moving your forearms.
    3. Continue to raise the weight until your biceps are fully contracted and the bar is at shoulder level. Hold the top contracted position for a moment and squeeze the biceps.
    4. Then inhale and slowly lower the bar back to the starting position.
    5. Repeat for the recommended amount of repetitions.

    Sets and reps: 3 sets of 10 to 15 reps.

    Why this matches
    • Movement: curl, the same as the Ez-bar Biceps Curl (With Arm Blaster)
    • Primary muscle: biceps, the same as the Ez-bar Biceps Curl (With Arm Blaster)
    • Equipment: free weights, the same as the Ez-bar Biceps Curl (With Arm Blaster)
    • Body position: standing, the same as the Ez-bar Biceps Curl (With Arm Blaster)
    • Biceps
    • Dumbbell
    • Beginner
    • Isolation
    How to perform this exercise
    1. Stand up straight with a dumbbell in each hand, palms facing forward.
    2. Keep your upper arms stationary and curl the dumbbells as high as possible while contracting your biceps.
    3. Pause for a moment at the top, then slowly lower the dumbbells back to the starting position.
    4. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

    Sets and reps: 3 sets of 10 to 15 reps.

    Why this matches
    • Movement: curl, the same as the Ez-bar Biceps Curl (With Arm Blaster)
    • Primary muscle: biceps, the same as the Ez-bar Biceps Curl (With Arm Blaster)
    • Equipment: free weights, the same as the Ez-bar Biceps Curl (With Arm Blaster)
    • Body position: standing, the same as the Ez-bar Biceps Curl (With Arm Blaster)
    • Biceps
    • Dumbbell
    • Beginner
    • Isolation
    How to perform this exercise
    1. Stand up straight with a dumbbell in each hand, palms facing forward and arms fully extended.
    2. Keeping your upper arms stationary, exhale and curl the weights while contracting your biceps.
    3. Continue to raise the dumbbells until your biceps are fully contracted and the dumbbells are at shoulder level.
    4. Hold the contracted position for a brief pause as you squeeze your biceps.
    5. Inhale and slowly begin to lower the dumbbells back to the starting position.
    6. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.

    Sets and reps: 3 sets of 10 to 15 reps.

    Why this matches
    • Movement: curl, the same as the Ez-bar Biceps Curl (With Arm Blaster)
    • Primary muscle: biceps, the same as the Ez-bar Biceps Curl (With Arm Blaster)
    • Equipment: free weights, the same as the Ez-bar Biceps Curl (With Arm Blaster)
    • Body position: standing, the same as the Ez-bar Biceps Curl (With Arm Blaster)

Ez-bar Biceps Curl (With Arm Blaster) FAQ

What muscles does Ez-bar Biceps Curl (with Arm Blaster) work?

The Ez-bar curl primarily loads the biceps brachii (short and long heads) through elbow flexion and forearm supination, with the arm blaster forcing elbow fixation to reduce shoulder involvement. It also recruits the brachialis and brachioradialis to a lesser degree. Cue: keep elbows fixed and squeeze at the top for peak biceps activation.

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