Biceps brachii means “two headed muscle of the arm” in Latin. The two heads in question are the short and long head, with the latter being located to the outer region of the biceps. The primary role of the biceps is the flexion of the arm.
Typical exercises for targeting the biceps include the barbell curl, EZ curl, and dumbbell curl – all of which isolate the arm flexor muscles effectively, particularly the biceps which are highly active when a supinated (palms up) grip is used.
Exercises
- Under hand chin up
- Barbell biceps curl
- Cable curl
- Concentration curl
- Dumbbell curl
- Dumbbell preacher curl
- EZ bar curl
- Incline dumbbell curl
- Prone incline curl
- Zottman curl
Other names
- Biceps
- Biceps brachii
- Arm flexor
