{
  "$schema": "https://openexercise.org/schema/v0/exercise.json",
  "aliases": [
    {
      "text": "Cheat Bicep Curl with Dumbbells",
      "kind": "common"
    },
    {
      "text": "Heavy Eccentric Dumbbell Curl",
      "kind": "common"
    }
  ],
  "anatomy": {
    "muscles": [
      {
        "muscle": "biceps-brachii",
        "role": "prime-mover"
      },
      {
        "muscle": "brachialis",
        "role": "synergist"
      },
      {
        "muscle": "brachioradialis",
        "role": "synergist"
      },
      {
        "muscle": "gluteus-maximus",
        "role": "synergist"
      },
      {
        "muscle": "erector-spinae",
        "role": "stabilizer"
      },
      {
        "muscle": "forearm-flexors",
        "role": "stabilizer"
      }
    ],
    "joints": [
      {
        "joint": "elbow",
        "actions": [
          "flexion",
          "extension"
        ]
      },
      {
        "joint": "hip",
        "actions": [
          "flexion",
          "extension"
        ]
      },
      {
        "joint": "lumbar-spine",
        "actions": [
          "isometric-stabilization"
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "classification": {
    "modalities": [
      "hypertrophy",
      "strength"
    ],
    "movement_patterns": [
      "isolation-elbow-flexion"
    ],
    "mechanics": "isolation",
    "force": "pull",
    "kinetic_chain": "open",
    "laterality": "bilateral",
    "planes": [
      "sagittal"
    ],
    "contraction": [
      "dynamic",
      "eccentric-emphasis"
    ],
    "level": "intermediate"
  },
  "equipment": {
    "required": [
      [
        "dumbbell"
      ]
    ]
  },
  "external_ids": {
    "wger": "1482"
  },
  "id": "oec:dumbbell-cheat-curl",
  "instructions": {
    "setup": [
      "Stand tall with feet hip-width apart, holding a pair of heavy dumbbells at your sides with a supinated grip.",
      "Engage your core, pull your shoulders back slightly, and allow your arms to hang fully extended."
    ],
    "steps": [
      "Initiate the movement with a slight, controlled hip hinge and drive your hips forward to generate modest momentum.",
      "Use that upward momentum to assist your arms in curling the dumbbells to shoulder height.",
      "Pause briefly at the top to secure the contraction without letting the elbows drift excessively forward.",
      "Slowly lower the dumbbells back down under strict control over three to four seconds, resisting the eccentric phase until your arms are fully extended."
    ],
    "breathing": "Inhale as you prepare and initiate the drive, exhale through the top of the curl, and take controlled breaths as you lower the weights.",
    "cues": [
      "Drive with the hips, catch with the arms",
      "Fight the weight all the way down",
      "Keep the lower back braced and stable"
    ],
    "common_faults": [
      {
        "fault": "Hyperextending the lower back during the concentric swing.",
        "correction": "Generate momentum purely from a quick hip pop rather than arching backward through the lumbar spine."
      },
      {
        "fault": "Dropping the weights quickly on the descent.",
        "correction": "The primary stimulus is the eccentric overload; actively resist the load for at least three seconds on the way down."
      }
    ],
    "safety": {
      "precautions": [
        "Avoid excessive spinal extension under heavy loads; if the lower back arches excessively to lift the weight, select lighter dumbbells."
      ],
      "spotter": "not-needed"
    }
  },
  "measurement": {
    "load": {
      "convention": "per-implement",
      "implements": 2,
      "kind": "external"
    },
    "profiles": [
      {
        "required": [
          "reps",
          "load"
        ],
        "optional": [
          "rpe",
          "tempo"
        ]
      }
    ],
    "records": {
      "e1rm": true,
      "volume": true
    },
    "reps_counted": "total"
  },
  "name": "Dumbbell Cheat Curl",
  "provenance": {
    "generated": [
      "/name",
      "/summary",
      "/classification",
      "/anatomy",
      "/equipment",
      "/measurement",
      "/instructions",
      "/setup",
      "/relations"
    ],
    "license": "CC-BY-SA-4.0",
    "review": {
      "status": "machine-generated",
      "model": "gemini-3.8-flash",
      "at": "2026-10-31"
    },
    "sources": [
      {
        "title": "wger: Dumbbell Cheat Curl",
        "url": "https://wger.de/en/exercise/1482/view-base",
        "license": "CC-BY-SA-4.0",
        "author": "Moffi"
      }
    ]
  },
  "relations": [
    {
      "type": "variation-of",
      "target": "oec:dumbbell-curl"
    },
    {
      "type": "progression-of",
      "target": "oec:dumbbell-curl"
    },
    {
      "type": "substitute-for",
      "target": "oec:dumbbell-curl"
    },
    {
      "type": "variation-of",
      "target": "oec:dumbbell-biceps-curl"
    },
    {
      "type": "progression-of",
      "target": "oec:dumbbell-biceps-curl"
    },
    {
      "type": "substitute-for",
      "target": "oec:dumbbell-biceps-curl"
    }
  ],
  "setup": {
    "grip": {
      "orientation": "supinated"
    },
    "load_position": "at-sides",
    "position": "standing",
    "range": "full",
    "stance": {
      "kind": "parallel",
      "width": "hip"
    }
  },
  "status": "active",
  "summary": "A standing bicep curl using controlled hip momentum on the concentric phase to overload the eccentric lowering portion with heavier weight."
}