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Elbow Flexion (Strength)

This exercise helps strengthen your elbow muscles.

  1. Stand up straight with your feet in a split stance or slightly wider than hip-width apart. Pull your shoulders down and back. Hold a hand weight in each hand. Your health care provider will tell you what size of hand weights to use. Hold your arms close to your sides, with your palms facing your body.

  2. Bend your left elbow and breathe out gently as you raise the weight up to your left shoulder. Keep your wrists in a neutral position (neither flexed nor extended) and your elbow against your side.

  3. Breathe in gently as you lower the weight to its starting position. Keep your left elbow fully extended. Now, bend your right elbow and raise the other weight up to your right shoulder. Continue to alternate arms. Keep your arms close to your body and keep your wrists straight.

  4. Repeat 10 times.

  5. Repeat 3 times a day.

Woman doing biceps curl exercise with hand weights.

Tip

Don't swing the weights to move them. Make sure your movement is slow and controlled.

Online Medical Reviewer: Daphne Pierce-Smith RN MSN
Online Medical Reviewer: Elizabeth Oswald PT DPT
Online Medical Reviewer: Vinita Wadhawan Researcher
Date Last Reviewed: 2/1/2025
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