Big biceps mean you've put in a lot of hard work at the gym. Even though the biceps are small muscles, they take time, knowledge, and smart work to be grown.

Also, the biceps help bend the elbow, which is important for many activities. How would you curl that beer to your lips? How would you pick up your kid? The biceps aren't just there to look good; they're also very useful.

The good news is that it's pretty easy to train the biceps. You just curl, curl, and curl some more. Nevertheless, some exercises are better at getting the job done than others.

Check out these six simple barbell exercises for wider biceps that can give your arms a good workout.

Any list of barbell exercises for working out the biceps is incomplete without the barbell curl.

When done correctly, this exercise works the biceps and can make the entire muscle bigger and stronger. With barbell curls, you can use both hands to lift a single object so that you can curl more weight than with other curls.

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Curling on a preacher bench makes the range of motion of the exercise longer. Because of that, the biceps will be under tension for longer, which usually means more muscle growth.

By turning the hands in, an EZ-bar makes the move easier on the wrists and changes the angle of the exercise so that it works different biceps muscle fibers.

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This exercise is designed to help you build your biceps. It separates the brachialis and brachioradialis muscles so that they can grow and get stronger.

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The barbell drag curl is a good exercise for isolating the biceps. That's because at the top of the movement, the biceps do most of the work without much help from other muscles.

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This is a great full body workout that works the hamstrings, quadriceps, shoulders, calves, glutes, hip flexors, and lower back. This exercise helps thebody get ready for the heavy lifting you need to do to build your biceps.

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This barbell exercise is a great way to improve your ability to lift heavy weights, both in the gym and in everyday life. It works the brachii and brachialis biceps. Your biceps will get bigger if you get stronger and can lift more weight.

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