Standing barbell curl
The mother of all biceps exercises, this effectively hits all the major biceps muscles. Using a straight or EZ-bar, concentrate on keeping your back stationary and don't swing your arms.

Barbell preacher curl
Make sure you keep the tension on your biceps; don't simply use your elbows as pivot points for your shoulders while shifting your bodyweight to do most of the initial work.

Standing cable curl
This is a standing curl done with a low cable, which provides full tension at the top and bottom of the range of motion.

Incline dumbbell curl
Set an incline bench to about 45 degrees. With your back against the pad, arms hanging straight down and palms facing inward, in a smooth motion curl your arms up toward your shoulders. Make sure your upper arms point directly toward the floor and avoid swinging your elbows forward during the positive phase of the lift.

Supinating dumbbell curl
With your upper arm by your side, flex your elbow with your forearm in the neutral (thumbs-up) until your elbow approaches about a 90-degree angle. At 90 degrees, begin supinating your forearm to really hit your biceps brachii. Reverse the motion during the negative so that you actively recruit your brachoradialis in both the concentric and eccentic phases.

Dumbbell hammer curl
A dumbbel curl in which you keep your wrists neutrally aligned (thumbs-up) throughout the range of motion, emphasizing the brachioradialis. Curl the weight toward your shoulder, not across your body.

Dumbell concentration curl
Sitting on the end of a flat bench with your legs spread apart, place your right elbow against the inside of your right thigh, keeping it firmly there. Grasp a dumbbell and curl up, squeezing your biceps hard and then lowering slowly. Repeat for reps and do the other arm.

Zottman curl
Similar to a standing dumbbell curl except at the top of the movement, pronate your forearms to turn your wrists down, then lower the weight. Supinate your wrists at the bottom and again curl the weight up.

Chin
Use a reverse grip on the pull-up bar to emphasize the biceps brachii and pull more through your biceps than your back. For a good burn, lower your body slowly and try holding the 90-degree elbow position to failure.

Two-arm high-cable curl
Attach D-handles to upper pulleys and position yourself midway between them. Grasp the pulleys with outstretched arms and curl the handles in toward your head in a smooth motion, squeezing your biceps at the top, then lower under control. Concentrate on keeping your elbows out and away from your sides. Don't let them angle forward during the concentric phase of the lift.

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