How you can Do Biceps Curls Techniques, Benefits, Variations

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Biceps curls are a staple of getting bigger biceps. That said, not all curls are right for all people. In fact, some biceps curls could be doing you more harm than good depending on whether or not you have a particular injury or weakness. In this video, I show you how to determine the best biceps curl for you to help you build big arms without further injuring yourself..
It is not uncommon for people to struggle with curls. In fact, some don’t even really feel them in their biceps at all. This is someone I call a non-responder and I did a complete video on how to overcome this and get more from your bicep workouts. What we are talking about here is being limited by issues in the wrist, elbow, shoulders or core..
The wrist is one of the most common sites of pain and discomfort when doing barbell curls. This can come from the locked position of the wrist and can create pain that is felt down the inside of the wrist most commonly. There are a few things that can be done to alleviate this. First, you can use less weight on the barbell curl which will prevent the torque on the wrist that can be causing the pain. The next thing you can do is switch up the type of bar you are using for the curls. An EZ Curl bar is made to put your wrist in a more natural position which should take the twisting force off of them and help you to curl more pain free..
The elbow is another site of common pain when doing curls. Here, the discomfort is felt mostly on the inside of the elbow, something called golfer’s elbow. This can be really hard to work around but if you understand what is causing it, you can. An over reliance on the forearm wrist flexors to overcome a weakened bicep is the leading cause of medial elbow pain. You can take the forearms out of the lift however by bending the wrists back and keeping them this way throughout the exercise. This applies to chin ups as much as it does barbell curls. The added benefit here is that you will also intensify the strength of the contraction on the biceps..
The shoulder can be a real trouble spot for certain types of biceps curls. When doing an incline dumbbell curl for instance, your arm is kept at your side and in extension at the shoulder. This places a stretch on the tendons of the biceps that attach around the shoulder joint and within the joint near the labrum. The position alone without any extra weight can be enough to make this a bad biceps curl variation for you. Instead, opt for things like spider curls and preacher curls which place your arm in front of your body..
Finally, a weakened core can make certain curls more painful for your back. If you find it much harder to lift two dumbbells at the same time rather than doing them in alternating fashion, you may have a weak core. Even though the lift is the same on each bicep, the total load that must be stabilized by your core is doubled in the case of the simultaneous lift. This can be worked around by doing them one arm at a time..
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When it comes to picking the best biceps exercises, we need to look at which ones compliment the functions of the biceps best. In this video, I am going to pick what I feel are the 6 best exercises to grow bigger biceps and as always, I am going to provide the science behind why these 6 exercises should be included in your biceps training,.
First up, we have the Barbell Cheat Curl, which I have said in the past, is great for growing big biceps. We know that our biceps are stronger eccentrically than they are concentrically which means we utilize more weight than the standard Barbell Curl. So to take advantage of this, we cheat the barbell up and slowly lower the bar back down. It is worth noting, however, that I’m not just heaving the bar up; I’m still in control of the weight on its way up. Imagine a vertical line behind your body when you bring the bar up, you do not want your body moving past that imaginary line..
Next, we have a biceps exercise that I consider one of the best for growing bigger arms: the Chin-up. Like the cheat curl, the chin-up provides an opportunity to take advantage of the eccentric portion of the lift and the addition of progressive overload. In the eccentric portion of the lift, I like to lean back from the bar a bit in order to accentuate the stretch on the biceps. The scalability of this incredible biceps exercise allows us to start off using nothing but our own bodyweight, but as our biceps get stronger, we can start adding weight as well..
To get bigger biceps, we can’t ignore the brachialis. What I feel is the best biceps exercise to train this muscle is the Cross-Body Hammer Curl. We know that one of the functions of the biceps is supination of the forearms; to take minimize biceps activation and preferentially target the brachialis, we pronate the forearms and bring the dumbbell up and across the body. Remember to keep the movement slow in order to best active the more predominately slow-twitch muscle fibers of the brachialis. Targeting the brachialis will create wider biceps to help fill out those shirt sleeves..
I can’t make a list of the best biceps exercises without mentioning the DB Banded Curl. This variation of the classic DB Curl takes advantage of overlapping strength curves that come from the DB Curl as well as a Banded Curl. The classic overload of the concentric portion of the curl has a strength curve of being easiest at the bottom, hardest in the middle, and easier again at the top. With the band, the curve starts easy and becomes most difficult at the top. By combining the two, we can fill in the gap that allows for continued tension from the middle and all the way to the top. The complimenting strength curves is why I consider this one of the best exercises for the biceps..
To maximize biceps growth, we need to focus not only on the midrange (hardest portion) of the curl, but both the stretched and contracted positions of the movement. This is where the Incline Stretch Curl comes in. This biceps exercise utilizes the incline setup to take the arm and put it behind your body into extension, creating stretch. By pronating the forearms at the bottom, we gain further stretch. By consciously contracting the triceps at the bottom portion as well, we get a reflexive relaxation of the biceps to enhance the stretch even further..
As I mentioned previously, to maximize biceps development, we need to focus on the extreme ends of the range of motion of the curl. The Incline Waiter Curl (a combination of a Waiter Curl and a Spider Curl) allows us place tension in the contracted portion of the biceps in a way that isn’t matched by the other exercises mentioned in this list. The Waiter Curl allows us to reach peak contraction, but the Spider Curl position allows for a greater range of motion as the dumbbell isn’t obstructed by our legs. This is one of the best biceps exercises that you definitely do not want to overlook..
There you have it, the 6 best biceps exercises to get bigger biceps. Remember, everyone has different strengths and weaknesses in their training and I am providing you with, what I feel, are the best biceps exercises to cover them all..
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Want bigger biceps? Ever done drag curls?
I put together a video of my favorite drag curl variations because sometimes it just nice to change it up..
All of these are an awesome way to safely overload your biceps but I’m curious of what you think. Make sure you leave a comment below..
If you have any curl exercises you like that very few people do then let me know. I’m always looking for different ways to push myself and grow!
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If you want to know how to get big biceps and bigger arms in general, then you better stop looking for shortcuts and start looking for ways to work harder. In this video, I show you a fast way to start adding serious size to your biceps but it is not going to be easy. In fact, while the technique can be implemented as soon as your next set of your biceps workout, you will need to bring your intensity..
The single best training tip I can give you to build bigger biceps is to start focusing on the negative of every rep of curls you perform. Now, it’s easy to simply say this but it is a whole other thing to actually do it. The reason why people forget to do this is because it is frankly uncomfortable if you do it correctly..
The negative portion of a curl is the part where you lower the bar back down from the top of the biceps curl to your thighs. Most lifters allow the weight to drop much too quickly here. This is a huge mistake. Instead, if you were to focus your effort on only one part of the lift and had to choose to do it on either the lift or the descent, you would want to do it on the lowering..
The key is to slow it down and fight it with a strong eccentric contraction of the biceps. Ideally it will take you a full 3 to 4 seconds to lower the barbell back to your thighs. This is often ignored for one very good reason that we don’t even realize until we stop to think about it. This is that there are no repercussions when performing pulling movements to remind you to not forget about the negative..
For instance, if you think about the lowering of the bar during a bench press you would see that simply allowing the bar to crash to your chest without a controlled eccentric contraction would likely not be very comfortable! The same can be said about going into the descent during a squat. Simply dropping here would likely take both you and the bar to the floor, with you under it!
On pulling movements like the barbell curl and the lat pulldown however the fear factor is gone. Allow the weights to drop too fast and they simply just either drop to your thighs or the stack just returns to its resting position. So, you will mentally have to amp up your focus and resist the eccentric if you want to get bigger biceps by doing the same exercises..
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12 DUMBBELL BICEP CURL AND WHAT PART OF THE BICEPS THEY TARGET..
1)CROSS BODY CURL.
2)STANDARD CURL.
3)WIDE CURL.
4)HANGING CURL.
5)ROTATIONAL CURL.
6)FLIP CURL.
7)HAMMER TENSION CURL.
8)REVERSE GRIP CURL.
9)HAMMER CURL.
10)TENSION CURL.
11)DRAG CURL.
12)CLOSE CURL.
SHORT HEAD INNER BICEP GIVES BICEP ITS PEAK.
LONG HEAD OUTER BICEP GIVES BICEP THICKNESS.
BRACHAILIS SMALL MUSCLE UNDERNEATH THE BICEPS.
GIVE THE BICEPS STABILITY.
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Concentration curls are one of the most popular isolation exercises for building bigger biceps but that doesn’t mean they are the most effective. In this video, I’m going to show you why concentration curls are not working for you as much as you may have thought if you are trying to build big arms. I will break down the most common mistakes made when doing the exercise and then show you a more athletic alternative if you want to make even better gains when training your arms..
To start, it helps to define what the goal of the concentration curl really is. Most would agree, it is a bicep exercise done to get a peak contraction on the muscle. It is an isolation movement that can help you to build a better mind muscle connection with the biceps and ultimately get it to grow bigger. I would agree with the latter half of this but only if you perform the exercise the right way and learn how to get more tension on the arm during the movement..
To that end it helps to discuss the position of the arm during the concentration curl. I see many people rest their elbows on the top of their thighs when doing the exercise. This is just wrong. You are essentially creating a see-saw effect when you lower the arm on every rep and are using momentum to get the arm back up to the top. Most will not make this mistake however and instead will lower their arm onto the inner portion of their thigh..
The issue here is that pushing the elbow into the thigh while curling the weight up is only using leverage to get the weight to the top rather than pure muscular force. Normally, leverage is not a bad thing but when you are doing it in close proximity to the muscles that you are trying to work (and with a muscle group that is often overactive during the curl in the first place) you are taking away from the effectiveness of the movement..
Some would then think that they just have to slide their arm even further down towards the floor to clear the elbow from the thigh. The problem here is again, the arm when curled into the top position is almost parallel to the downward force of gravity. This takes the tension off of the bicep in the very position that you want it to be at its highest..
The way to alter the exercise to get this to work in your favor is to reposition the arm directly in your groin. You can see how the forearm now becomes much more perpendicular to the force of gravity and you can feel the impact this has on your biceps on every rep. That said, I still think there are much more effective ways to train your biceps in a more athletic way and in a way that places even more tension on the biceps in their peak contracted state..
Check out the walk away curl shown at the end of the video for a demonstration on how to do this with either a set of bands or access to a cable machine. You will feel the difference immediately and also be able to take advantage of the isometric biceps contraction that occurs in the middle of every rep that doesn’t necessarily occur on a classic dumbbell concentration curl..
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Overloading your biceps is the ONLY way to get them to grow and the barbell biceps curl can help you not only lift the most weight possible, but also fix UNEVEN biceps if you focus on controlled negatives. The GOLDEN RULES series will always deliver super quick tips to help you reach your goals so be sure to let me know which exercise you want to see next! Also…. don’t mind the red marks all over my body.. my AWESOME hotel had beg bugs….
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Today we’re going to be going over proper form for a barbell biceps curl. Before we get into the 3 golden rules, I just want to do a quick form check so you know what proper form looks like..
Proper Form: Barbell Bicep Curl.
You can utilize this exercise to target the inner or outer heads a bit more. For example, if you want to place more emphasis on the inner head (short head), you would do a really wide grip. If you wanted to place more emphasis on the outer head (long head) of the biceps, you’d grab with a closer grip. What I want you to focus on, however, is trying to hit both heads equally by using a nice neutral grip so your arms are about shoulder width apart..
To perform the movement, all you’re going to do is bring your arms slightly forward, and make sure your arms are fully locked out. One of the easiest ways to know you did a bicep curl with full range of motion is at the bottom of the movement, you flex your triceps. Once your triceps are flexed, you’re going to bring the weight up, curl all the way to the top, squeeze and flex those biceps as hard as you can, then slowly control and return to the starting position, flexing those triceps, and repeat for reps..
#1: Always Use A Straight Barbell.
What should you use, a straight bar, or an E-Z curl bar? Let’s start by looking at the E-Z curl bar. There’s actually two functions of your biceps, one of those functions is obviously to flex the arm, and the other function is to supinate the forearm. What happens when you use an E-Z curl bar? The reason why it makes the curl easier is because it places a little less tension on your wrists, and when you grab the inside handles you’ll notice that instead of your hand being totally straight, it’s turned in slightly. What does that mean in terms of biceps activation? Technically you’re still supinating your forearm, but you’re not supinating it all the way out. Obviously you’ll get some flexion in the biceps when you curl, there is a bit of supination happening at the top, but you’re not able to maximize it..
If you have good flexibility and it doesn’t bother you to use a straight bar, then that’s what you want to do. When possible, use a straight bar to maximize both the flexion of the biceps, as well as the supinating your forearm out as much as you can..
#2: Always Keep Tension On The Biceps.
This means you never want to let your arms hang fully down by your side during your repetitions. Gravity does play a factor when doing bicep curls if you want to keep tension on your biceps. However, what most people do to try to compensate for this is they do half reps. Obviously if you’re doing a half rep, you’re not working your biceps through the entire range of motion, which can also create weakness over time. You don’t want that, you want to build your biceps as big and as massive as possible, and utilize every single repetition to do that..
The fix is actually easier than you think. When doing your curls, when you get to the bottom of the movement, instead of hanging your arms down by your sides, what you’re going to do is keep your elbows slightly in front of your hips. This slight change in angle from being straight down to being about an inch or two in front of your hips is going to place a great deal of tension on your biceps, even when your arm is fully extended at the bottom of the movement. If you’re able to maintain that as you do all your repetitions, you’re going to be keeping constant tension on your biceps and see much faster gains..
#3: Don’t Be Afraid To Use Momentum.
Obviously as a beginner, you probably shouldn’t be using any momentum. You should be utilizing weight that you can handle for all of your repetitions. If you’re doing 8 repetitions, you should be able to go all the way up and all the way down with good form for all 8 reps..
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