PURPOSE OF EXERCISE: To work the triceps. EXECUTION: (1) Lie on a bench, head even with the end, knees bent, feet flat on the bench. Hold one dumbbell in each hand overhead, arms straight, palms facing each other. (2) Hold your elbows stationary and lower the dumbbells down on either side of your head until […]
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PURPOSE OF EXERCISE: To work the triceps all the way from the elbow down to the lats. EXECUTION: (1) Lie along a bench, your head just off the end with knees bent and feet flat on the bench. Take hold of a barbell (preferably an E-Z curl bar) with an overhand grip, hands about 10 […]
PURPOSE OF EXERCISE: To isolate the triceps and develop the horseshoe shape of the muscle. This exercise is especially good for contest or weak point training because by using a cable you can work each arm separately in isolation. EXECUTION: (1) Using an overhead cable and pulley, take hold of the handle with a reverse […]
PURPOSE OF EXERCISE: To work the triceps through a full range of motion. EXECUTION: (1) Hook a short bar to an overhead cable and pulley, stand close to the bar and grasp it with an overhand grip, hands about 10 inches apart. Keep your elbows locked in close to your body and stationary. Keep your […]
PURPOSE OF EXERCISE: To work the biceps through the longest range of motion possible. When you do Curls on a machine, the movement becomes extremely strict and you are able to contract against resistance over the longest range of motion possible, from the point of full extension to that of a full peak contraction. Because […]
PURPOSE OF EXERCISE: To build the entire biceps throughout a maximal range of motion. This is an exercise I learned from Reg Park, and it is particularly effective because it gives you a great biceps stretch and helps lengthen the muscle. Also, due to the angle, the biceps must contract fully to offset the pull […]
PURPOSE OF EXERCISE: To create maximum height in the biceps, especially the outside of the biceps. I like to do this exercise at the end of my biceps training because it is one of the best means of peaking the muscle. This is a very strict movement, but it is for height, not definition, so […]
PURPOSE OF EXERCISE: To isolate the biceps of each arm. This is a variation of a Dumbbell Curl in which you curl the dumbbells alternately, first one arm and then the other, to give you that extra bit of isolation, allowing you to concentrate your energy on one arm at a time and to minimize […]
This is done the same way as regular Dumbbell Curls except the palms face inward and stay that way throughout the movement. This way you train the forearms as well as the biceps.
PURPOSE OF EXERCISE: To build, shape, and define the biceps. Doing a standard curl with dumbbells rather than a barbell means you will use slightly less weight, but the arms are left free to move through their natural range of motion and you can achieve an even greater degree of contraction. As with Barbell Curls, […]