Dedicated to Your Physical Transformation
Q: I’ve seen lots of recommendations, even in some studies, for preacher curls as a great biceps builder. Where does it fall in Positions of Flexion? Is it a stretch exercise?
A: You do get some biceps elongation loading, but to fully stretch the biceps, the upper arm should be behind your torso, as in an incline curl… [Read more…]
Most bodybuilders use palms-up curls to target the biceps and a neutral hammer grip to better activate the brachialis, the muscle that snakes under the biceps, as well as the brachioradialis, the muscle on top of the forearm.
A recent post by respected researcher Chris Beardsley may have us rethinking that conclusion and our biceps workouts… [Read more…]
Shoulder pain can make holding dumbbells at your sides painful. Such is my predicament…
That means alternate dumbbell curls are out as my ideal exercise. I cringe just thinking about it… [Read more…]
Mr. America and 2019 Drug-Free Mr. Universe Doug Brignole says that if you’re doing the ideal exercise for a muscle, you will train the majority of fibers throughout—even a two-headed muscle like biceps… [Read more…]
This photo of me doing a one-arm curl facedown on an incline bench appears in Old Man, Young Muscle on page 16… [Read more…]
We’ve been discussing Mr. America and Mr. Universe Doug Brignole and his biomechanically ideal exercises.
He has 16 factors, basically a checklist, for determining an exercise’s rank. From those 16 Steve extracted his top five that are detailed in the new ebook. [Read more…]
