To begin, curl either one or both dumbbells up until your arm is fully flexed with your palm externally rotated until it faces upward. In the top position allow your elbows to come forward slightly until it is directly under the weight. Control the descent as you rotate the dumbbell back ...
Dumbbell Curl is a biceps exercise that only requires grip strength and two dumbbells. Proper form refers to a motion that involves a complete range of motion and a proper posture.How to do a dumbbell curl To achieve proper form, stand tall, holding a dumbbell in each hand, arms at your...
Don’t recruit the shoulders or torso to swing the weights up when doing the dumbbell curl. This can feel like a swinging, twisting, or heaving movement. Do not allow your hips to hinge or your lower body to assist the movement in any way. Try to keep your elbows at your sides until...
Step 1: Stand upright while holding a dumbbell in your working arm. Place your non-working arm on your hip or hold it loosely at your side. Step 2: Tuck your upper arm into your torso and brace your core. Step 3: Bend your working elbow to curl the weight up until your arm forms...
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Dumbbell Squat Squatting with kettlebells (or dumbbells): grip is the limiting factor Dumbbell Squats are Squats with dumbbells. Hold them on your front shoulders and Squat. Benefit: you don’t need a Power Rack. Drawback: you can’t go heavy. Holding 50kg on each shoulder is harder than...
The cable curl is an isolated movement working the biceps brachii, brachialis, forearm even works your core muscles. Instead of using a dumbbell or barbell, a
Don't sleep on the spider curl. Here's how to properly perform this top-shelf exercise to make serious biceps gains in the gym.
This old school bodybuilding exercise combines a standard dumbbell curl on the concentric (lifting phase) and turns into a reverse dumbbell curl on the eccentric (lowering phase), creating a “best of both worlds”-type of movement. Alternating Zottman Curls ...
The bent-over dumbbell row is a compound, functional exercise that uses this same motion throughout the day, such as when picking up heavier objects. Knowing how to position your back and brace your abs properly can protect you from strain. ...