Strength Training Move of the Month:
Please
consult a physician before beginning any resistance training
or nutrition program. The following is simply a suggestion
and is to be modified according to your own needs,
strengths, and limitations
Superset
of Two Kinds of Incline Bench Bicep Curls
Place the bench at a very high incline, so that it feels
like you're almost sitting upright but not quite. Sit on the
bench with your legs close together, and with the dumbbells,
do an alternating bicep curl. Keep your shoulders and elbows
back and by your sides, without actually hugging your arms
to your body. Keep your head back as well. Be sure to not
utilize movement of the shoulder in order to get the weight
up. Upon reaching the concentric contraction, pause for a
brief half a second and then lower the weight steadily until
the arm is straight. Be sure one arm is moving up while the
other is moving down so that you are never at a complete
rest.
When finished
with the set, grab a slightly lighter set of dumbbells and
do hammer curls, where the palm is facing in towards the
body, thus making the dumbbell look like the head of a
hammer. Curl the weight in the same fashion as the
alternating bicep curls, but raise both arms at the same
time rather than alternating them. Again, be sure to
contract and squeeze at the concentric phase of the motion
and then lower the weight without utilizing movement at the
shoulder.
Do a set of
10 to 20, depending upon your goals for your biceps, for the
alternating curls, and then do a set of 10 to 20 for the
hammer curls. The burn is painful but well worth it. You may
use this to pre-fatigue the biceps at the beginning of your
workout or as a closure to your arm workout. Consider adding
in a tricep exercise right before or right after to create a
tri-set and offer more of a challenge to your arm workout.
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