However, the biceps brachii are also get worked hard, though less directly, during
brachialis exercises (e.g. preacher curl, concentration curl), brachioradialis exercises (e.g. hammer curl, reverse curl) and back exercises (e.g. chin up, underhand row).
Not exact matches
To achieve optimal stimulation of your
brachialis, you only need one or two
brachialis - hammering
exercises in your biceps routine.
Hammer curls have always been considered an ending
exercise to a big arms training, to stretch out your forearms and
brachialis.
Hammer Curl: Hammer curls allow you to hit both your
brachialis muscle and your forearm muscles at almost the same time, and that makes them a winner's
exercise in our book.
Hammer curls are a perfect low - intensity
exercise for building of the
brachialis, which is an important muscle in the upper arm that's activated during isometric elbow flexion.
This
exercise focuses on the rhomboids, traps, lower lats, wrist flexors,
brachialis and brachioradialis.
Just switch up what you're doing when you work out with arm - curling
exercises and soon enough your
brachialis will be emphasized.
Which brings us to the lat pull - down, a highly effective
exercise that primarily targets the latissiums dorsi, the large fan - shaped muscle that makes up a big portion of your back, the lower and middle trapezius, the rhomboids and the serratus, while also engaging the elbow flexors, biceps and
brachialis as supporting muscles; and is therefore an invaluable tool when it comes to building your back to bigger and better proportions.
When your palm is in the «hand shake position» (thumbs up) during bicep
exercises, the brachioradialis and
brachialis are emphasized.
In addition, if you want to try this
exercise from another angle and target
brachialis development, do reverse - grip barbell curls alternated with reverse - grip chin - ups.
This
exercise targets the
brachialis and brachioradialis.
This is an
exercise that works the
brachialis and brachioradialis very well.
Reverse Barbell Curls
exercise to build outer forearm muscles, the
brachialis and brachioradialis.