The greatest biceps muscle activity was reported in the dumbbell and incline curl displayed in the final 1/3 of the movement with the arm fully flexed.
Therefore, it appears that stable inverted rows performed with the body more horizontal produce
the greatest biceps muscle activity.
The descriptive statistics report that the inverted row (25 %) and the suspension trainer inverted row (22 - 28 %) produce similar biceps muscle activity, while a lower angle of pull (the body oriented more horizontal) produced greater muscle activity (41 %) indicating that greater load produces
greater biceps muscle activity in this exercise.
Not exact matches
If you want to achieve a
greater tension in your back
muscles instead of the shoulders and
biceps, you should think of using the elbow for rowing, instead of your hand.
So for instance, free - weight
biceps curls provide little
muscle tension at the top of the concentric phase, due to the prominent horizontal movement of the weight, while adequately positioned elastic bands will provide a consistent level of resistance on the
biceps throughout the entire range of motion, thus stimulating
greater muscle growth.
The close - grip pull up offers
greater stability and reduces the risk of injury, while effectively activating the same major
muscle groups of the upper body musculature as the wide - grip variant and providing a
greater engagement of the
biceps to assist the motion.
This is a
great move that targets your whole body, primarily hitting the
biceps, shoulders, hips and torso but bringing many of your stabilizing
muscles into play as well.
The push - up station works your shoulders,
biceps and core
muscles, and builds chest
great muscles.
For a fun variation that really works to balance your major upper arm
muscles, try today's
great moves using your gym bag or hand bag — Heck, you could do
bicep curls waiting in line at the store next time you're there with that thing slung over your shoulder... the possibilities are endless, and now that you've got it in mind, there's nothing stopping you from toning the crap out of your arms.
Bicep and hamstring curls are
great — but multi-step exercises like deadlifts, squats, dumbbell presses (instead of barbell) will target more
muscles and introduces a
greater range of motion.
Dumbbell rows are a
great way to target the lat
muscles and doing them one arm at a time, as in the one arm row, allows you to lift heavier weights and focus more on the lats as well as the
biceps (which also work during this exercise).
Not only is this one of the
great biceps exercises for building
muscle mas and strength for those just starting out but it is also perfect for spurring new growth in anyone who has been training for a while but whose progress has stagnated.
Hammer curls are a
great way to work the brachioradialis (a major forearm
muscle) and the brachialis (a huge elbow flexor underneath the
biceps).
This means MORE
muscle growth and more strength because you're pushing
biceps to the limit through a MUCH
greater range of motion.
This is one more
great exercise, that will tone your
biceps muscle as hell!
This
bicep exercise is
great for isolating the
bicep muscle.
This
biceps workout really isolates the
bicep muscles and will give you a
great pump.
A
biceps curl can create more eccentric damage, more metabolite build - up, and
greater sustained tension in the
biceps muscle than doing chin - ups — so can a triceps pushdown compared to a weighted dip, or a forearm curl compared to a heavy row.
The
bicep, while being a
great «show»
muscle, is actually relatively small!
However, comparing the exercises showed that the
biceps displayed 17.9 %
greater muscle activity during the chin - up (96 % MVC) compared with the pull - up (78 %) exercise.
They reported that the
biceps brachii displayed significantly
greater muscle activity when performing the free - weight bench press compared to the smith machine at 60 % but not 80 % of 1RM.
They reported that the
biceps brachii displayed significantly
greater muscle activity during the dumbbell bench press, while the barbell bench press displayed significantly
greater activity than the smith machine.
From the limited literature, it is generally apparent that the
biceps femoris (long head) and the semimembranosus have the
greatest muscle cross-sectional area, while the
biceps femoris (short head) and semitendinosus generally have the smallest
muscle cross-sectional area (Pohtilla et al. 1969; Ito et al. 2003; Woodley and Mercer, 2005).
Interestingly, the Nordic curl produces
greater increases in
muscle fascicle length and preferential
biceps femoris (short head) and semitendinosus hypertrophy compared to hip extension - based hamstrings exercises (Bourne et al. 2016).
From the limited literature, it is generally apparent that the
biceps femoris (long head) and the semimembranosus have the
greatest muscle volume, while the
biceps femoris (short head) and semitendinosus generally have the smallest
muscle volume (Friederich and Brand, 1990; Miokovic et al. 2011; Nakase et al. 2013).
Having a really strong and fully developed back will help you press more weight on the bench and curl more weight with your
biceps as your body works in symmetry to opposing
muscle groups and this will elevate your functional strength a
great deal.
& I love to show my
Muscles /
Biceps off, it's very healthy & it gives me
great pleasure after I come home from the gym.