With the preacher curl the only joint that is moving is the elbow and the purpose of the exercise is to
isolate the bicep muscle.
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.
Not exact matches
Most health club machines
isolate specific
muscles, such as the
biceps, triceps or deltoids.
The supinated grip, which is more
isolating and restrictive than its counterpart, will allow you to better target your
biceps as secondary
muscles, while the pronated grip engages more
muscle fibers and creates a better midrange stimulus on the back
muscles, primarily targeting the lats and anterior delts.
One - arm concentration curls were Arnold's go - to move for
isolating the
biceps and inducing a superior pump, as they are one of the most effective exercises for targeting the outer head of the
biceps and peaking the
muscle.
Seated hammer curls are stricter, meaning they
isolate the
bicep better, and place more stress on the
muscle than standing curls, which allow the use of heavier weights but also tend to rely more on assisting
muscles such as the back to curl the weight.
In order to really get lean, the workouts should have a high intensity, with short rest periods, working the largest
muscle groups of the body, instead of trying to
isolate specific small
muscles like the
biceps, triceps, or calves.
The idea is to challenge the body in different planes (lateral, front and back, diagonal, etc); change the hands and foot position to test other
muscles (back row with palms up to work more the
biceps along with the back or palms down to
isolate more the back
muscles); and vary your center of gravity (doing a backward lunge, forward lunge, lateral lunge, etc.).
Biceps are small
muscle and do not need to be
isolated regularly.
Focus on these movements and then supplement in your
isolated movements like
bicep curls, calf raises and leg extensions once the main
muscle building exercises are done.
Many exercises work by
isolating certain
muscles such as triceps,
biceps etc..
My workout is just heavy
isolated muscle groupings, like
bicep curls, tricep curls.