Squeeze the biceps hard at
the peak contracted position.
Hold
the peak contracted position for a second and squeeze the biceps hard, then slowly return to the starting position.
When you reach
the peak contracted position, squeeze your back muscles hard.
Hold
the peak contracted position for 1 - 2 seconds at every rep and flex your muscles hard.
Not exact matches
the same can be said of isolation curls: anyone who does them exclusively after a long time of doing nothing but wide - grip bar and bell curls gets better
peaks than width, because holding your arm in that
position forces the outer head to
contract more than the inner head.
You'll be focusing on the
peak contraction
position of your biceps with this exercise, using the abs to help your body into that maximum
contracted position.
This exercise can be adjusted to work the upper back VERY strongly, by forcing those muscles into a
peak -
contracted position THEN performing the exercise.
Contract and flex your back muscles at the
peak position.
Test of transfer (long - term): no trials have compared strength training using constant load vs. accommodating resistance on changes in sprinting ability, but if the band or chain resistance was set to produce a
peak contract in the half or quarter squat bottom
position, it might transfer as well or better than a full squat with constant load if the loading was challenging enough at that joint angle.
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