Going back to my example, before, if I was
performing barbell curls and I wanted a pyramid set, my target set and reps would look like this:
When
performing barbell curls, don't let your elbows drift up and shift the stress from the biceps to the front delts — it's crucial to keep them locked all throughout the movement.
Make sure you don't lean backwards or swing the weight while
performing barbell curls to avoid de-emphasizing your biceps during the lift.
You can also target the long (outer) and short (inner) heads of the biceps by varying your technique when
performing the barbell curl by increasing or decreasing the width of your grip.
One of the best ways to isolate the biceps when doing particular work out that includes your arms is to
perform the barbell curl.
Not exact matches
For example, you can
perform barbell reverse
curls with a medium palms - down grip or hammer
curls with a thumbs - up grip.
To
perform this superset, start with the
barbell curls.
You can also
perform neutral - grip
barbell curls and rope hammer
curls for the goal of building additional arm size and width.
This is the reason that you can lift more when
performing seated
barbell curls.
The seated
barbell curls are generally
performed in the same way as the regular
curls, with the exception that you are doing them seated on a bench.
In the case of
barbell curls that applies for the midrange, while when
performing spider
curls you face the greatest tension at the top portion of the movement.
These are
performed in a similar way as the standing
barbell curls, but in this version, the dumbbells should fall a little to the side instead of falling straight in front of your thighs.
The seated
barbell curls have the best effect if you
perform them early in your workout, while still fresh.
You can either
perform them at the beginning of your workout, or after you've completed the
barbell curls.
Exercise — Each individual movement (e.g., a seated pulley row,
barbell curl, or seated calf raise) that you
perform in your bodybuilding workouts.
(a)
Barbell Reverse Wrist
Curls This workout can be
performed while seated down or standing up.
Wrist
curls are
performed by holding a
barbell or two dumbbells with palms face up and
curling the weight upwards using your wrists.
To
perform a standing wrist
curl, a
barbell should be held behind you in both hands using an overhand grip.
Wrist
curls can be
performed either with both hands holding a
barbell or with two hands each holding a dumbbell.
The
barbell curl is the most commonly
performed exercise in gyms.
While he is doing this, the other lifter is
performing as many reps as possible in
Barbell Curls.
Traditional
barbell curls can be
performed although you want to keep the weight amount low.
These
curls are
performed in the same fashion as standard
barbell curls (see above description).
In this video, I am
performing standard
barbell curls using this method.
This can be achieved by
performing both narrow and wide
barbell curls.
During warm - up,
perform: 2 × 12 Standing
barbell shoulder presses without resting 2 × 12 Rear delt rope pulls without resting 2 × 12 Bulgarian split squats with 30 - second rests 1 × 12 TRX
curls with parallel bar triceps dips (no rest) superset.
Trainers will toil for up to an hour at times
performing set after set of
barbell curls, dumbbell
curls, and machine and cable
curls in order to reach their goals.
This could mean adding a very slight sway in your back when you
perform bicep
curls, or using a tiny bit of body momentum when executing
barbell rows.
Barbell Back Squat, 15 - 20 reps Romanian Deadlift with
Barbell, 15 - 20 reps
Barbell Hip Thrust, 15 reps Hamstring
Curl on Cable Machine, 10 - 15 reps on each leg Sumo Landmine Squat, 15 - 20 reps
Perform each set 3 - 4 times
Comparing compound exercises, Willardson et al. (2009) compared the back squat, conventional deadlift,
barbell curl, and standing
barbell press
performed with 50 % and 75 % of 1RM.
They reported that external oblique muscle activity was superior when
performing the standing
barbell overhead press compared to the back squat, deadlift and
curl.
Assessing the effect of stability, Willardson et al. (2009) compared exercises
performed utilising a BOSU ball including the conventional deadlift, back squat, standing
barbell press and
curl.
And the marvel is that she never loses her innate femininity, even when
performing some very outlandish physical comedy — like turning her Lily Garland character into a human
barbell so lover boy Bruce Granit (Andy Karl being absurdly macho) can do his bicep
curls as the 20th Century carries the two of them from Chicago to New York City in 16 hours.