21 de abril de 2013

Standing barbell curl

Difficulty: 5/10
Intensity: 8/10
Reps: 4 sets - 12 -> 10 -> 8- >6 reps
Muscles: Biceps, brachialis, deltoid.






This exercise is very simple, we just need a barbell, some weights and motivation ...

Load a standard barbell with some weights and pick it up, The hands should be supinated, about shoulder width apart, arms should hang down beside/in front of your body, the bar in front od your hips.
To curl, keeping your elbows tucked in place at your sides, curl the bar up to your chin, but not so far that your forearms are perpendicular to the floor. Always keep tension on the biceps throughout the motion. Do not let the biceps relax at the bottom of the rep, but also don't bounce the bar off your hips or quads in order to start the nest rep. Keep your biceps strong and in tension ...