Incline Lying Barbell Curl

[-KJ-]

Anyone ever tried this??

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtiVK6UJtDA

[baseline_9]

I have done them... Great if you have a spotter to help you reach the peak contraction on the last few reps...

Would make a nice pre-exhaust or final exercise...

[-KJ-]

Just lookin for good bicep workout. Not a fan of traditional barbell curls

[boms]

I have. Amazing pump

[Noles12]

Used to use them in my workout and really liked them. A spotter is always nice because they are exhausting and i usually needed a little help by the end

[mirin_serratus]

exact same thing as standing, just harder because you can't cheat

[baseline_9]

Used to use them in my workout and really liked them. A spotter is always nice because they are exhausting and i usually needed a little help by the end

Your right....

exact same thing as standing, just harder because you can't cheat

And your wrong...

The Biceps Brachii crosses both the elbow and shoulder joint... So clearly elevation of the upper arm will effect tension on the Biceps

In this movement look at where the upper arm is in relation to the body... It is out in front. This releases tension off the biceps in the fully extended position but forces an overload in the fully contracted position (hence why I say a spotter is good to do forced reps at the end)


Another example of where upper arm positioning can effect a biceps movement would be in the Incline DB curl.... In this movement your upper arms are forced backwards which increase tension in the biceps (hence the tight feeling in the biceps... This is a common stretch for the biceps as well)

This movement is a great movement as it keeps maximum tension on the biceps the whole time (so long as you keep the upper arms back)... This makes it hard to cheat the first part of the movement by using any kind of momentum (momentum can be generate in any movement where there is a lack of tension to begin with... i.e. DB Side laterals)



The biceps perform a simple function and if we were to follow a text book we could simply give a blanket statement of '' biceps just flex the elbow joint so one movement fits all''.... However in reality when you put different movements into practice you will soon realise that a variate of movements (where upper arm positioning is changed) will give slightly different results...

[juice box]

Here a thing i do at end of workout go to smith machine . If you dont have that at gym squat rack some where that you can lock staight bar down at waist highet and it doesnt move then lay down feet staight out curl ur self up. trust me you do it slow and sqeeze them out it will work ur bics. 1st time I did them I was like omg this kicks ass . Even if you are thinking about it try 5 of them work on form they are great do your hole arm workout 1st burn urself out on this for real ..

[FireGuy]

Your right....



And your wrong...

The Biceps Brachii crosses both the elbow and shoulder joint... So clearly elevation of the upper arm will effect tension on the Biceps

In this movement look at where the upper arm is in relation to the body... It is out in front. This releases tension off the biceps in the fully extended position but forces an overload in the fully contracted position (hence why I say a spotter is good to do forced reps at the end)


Another example of where upper arm positioning can effect a biceps movement would be in the Incline DB curl.... In this movement your upper arms are forced backwards which increase tension in the biceps (hence the tight feeling in the biceps... This is a common stretch for the biceps as well)

This movement is a great movement as it keeps maximum tension on the biceps the whole time (so long as you keep the upper arms back)... This makes it hard to cheat the first part of the movement by using any kind of momentum (momentum can be generate in any movement where there is a lack of tension to begin with... i.e. DB Side laterals)



The biceps perform a simple function and if we were to follow a text book we could simply give a blanket statement of '' biceps just flex the elbow joint so one movement fits all''.... However in reality when you put different movements into practice you will soon realise that a variate of movements (where upper arm positioning is changed) will give slightly different results...

Excellent post. This is sometimes referred to as point of flexion training.