Straight Barbell Curl to ban!

[SayHelotomylilFriend]

I should have never done Straight Barbell Curl as biceps workout. Its a forearm killer. Wonder why my coatch though me that exercice. What you guys think of it ?

[mateo112]

damn good exercise. go with a wide grip. put my index fingers an inch or two inside the marks.

[MuscleHead320lb]

i love straight BB curls. It does put pressure and tension on the wrists and forearms tho.

[-DedicateD-]

i like straight bb curl, ive been doing it for a few months now actually


maybe use lighter weight and control your wrist ( dont let it get pulled down towards ur feet)

[Serotonin]

I used a barbell about a year ago while doing curls and about a month and a half later I was getting some really sharp pain shooting down my forearm so I switched over to just Dumbells and an E-Z bar and actually wrapped my forearms in ace bandages when I slept.

That cleared up the pain so something with that grip really wrecked the tendons in my forearms. My buddy who always worked out with me had no problem though and we lifted the same weight.

[want2bulk]

I'll stick w/an EZ bar or dumbbells. What's your normal anatomical position? When your arms are relaxed and at your sides, your wrists are slightly angled. This is why straight bars can lead to problems in the wrists, elbows, or even shoulders. Supinate or pronate your wrists and even the shoulder joint moves.

[4on1off]

ez bar and dumb bells, straight=pain for me.

[SayHelotomylilFriend]

I'll stick w/an EZ bar or dumbbells. What's your normal anatomical position? When your arms are relaxed and at your sides, your wrists are slightly angled. This is why straight bars can lead to problems in the wrists, elbows, or even shoulders. Supinate or pronate your wrists and even the shoulder joint moves.

Thanks for that info!, I guess I should just not go completely down with the barbell ? so that my wrists doesn't have to force angle with the barbell ? I see my wrist to start angling from 90° and lower... should Barbell Curl be done only 90°to 180° up ?

I guess that's the only solution for me for barbell curl ?? at least for now



Adding: Problem is that I also see my wrists angling in the upper movement, and are as angled at 180°up as 180°down...... what an exercice ..

[-DedicateD-]

Thanks for that info!, I guess I should just not go completely down with the barbell ? so that my wrists doesn't have to force angle with the barbell ? I see my wrist to start angling from 90° and lower... should Barbell Curl be done only 90°to 180° up ?

I guess that's the only solution for me for barbell curl ?? at least for now



Adding: Problem is that I also see my wrists angling in the upper movement, and are as angled at 180°up as 180°down...... what an exercice ..

your going to want a full range of motion, and just doing barbell curls the 2nd half of the movement wont be as effective as an ez curl or db's for a full rom

[SayHelotomylilFriend]

Ok then Solution: EZ or DB + forearm reinforcement

[HomesliceYEA]

start light with straight bar curls. Your bis are too strong for your forearms. Don't grip too wide either

[Doc.Sust]

i have no problem doing them, i actually prefer them over using the curl bar

[SayHelotomylilFriend]

Yeah I think I'll have to work my forearm hards when rehab'ed prior to do biceps hard back. In the mean time

I'll try taking MSM and Gluco

[SayHelotomylilFriend]

Definitely has more and more pain on the left forearm. I'll try to have some prescribed painkiller. Just baugh Flex-O-Flex Chondrin. Maybe I should have be taken the MSM bottle. Anyway. Anyone know a good painkiller ?

[Geezy]

At first I didnt like the ackwardness of the straight bar but now I cant do a Bi workout without it, lol. I never use a weight that will keep me from being able to keep my wrist straight and not bent back. But the pump I get from it is crazy!

[RA]

Love em. Use the straight bar all the time. If your having problems you might want to adjust your grip and see how things go.

[jerseyboy]

Got serious tendonitis doing straight bar curls. Screwed up my workouts for months waiting for it to heal. Never again. Was doing French presses for awhile and started feeling the pain in my elbows so now that's out. I hate not being able to train the way I want so I don't risk injury anymore.

[dank1970]

you could try using wristwrap lifting gloves to stabilize your wrists and take some tesion out of your forearms. someone sugessted it to me and it seems to feel better when using the strait bar

[Canadiantiger]

I know this post is a couple months old but I don't do Barbell curls anymore because I popped both my bicep insertion tendons this way. I now do close reverse grip pullups as my big Bicep exercise. I am finding way better results doing the multi joint exercise for bis. Something to consider.

[Ajc330]

this is weird i have been doing straight barbell curls for the past half year and never had a problem at all

[the hulkster]

I'll stick w/an EZ bar or dumbbells. What's your normal anatomical position? When your arms are relaxed and at your sides, your wrists are slightly angled. This is why straight bars can lead to problems in the wrists, elbows, or even shoulders. Supinate or pronate your wrists and even the shoulder joint moves.

The anatomical position is with a supinated view.