Why ez curl

With numerous angles, the zig-zag style provides a range of different grip options. They are also perfect for pairing with a preacher curl bench , which helps keep you honest about your range of motion when doing curls. Ultimately, the grip that you use in the gym is up to you and your anatomical idiosyncrasies.

What is comfortable for you may not be comfortable for others. The angles on the EZ curl bar avoid the external rotation that is required on a straight bar, which for me, an athlete with a history of shoulder injuries, is a welcome feeling. Olympic barbells are long. Using them for curling is problematic because half of your effort and stabilization muscles are spent keeping the weight balanced. Most curl bars are around five feet, which brings the weight plates closer to your natural center of gravity.

Rather than wobbling the bar and plates, you can focus on driving that weight straight up and down for maximal muscle stimulation and growth.

If you want to get the most bang for your buck in the gym, the EZ curl is your ticket to the gun show. Well what about muscle protein synthesis? Taking ALL of the factors into account, full body tends to be sub-optimal for people past the beginner stage training primarily for hypertrophy.

How many reps, sets and how often? Hi Jay, I bought your book and im loving it so far, and a question popped up. Will i get the same results doing the 2 day workout routine as the other routines.

With all else being equal, and assuming the goal is to build muscle, I think most people will do best on a 3 or 4 day program. This and this. Hey, what did you do once you developed your injury? They both cause sharp pain both during the lift and after when I release the grip. When I go to push open a door or really anything of force with that hand, the forearm hurts.

Did you take time completely off? Did you go to a doctor? Thank you! This one would be a good place to start. I mix up drag curls with barbell curls. Yes the straight bar clearly bothers me at times like the guru suggested. Drag curls really burn my biceps. I also think hitting biceps and triceps more than once a week is too much for the average Joe. Pullups and other exercises does it enough like the guru said.

Great learning tool here. Outstanding article! I especially appreciate the detail you went into on the significance of the benefits versus risks. Thank you so much for such a great posting. Keep up the great work! No gimmicks, no bullshit, just solid lifting advice. I wholeheartedly agree with your opinion on this one. Also I like to do neutral grip arm work db hammer curls,db lying extensions more often, which are easier on your joints.

Nice article man! For last four months I am suffering from right wrist ligament injury I got it from straight barbell reverse curl! I just increased little weight to the bar and got into this mess! Need input. Excellent article. I introduced the straight bar and plenty of close grip chin ups to improve bicep strength and growth.

About a month or two after that, got injured. Messed up one of my wrists for months. That effects so many other workouts, and lots of time lost. Just not worth it. If you have a question or comment about this article, or just want to give me your feedback on it, feel free to contact me directly by using the contact form here.

Bonus: you can do it in the squat rack!! How lovely. I would lean towards no. I would lean towards yes. So Then, Which Is Better? I Want To Build Muscle If you want to build lean muscle without gaining excess body fat, spending all of your time in the gym, using a diet or workout that isn't customized to you, or doing myth-based nonsense that only works for people with amazing genetics, check out: Superior Muscle Growth I Want To Lose Fat If you want to lose body fat without losing muscle, feeling hungry all the time, using stupid restrictive diets, doing hours of cardio, or struggling with plateaus, metabolic slowdown, and everything else that sucks about getting lean, check out: Superior Fat Loss.

Yes it can. There still needs to be some form of progression, though. Thanks Jay. Are you a beginner? If so, do the beginner routine. Stay tuned. Necessary for growth? Optimal for it? One of the many topics on my to-do list. Will this not lead to muscle imbalances? An intermediate routine should have more volume than a beginner routine. Besides that, keep up the great work! Thanks dude! Jay, How do you feel about rear delt training man?

Hi Jay Please write an article about Rows, it would definitely Help us! If your elbows move up or forwards, this takes tension away from your biceps, and you want these muscles to do as much of the work as possible for maximum growth.

Reduce it. When standing, retract your shoulder blades and raise your chest to keep your torso as upright as possible. Doing so prevents your upper back and shoulders hunching forwards, which creates poor posture, increasing the pressure on your joints and decreasing the range of motion through which you can move the bar. When seated, you also want to keep your shoulders back to prevent leaning forwards over the bench to maintain the safest lifting posture possible.

Always ensure your head is held high throughout the set, and keep your head and neck aligned by focusing on raising your chin.

It can be very tempting — especially when a set gets hard — to let your chin drop towards your chest, but it places pressure on your neck and upper spine, which intensifies when lifting the bar and can lead to the shoulders rolling forwards too. Stand in front of a mirror so you can watch your form and focus on keeping your chin up and your head and neck aligned. Add these exercises to your workouts to target the key muscles involved in a EZ-bar biceps curl so you can lift more weight.

Stand tall with your shoulders back and feet close together, holding an EZ-bar with an overhand grip with your hands just outside your hips. Keeping your elbows tucked in to your sides, curl the bar up towards your chest, stopping just before your forearms reach vertical. Avoid rocking to generate momentum.