Most Effective Bicep EXERCISES???

BlackbeltLifter · 08-25-2003, 07:51 PM

What do you guys think are the most effective moves for the Biceps. I usually do...
Alt. Curls/Hammer Curls
E-Z Bar Curls
Barbell Curls

Opinions???

gr81 · 08-25-2003, 08:05 PM

Barbell curls are the staple of your bicep training mainly b/c it the biggest compound movement you can doi for them. No matter how far along in your training you are, you should more or less be using this exercise in some form or another. That doesn't mean there arren't many other exercises that are great to incorporate of course.

**Prince** · 08-25-2003, 11:45 PM

All three exercises are effective, but barbell curls are going to be the best "mass movement" because they're compound.

oaktownboy · 08-25-2003, 11:50 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Prince
All three exercises are effective, but barbell curls are going to be the best "mass movement" because they're compound.

swordfish · 08-26-2003, 12:36 AM

what should i do barbell curls with and which benefits my biceps more? an ez bar curl or just a regular flat olympic barbell??

gr81 · 08-26-2003, 12:42 AM

a regular bar. There is a reason it is called an EZ curl bar, part of the function of the bicep is to twist the wrist so when you are able to turn in your wrist, it makes the lift easier.

perfecto · 08-26-2003, 08:09 AM

i feel preacher curls done properly burn the shit outa my biceps, along with barbell curls and cable curling..

jeffreySyoung · 08-26-2003, 08:24 AM

I like concentration curls, if you can do them right. But as gr81 said, barbell curls are the staple.

**gopro** · 08-26-2003, 03:29 PM

The "best" will be an individual matter in terms of how it "feels" to you, and how well it "pumps you up." However, what is more important is what group of movements you use, how intensely they are performed, and HOW they are performed.

**Prince** · 08-26-2003, 03:35 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by gr81
a regular bar. There is a reason it is called an EZ curl bar, part of the function of the bicep is to twist the wrist so when you are able to turn in your wrist, it makes the lift easier.

I always thought an EZ-Curl bar's purpose was to take the stress off of your wrists, opposed to a straight barbell which tends to strain the wrist.

gr81 · 08-26-2003, 03:37 PM

that is what I was saying, b/c you are able to turn your wrists in, it takes stress off the wrist during the lift therefore making it easier. We are saying the same thing here.

**Prince** · 08-26-2003, 03:40 PM

I know, I was being sarcastic.

My point is/was that an EZ-Curl bar does not make the lift "easier" per se, it just reduces the wrist strain.

gr81 · 08-26-2003, 03:47 PM

You are a crafty one prince.
In my experience at least for me the cambered bar isa little easier to perform. But then again I have wrist problems so that is a big factor I am sure.

08-25-2003, 07:51 PM	#1
BlackbeltLifter Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Mass Posts: 4	Most Effective Bicep EXERCISES??? What do you guys think are the most effective moves for the Biceps. I usually do... Alt. Curls/Hammer Curls E-Z Bar Curls Barbell Curls Opinions???

08-25-2003, 08:05 PM	#2
gr81 You Lack Intensity!!!! Elite Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Just below our civil disguise Posts: 6,378 Photos: 10	Barbell curls are the staple of your bicep training mainly b/c it the biggest compound movement you can doi for them. No matter how far along in your training you are, you should more or less be using this exercise in some form or another. That doesn't mean there arren't many other exercises that are great to incorporate of course.
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08-25-2003, 11:45 PM	#3
Prince the one & only Administrator Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Colorado Posts: 33,931 Blog Entries: 25 Photos: 320	All three exercises are effective, but barbell curls are going to be the best "mass movement" because they're compound.
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08-26-2003, 12:42 AM	#6
gr81 You Lack Intensity!!!! Elite Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Just below our civil disguise Posts: 6,378 Photos: 10	a regular bar. There is a reason it is called an EZ curl bar, part of the function of the bicep is to twist the wrist so when you are able to turn in your wrist, it makes the lift easier.
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08-26-2003, 08:09 AM	#7
perfecto dirty but nice Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: land down under your mum Posts: 390 Photos: 5	i feel preacher curls done properly burn the shit outa my biceps, along with barbell curls and cable curling..
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08-26-2003, 12:36 AM	#5
swordfish Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Oregon Posts: 500	what should i do barbell curls with and which benefits my biceps more? an ez bar curl or just a regular flat olympic barbell??

08-26-2003, 08:24 AM	#8
jeffreySyoung New Year, New Start Elite Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: South Jersey Posts: 60	I like concentration curls, if you can do them right. But as gr81 said, barbell curls are the staple.

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08-26-2003, 03:37 PM	#11
gr81 You Lack Intensity!!!! Elite Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Just below our civil disguise Posts: 6,378 Photos: 10	that is what I was saying, b/c you are able to turn your wrists in, it takes stress off the wrist during the lift therefore making it easier. We are saying the same thing here.
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08-26-2003, 03:40 PM	#12
Prince the one & only Administrator Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Colorado Posts: 33,931 Blog Entries: 25 Photos: 320	I know, I was being sarcastic. My point is/was that an EZ-Curl bar does not make the lift "easier" per se, it just reduces the wrist strain.
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08-26-2003, 03:47 PM	#13
gr81 You Lack Intensity!!!! Elite Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Just below our civil disguise Posts: 6,378 Photos: 10	You are a crafty one prince. In my experience at least for me the cambered bar isa little easier to perform. But then again I have wrist problems so that is a big factor I am sure.
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