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2003/06/01, 02:10 PM
im not sure what im doing wrong here. normally i will do 35lb dumbell for normal curls which is one arm. ive tried to do this revese barbell curls that the site has on its plan but i just cant seem to do even one like this i can pick it straight up but i can curve it up how you supposed to. any suggestions?
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2003/06/01, 03:50 PM
Eat your spinach.
no seriously though, those are much harder. when you target a muscle at a different angle it is normally more difficult to execute than the way you normally do it because your body has adapted to that movement. give it time and less weight and you'll soon be able to make progress with that exercise. I find them very hard myself, but that's because I normally don't ever do them.
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2003/06/01, 05:07 PM
i use 35lb dumbells, so what do you think i should try this excersize with what weight
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2003/06/01, 07:10 PM
It will depend on a variety of facors, usually reverse gip curls will be considerably lower than standard curls try starting out with a 40 lb barbell and go up from there. It is not really a ego driven exercise but it is very benificial.
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Patrick L.
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2003/06/01, 09:32 PM
I always thought reverse barbell curls targeted your forearms more then your bicep. Although your biceps are involved in the lift. I usually use about half what I barbell curl when i'm doing a reversed barbell curl. Try starting at that to help you with good form then moving up. Overall though I would expect you to feel this more in your forearms then your biceps...
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2003/06/01, 09:38 PM
Actually the forearms merely contract statically during the movement as they are not directly involved in elbow flexion. Not to say that this movement does not have benifits for building forearms because it does but it is important to note that the muscles of the forearm function primarily in flexion & extension of the wrist & also assist in grip strenght, allof which are crucial for overall strength & developement.
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Patrick L.
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2003/06/01, 10:39 PM
I find the best way to do reverse curls is one of 2...either with a straight bar attached to the lower cable on a pulley setup, this keeps your forearms and form strict. The other way is equally good, kneel over a bench and rest the underpart of your forearms totally on the bench perpendicular so just your wrists are hanging over the side. Take the EZ curl bar with a shoulder wide grip and curl backwards bending the wrists backward. Move nothing else, keeping the forearms flush on the bench. You can move to different sections of the ez curl bar on fatigue with each section. You will not do alot of weight. Actually the best forearm builders are probably hammer curls. Done correctly, not coming all the way up like a bicep curl, these give your forearms a great burn.
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As far as genetics go, the skies the limit. You are limited only by your mental perception of it.
Ron
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