Group: General Fitness & Exercise

General Fitness & Exercise
Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 383, Messages: 54581

Various general exercise related discussions. Find out what it takes to reach your fitness goals through daily effective exercise. With so many options we try to find out what works best.

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Curls

detox174
detox174
Posts: 115
Joined: 2003/10/28
United States
2004/01/23, 05:05 PM
When doing curls...i only go back down about 85% so that my arms dont really go straight back down like if they were goin to be locked out...is this way effictive for building mass...i mean i go heavy but should i go lighter and go all the way down ??
bb1fit
bb1fit
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Joined: 2001/06/30
United States
2004/01/23, 07:22 PM
You should go full range of motion. All the way down, curl the weight up, feel the contraction, not just to do the rep. Don't neglect the lower part of your biceps and have "short" biceps. The up stop point is about 5 inches or so before shoulders, if you go farther, you are actually giving the bicep a quick break. Hit that peak contraction, then lower the weight down.

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