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Curl the weight up moving only at the elbow, squeezing your biceps at the top. Work to keep your upper arm angle perpendicular to the ground throughout the movement. Lower back down to the ...
Prone incline barbell curl: This variation is also known as the "spider curl" [12] Trainers first need to lay down on an incline bench face towards the floor. Then holds a barbell with a shoulder-width supinated grip. Drive the barbell up while keeping the upper arms fixed to maintain the elbow position.
Curl to press. Stand with feet hip-distance apart. With one dumbbell in each hand, bend at the elbows bringing the dumbbells up to your shoulders for a bicep curl.
Equipment: dumbbells, barbell, Smith machine or bench press machine. Major variants: incline ~ (more emphasis on the upper pectorals), decline ~ (more emphasis on the lower pectorals), narrow grip ~ (more emphasis on the triceps), push-up (face down using the body weight), neck press (with the bar over the neck, to isolate the pectorals ...
The lying triceps extension, also known as skull crusher and French extension or French press, is a strength exercise used in many different forms of strength training. It is one of the most stimulating exercises to the entire triceps muscle group in the upper arm, [ citation needed ] and works the triceps from the elbow all the way to the ...
The push-up (press-up in British English) is a common calisthenics exercise beginning from the prone position. By raising and lowering the body using the arms, push-ups exercise the pectoral muscles, triceps , and anterior deltoids , with ancillary benefits to the rest of the deltoids, serratus anterior , coracobrachialis and the midsection as ...
Common superset configurations are two exercises for the same muscle group, agonist-antagonist muscles, or alternating upper and lower body muscle groups. [29] Exercises for the same muscle group (flat bench press followed by the incline bench press) result in a significantly lower training volume than a traditional exercise format with rests. [30]
The face pull is a weight training exercise that primarily targets the musculature of the upper back and shoulders, namely the posterior deltoids, trapezius, rhomboids, Latissimus dorsi as well as the biceps. [1] The face pull is considered an important exercise for shoulder health and stability. [2]