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Isolation exercises like the concentration curl enhance the bicep peak by focusing on the long head. ... Repeat for the set number of reps. 2. Band Reverse Curl. ... and a cable machine. The ...
Biceps curl machine 5,273,508 Method and apparatus for exercising muscles of the upper legs and lower torso 5,304,107 Exercise machine 5,338,274 Leg exercise machines 5,342,270 Exercise machine for upper torso 5,366,429 Apparatus for exercising muscles of the upper legs and lower torso 5,409,438 Lateral raise exercise machine 5,421,796
Leg curl machine. The leg curl is performed while lying face down on a bench, by raising a weight with the feet towards the buttocks. This is an isolation exercise for the hamstrings. [5] Equipment Dumbbell, cable machine or leg curl machine. Major variants Seated (using a leg curl machine variant); standing (one leg at a time).
Another injury caused by bicep curls is ulnar neuropathy, which lead to ulnar nerve conduction slowing at the elbow. This is caused by compression of the nerves against a weight bench during the exercise. [23] Though unlikely, bicep curl can cause a rupture of the pectoralis major muscle, which is a severe injury that occurs in the chest. [24]
Perform the bicep curl, but with one arm at a time instead of curling both weights up together. Curl the right arm up first, then lower it down. Then curl the left arm up and lower it down.
A bodyweight squat exercise requires little space and no equipment. After squatting down an individual returns to standing while moving their arms back to their sides. The height of the squat can be adjusted higher or lower depending on individual requirements (i.e., someone unaccustomed to exercise may instead perform half or quarter squats).
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The leg extension machine was created by American fitness guru Jack LaLanne in the 1950s. [19] The first prototype is recognized to have been made under Gustav Zander, but labeled the machine as a form of “mechanotherapy” along with other machines that extended the knee and ankle. [19] The machine was made to target the quadriceps.