Comments on: How To Do Alternate Dumbbell Bicep Curls – Video

By: Mark McManus

Mark McManus — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:37:00 +0000

@Mario. It’s one day for a body part i.e. one day per week, not split up. It’s all in my free book if you haven’t downloaded it yet.
Cheers.

By: Mario

Mario — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 03:25:10 +0000

hey Mark, I remember reading one of your articles saying you do from six to 7 sets for a body part per week (I think it was the one explaining how to prep yourself in between reps and each rep is a chance to get bigger). I was wondering if that was in one day for a body part or do you split it up? Like do you work your biceps on 2 days per week or all sets in one day?

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:23:01 +0000

Hi Mark

I think I might have my form incorrect as when I do the forward motion I start to loose my balance, Could you explain the standing position a bit more for me pls.

By: Alex

Alex — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 06:26:55 +0000

hey Mark thanks for the vid. i have never tried this form before, but i would consider. one thing is sure this form allow you to lift heavier weights

By: Andrew Mast

Andrew Mast — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:45:02 +0000

Mark, thanks for the interview with Jeff Willet. I’m buying that DVD he did of the 42 year-old who drastically transformed himself from a sedentary over-weight guy into a chiseled masterpiece. It’s motivating just to watch the preview!!

Andrew

By: UTKARSH DEV

UTKARSH DEV — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 07:23:16 +0000

thanks Mr.Mark for ur suggestion and mail…i’ll definitely add this exercise in my workout..and also look forward for such videos and suggestion..so, that..i can come up with some good results..thanx a lot once again..!

By: Formonster

Formonster — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 19:36:06 +0000

Different strokes for different folks right?!

By: Mark McManus

Mark McManus — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 16:50:58 +0000

@Formonster. I thought your beef was with the ‘swaying’ as you called it. You’ll notice that Toney Freeman is allowing a little sway in his barbell and db curls, granted not as much as mine, but I’d rather get my advice from a great Natural like Willet – that’s respecting experience.
As for your new point regarding supinating (full or half), as I state in the article, “You can supinate if you wish”. Experiment with it is my advice – that’s what I did, but the results were poor. But I’ve certainly nothing against supinating.

By: Formonster

Formonster — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:16:36 +0000

Bicep curls to be done properly need to be fully pronated and supinated. Copy & paste this link and learn somethin’new playas. Respect experience. And watch this whole vid. https://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/road_to_arnold_toney_freeman.htm

By: Yavor Marichkov

Yavor Marichkov — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:58:40 +0000

Single joint exercises, if done ‘correctly,’ which is impossible in itself as you cannot truly ‘isolate’ a muscle, would have to be done with ridiculously low weights and thus would be way too ineffective to stimulate muscle growth using the 8-12 rep progressive overload method…

What we see here is not random cheating and swaying, but controlled full body motion and CONSISTENT form. Because if the form changes, we don’t know if we have progressive overload or just an easier exercise.

By: Mark McManus

Mark McManus — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:47:55 +0000

@Formonster. Ask Jeff Willet and/or Skip La Cour what they think. Maybe you should make a vid and post it on YouTube so we can see how it’s ‘really’ done 😉

By: Formonster

Formonster — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:38:41 +0000

Yes…just like your bio mechanically form article states…..I am a certified personal trainer, NASM, and I don’t agree with your method/form on these DB curls. It’s incorrect. Don’t sway bro.

By: Mark McManus

Mark McManus — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 12:17:10 +0000

Thanks Yavor!
It’s like Jeff Willet said in my interview; it’s much easier on the joints AND more effective!

By: Yavor Marichkov

Yavor Marichkov — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 12:08:38 +0000

Those vids are really helpful Mark, Keep em coming. I used to do the alt db curls with a more rigid form last summer, but optimized form makes much more sense and is easier on the joints too!

By: Michel

Michel — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 01:33:53 +0000

Mark – Great article, and the video helps too much as well!
You could tell us about calves. You said once that you have not being training calves. However, this is an ungrateful muscle when you don’t have enough. Some say that, once calves recover too fast, it’s better stimulate it more, training two or three times a week. But it could also induce to overtraining.
A post about calves and its myths would be welcome.
You have a great blog, always with the best tips!
Congrats!

By: Sean

Sean — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:40:11 +0000

It’s hard to argue with the unconventional form when looking at your biceps curling those.

Thanks for the video, I’ll be using these.

By: Mark McManus

Mark McManus — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 22:34:39 +0000

Thanks Dean, you’re welcome.

By: Dean

Dean — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 22:32:03 +0000

Mark – thanks man! allowing my body to fall forward is much more natural. awesome tip! My lower back always felt tight curling heavy weights. This makes sense! thanks again. Great videos.

By: Mark McManus

Mark McManus — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 21:55:57 +0000

A pleasure as always, Matt!
You seem to be going through what I went through when I started to do things right; my girlfriend also started saying, “Look at your neck!”.
All the best buddy,
Mark.

By: Matt B

Matt B — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 21:50:39 +0000

Thanks for the video, Mark. Your video on trap development made a HUGE difference; before, my traps hadn’t grown much at all, but since I started applying biomechanically optimized form to my trap work, they’ve gotten noticeably larger. Enough so that even my wife and friends have commented that my “neck looks bigger”!

I hope to find that modifying my bicep routine a bit may make similar gains for this lagging body part. Thanks again!

–Matt B.