Comments on: Incline Dumbbell Curls

By: Brad

Brad — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 19:49:13 +0000

@Richard and @siddharta1979

I’ve sometimes had that problem as well, but I’ve found that deep muscle massage/stimulation with a foam roller, tennis ball, etc. has been VERY helpful in this. I was skeptical about rolling for a long time, but I’ve noticed big increased in flexibility and big decreases in general muscular discomfort since beginning the practice. For biceps, I typically take a tennis ball or a hard-rubber stress ball and roll it from the top of the bicep all the way to my wrists. Give it a try and see if it helps.

Alternatively, you may have bad wrists, something else I struggle with myself. At times, I can’t handle lifting a dinner plate if it hits a certain angle. Wrist wraps or gloves with wrist support usually help with that. Good luck friends!

By: daniel91

daniel91 — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 17:52:34 +0000

Hi mark, seated incline dumbbell curls are pretty much the same as seated concentration curls wright?

By: JaSoN

JaSoN — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 10:47:34 +0000

Looking good Mark!! Nice and bulked!!

By: Richard

Richard — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 23:33:41 +0000

Like Siddharta1979, I have similar problem with supinating at the bottom. In my case I think it is a lack of flexibility in my tendons/ligaments. For example, I find it slightly strained when I put my arms out in front of me, palms up. It feels like the twist/rotation of the hand/wrist is winding up my arm all the way to the shoulder, where it meets resistance. Put a weight on the end of this, supinated, and my motion feels constrained. Must be getting old… 🙂

By: Mark McManus

Mark McManus — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 22:06:00 +0000

@Richard. I never liked them. I don’t think they work much of anything. All heads get hit very well from all THT bi and tri exercises.
@siddharta1979. I’m not sure why you can’t fully supinate at the bottom and have the arms hanging. Give it another try. If it causes any sort of pain or discomfort on the joints then go ahead and turn your hands in.
@mickey.T’is.

By: mikey

mikey — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 21:41:44 +0000

isnt it like mid november now?

By: Graham

Graham — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 21:31:19 +0000

Thanks Mark,

Thanks for reminding us of this great exercise and the correct execution!!

It’ll be on the end of my Bicep workout this week. :-0

Graham

By: siddharta1979

siddharta1979 — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 21:05:03 +0000

To me it feels natural to turn in the hands at the very bottom of the movement, so that I can have my arms completely hanging, otherwise I’m unable to have them hanging. Is this a mistake? Getting at the very bottom of the movement with the wrists supinated feels weird to me. I hope you can get me an answer.
Thanks for your form-series!

By: Richard

Richard — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 20:21:55 +0000

Mark, exactly what I was hoping you would say regarding THT5 🙂

I thought hammers were good to develop fullness and width in bicep as well as hit the brachialis. Maybe it’s useful but not critical for growth……?

Obviously I have deviated off the path. I look forward to the new publication.

By: John A Davis

John A Davis — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 18:53:12 +0000

ah, Mark’s got a new look.
Ok, no supination from now on.
Put exercise on end of workout.

By: Justin

Justin — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 17:41:44 +0000

I use this as a finisher already and it really hits the spot. And using lightweights are a must, I get some serious burn from these.

By: Mark McManus

Mark McManus — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 17:25:35 +0000

@Brad. Yeah late November it’s looking like, buddy 🙂
@Felipe. You’l hammer out more reps unilaterally, plus the body is more stabilized this way.
@Richard. I’m putting it all together for THT5 so you’ll have the full workout. I’m not a fan of hammer curls at all. They’re just not very effective.

By: Richard

Richard — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 17:17:47 +0000

Cool. It’s Tuesday, therefore ARMS today. Am going in 30mins. So will try this out. But with SO many exercises to choose from, it can get abit confusing sometimes. Would you recommend doing incline hammer curls as well as the one you’ve just posted?

I’m currently doing doing: 2x Standing DB, 2x Preacher cable curl, 2x Barbell Curl, 2x Incline Hammer curls.

By: Brad

Brad — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 16:55:22 +0000

^ After reading another post, I saw you said “mid to late november.” Is this still a go? Pumped!

By: Felipe

Felipe — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 16:53:12 +0000

Do you have to do it unilaterally?

By: Brad

Brad — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 16:48:47 +0000

Hey Mark! Your recent posts on form have been awesome. I think you mentioned once that these are sort of setting up the release of your new THT book; is that going to be coming out soon? Early 2013 maybe? Sorry if you’ve answered that question before, just anxiously awaiting!