- Instructions
- In Brief
- Key Points
- Start Position Exhale as you slowly curl the straight bar up.
- Middle Position As you curl, concentrate on bending from your elbows only. Move only your lower arms, keeping your elbows and upper arms stationary.
- End Position Curl until your forearms touches your biceps. Do not bend your wrists. Hold for 1/2 a second, squeezing your biceps.
- Return to Middle Inhale as you slowly return to starting position.
- Return to Start Do not lock out your elbows. Repeat the movement for the recommended number of repetitions.
Start at this Position: - Attach the straight bar to the low pulley.
- Grip the bar with both hands. Palms face up.
- Keep your elbows in front of your body and slightly bent. Do not bend your wrists.
- Stabilize your body, placing one leg in front of the other.
- Stand with your back straight, head aligned with spine, and knees slightly bent.
Throughout the entire range of motion: - Keep your back straight, head aligned with your spine, and knees slightly bent.
- Do not bend your wrists.
- Keep your elbow in front of your body and stationary.
- Move by bending at your elbows only.
At start position, do not lock out your elbows.
Use your biceps to perform the exercise,not your back.
Instructions
- Start Position Exhale as you slowly curl the straight bar up.
- Middle Position As you curl, concentrate on bending from your elbows only. Move only your lower arms, keeping your elbows and upper arms stationary.
- End Position Curl until your forearms touches your biceps. Do not bend your wrists. Hold for 1/2 a second, squeezing your biceps.
- Return to Middle Inhale as you slowly return to starting position.
- Return to Start Do not lock out your elbows. Repeat the movement for the recommended number of repetitions.
Key Points
Throughout the entire range of motion: - Keep your back straight, head aligned with your spine, and knees slightly bent.
- Do not bend your wrists.
- Keep your elbow in front of your body and stationary.
- Move by bending at your elbows only.
At start position, do not lock out your elbows.
Use your biceps to perform the exercise,not your back.
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