ActivTrax

ATX2GO-Kneeling Bicep Curl with Twist

Primary Muscles: Biceps
  • Instructions
  • In Brief
  • Key Points

  1. Start Position: Keep your back straight, head aligned with your spine, and knees slightly bent. Exhale as you slowly curl the handles to raise your body.
  2. Middle Position: As you curl, concentrate on twisting your wrists inward while bending from your elbows. Keep your wrists aligned with your forearms, do not break your wrist, and keep your elbows stationary.
  3. End Position: Continue to twist, positioning your pinkie's higher than your thumb. Curl until your forearm touches your bicep. Do not bend your wrist. Hold for 1/2 a second, squeezing your bicep. 
  4. Return to Middle: Inhale as you slowly return to starting position, by reversing the motion.
  5. Return to Start: Do not lock out your elbows. Repeat the movement for the recommended number of repetitions.

 

Instructions

  1. Start Position: Keep your back straight, head aligned with your spine, and knees slightly bent. Exhale as you slowly curl the handles to raise your body.
  2. Middle Position: As you curl, concentrate on twisting your wrists inward while bending from your elbows. Keep your wrists aligned with your forearms, do not break your wrist, and keep your elbows stationary.
  3. End Position: Continue to twist, positioning your pinkie's higher than your thumb. Curl until your forearm touches your bicep. Do not bend your wrist. Hold for 1/2 a second, squeezing your bicep. 
  4. Return to Middle: Inhale as you slowly return to starting position, by reversing the motion.
  5. Return to Start: Do not lock out your elbows. Repeat the movement for the recommended number of repetitions.

 

Key Points

  1. Throughout the entire range of motion:

    • Keep your back straight and your head aligned with your spine.
    • Keep in kneeling position.
    • Do not bend your wrists; keep your forearms aligned with them.
    • Curl from your elbows only.
  2. At start position, do not lock out your elbow, or bend or break your wrist.

  3. At end position, curl until your forearm touches your bicep, your pinkie is higher than your thumb, and try to keep your elbow stationary.