biceps curl

A weight training exercise intended to develop the biceps brachii’s size, endurance or strength, in which a dumbbell or similar weighted object is held in the hand with the arm extended and lifted to complete flexion of the arm at the elbow or, when developing both biceps brachii, using a barbell to perform the same movement with both arms.

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Seventy-two hours after the final testing session, the subjects underwent three sessions for the machine chest fly exercise and the biceps curl exercise with 3 sets for each exercise with a 1-, 2-, or 4-min rest period.

Rest period length manipulation on repetition consistency for distinct single-joint exercises

Linear regression showed that the 6RM bench press load was a significant (p < 0.01) predictor for the 6RM loads of hammer curl, barbell biceps curl, overhead triceps extension, and dumbbell shoulder press.

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The SEM was lowest for seated biceps curl; leg extension and lateral pull exercises, suggesting that these measures also demonstrated high absolute reliability.

Reliability of 1-repetition maximum estimation for upper and lower body muscular strength measurement in untrained middle aged type 2 diabetic patients

They were also taught home-based exercises that included such things as biceps curls with free-form weights, knee extensions, side hip raises, and balance exercises.

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If you want to build strong biceps, you can do a "biceps curl" and strengthen your upper arm.

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The biceps curl offers the best single-joint exercise for isolating this muscle.

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For biceps curl and military press, beginners should start with 5-pound dumbbells and perform sets of 8 to 12 reps.

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Basically, they're a biceps curl divided into three steps in order to recruit the maximum amount of muscle fibres.

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For instance, since the biceps are stronger than the triceps at the elbow joint, more resistance should be used for a biceps curl than a triceps extension.

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Man maker, biceps curl to overhead press to triceps extension by Master Coach Mostafa Mersal at Calisthenics Park near SkyDive Dubai.

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The bench press (BP), leg press (LP), machine lat pull-down (LPD), free-weight shoulder press (SP), standing free-weight biceps curl (BC), and leg curl (LC) were tested and retested in a reversed sequence.

Influence of exercise order on one and ten repetition maximum loads determination

Instrumentation included Cybex machines for biceps curl, triceps extension, lat pull down, military press, bench press, low row, leg curl, leg extension, hip flexion, hip extension, leg press, and squat (Lumex, Ronkonkoma, NY, USA).