Home bodybuilding workout: hammer curls exercise
Video clip illustrating proper form οf thе hammer curl exercise fοr biceps. Thе key іn thіѕ arm exercise іѕ a ѕlοw аnd controlled motion without swinging οr jerking. Mаkе sure tο keep уουr elbows pinned аt уουr sides аnd dont allow thеm tο mονе forward οr backward.
Aѕ wіth аnу dumbbell exercise, form іѕ key іf уου want tο maximize уουr muscle building efforts аnd minimize thе chance οf injury. Don’t υѕе tοο much weight, іf уου саn’t dο thе exercise slowly thеn уου need tο gο lighter. Count aloud “one onethousand, two onethousand, three onethousand” οn thе way up аnd thе way down, іf уου cant dο thіѕ οn thіѕ exercise thеn уου аrе using tοο much weight. Thе reason thіѕ exercise method maximizes уουr muscle growth іѕ bесаυѕе іt confines thе motion tο thе muscle уου аrе trying tο work out, іf уουr body squirms, swings, аnd kicks, аll уου аrе doing іѕ taking thе focus away frοm thе muscle уου аrе trying tο exercise.
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Tags: arm, bicep, biceps, bodybuilder, Bodybuilding, curl, dumbbell, exercise, flex, muscle
May 26th, 2009 at 5:01 am
this guy is amazing …
this guy is amazing 4 putting stuff that actually works on here and his site 4 free, finnaly, a genuine decent unselfish person. ur the best dude
May 26th, 2009 at 5:01 am
scooby your the …
scooby your the best and i just wanna tell you that your so nice for putting your videos and secrets of bodybuilding to the public for free. i feel sorry for you since people are stealing your videos to make money. i hope they all die =-)
May 26th, 2009 at 5:01 am
i think i was using …
i think i was using too much weight then..
thank you scooby
May 26th, 2009 at 5:01 am
brilliant!! i …
brilliant!! i really feel the burn! definatly works
May 26th, 2009 at 5:01 am
this is one of my …
this is one of my favorite forearm exercises.
May 26th, 2009 at 5:01 am
Well, how much …
Well, how much muscle you build is up to you, but the same workouts that build lots of muscle over time will build some muscle over less time for you.
Then use diet, routine calisthenics and occasional workouts to maintain that level of muscular development and definition.
Work out until you’ve gained the mass you want, then use occasional maintenance workouts to keep it, in combination with aerobics to define it.
May 26th, 2009 at 5:01 am
Trains the same …
Trains the same muscle groups every day of the week, I should say.
May 26th, 2009 at 5:01 am
There is such a …
There is such a thing as working out too often. You build muscle tissue from resting, and not properly resting will end up burning away muscle mass. No world class bodybuilder trains every day of the week.
May 26th, 2009 at 5:01 am
to gain mass, you …
to gain mass, you must lift heavy. If you did, then you would not be able to run 50k a week or lift everyday because you would be too sore. There is such a thing as working out too much. Keep that in mind. But they key to building is if you arent pushing your body to maximum, you wont build. Apart from that, you need to be eating about 4 – 5 small meals a day of healthy stuff. Protein, good carbs and fats.
May 26th, 2009 at 5:01 am
I can only guess …
I can only guess that more food would help. Your running is buring calories and useing all your nutrituion?
May 26th, 2009 at 5:01 am
same with me dude. …
same with me dude. i lift every day and run about 5 miles a day. and i cant put on weight no matter what i do
May 26th, 2009 at 5:01 am
won’t excess cardio …
won’t excess cardio eat away muscle though? im running about 50k a week while lifting 4-5 times a week, an hour plus each time, and my growth has stopped. i can’t gain a pound anymore.
May 26th, 2009 at 5:01 am
I did some curl …
I did some curl with much heavier weights- but I would like to think the form is good. Yah- it was a sort of bad day.
May 26th, 2009 at 5:01 am
IMHO, the only way …
IMHO, the only way to gain definition is to lose bodyfat. Muscle building exercises have nothing at all to do with definition. Do cardio till you have the bodyfat/definition you want. Do resistance training till you have the muscle mass you want. Make sense???
May 26th, 2009 at 5:01 am
I agree, a lot of …
I agree, a lot of people dismiss 20 reps unjustly. They forget about stabilizer muscles.
May 26th, 2009 at 5:01 am
20+ is not a waste …
20+ is not a waste of time. it works your slow twitch muslce fibre, giving you more muscle endurance.
May 26th, 2009 at 5:01 am
Me too, something …
Me too, something like a basketball player’s body ykno…
May 26th, 2009 at 5:01 am
i dont wanna really …
i dont wanna really get big buffed muscles like that guy, im working to have a great muscle definition and a slim body, not really buffed
May 26th, 2009 at 5:01 am
muscle is muscle, …
muscle is muscle, fat hides it… lose the fat, that will bring the definition… build the muscle by lifting properly, not doing 20 reps… 20 is a waste of time, 8-12 with the heaviest you can handle in correct form will bring the greatest strength gains, and then lose the fat by eating right and exercising.
May 26th, 2009 at 5:01 am
depends… 3-5 reps …
depends… 3-5 reps for power… 6-10 reps for mass and about 12-20 reps for definition
May 26th, 2009 at 5:01 am
nice, but i have a …
nice, but i have a question, you have to do the reps slowly in order to gain mass right? if you do reps fast with somewhat low weight youll gain definition and not all that mass right?
May 26th, 2009 at 5:01 am
2 questions:
1) how …
2 questions:
1) how high should you bring up your arms for the dumbell and hammer curls? I always umed as far up as the can go for each rep in a set.
2) how long do you give your arms a rest between dumbell curls and hammer curls? or do you even do both those exercises in the same workout typically?
btw, thanks for the info, scooby! it’s like having a personal trainer available on your own schedule.
May 26th, 2009 at 5:01 am
so is that all u …
so is that all u can lift like that scooby or is this demonstration
May 26th, 2009 at 5:01 am
love hammer curls!
love hammer curls!
May 26th, 2009 at 5:01 am
this is good to …
this is good to watch, exellent form couldnt be better.