What is most effective type of biceps curl?

Jane P. · 11-29-14, 02:17 PM

There are many variations on biceps curls, but if you were only to do one type, which would it be? I'm having to cut down due to time constraints and I'd like to know which type would be the best choice?

momtoaboyandgirl · 11-29-14, 02:33 PM

I recently had to reduce the number of exercises per muscle group in my workout too.

I kept hammer curls and concentration curls, I find them most effective.

Gibbee · 11-30-14, 12:29 PM

ACE just had an article on the most effective exercises. I'll try to find it for you.

Gibbee · 11-30-14, 12:30 PM

Here ya' go:

https://www.acefitness.org/acefit/he...NDQwNDQ5OTA0S0

Gibbee · 11-30-14, 12:34 PM

In my opinion, if I were saving time, I'd do biceps curls as a set of crazy-8's... traditional and/or hammer style. Go as heavy as you can.

Denise B · 11-30-14, 02:38 PM

I was going to say Concentration Curls even before I opened the link to the ACE study. I always feel it when I do those! I also prefer wide angle curls over the traditional bicep and hammer curls.

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11-29-14, 02:17 PM
Jane P. VF Supporter Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Colorado Springs	What is most effective type of biceps curl? There are many variations on biceps curls, but if you were only to do one type, which would it be? I'm having to cut down due to time constraints and I'd like to know which type would be the best choice? __________________ "The two most powerful warriors are patience and time." Leo Tolstoy

11-29-14, 02:33 PM
momtoaboyandgirl Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Ontario	I recently had to reduce the number of exercises per muscle group in my workout too. I kept hammer curls and concentration curls, I find them most effective. __________________ the nutrition at this school is abysmal...when I showed Brittany the broccoli she wept , thinking it had been a tiny tree where a family of Gummi Bears onced lived..... Coach Sue on Glee

11-30-14, 12:29 PM
Gibbee VF Supporter Join Date: Nov 2001	ACE just had an article on the most effective exercises. I'll try to find it for you. __________________ "A healthier future is every tiny step we take, or every little rep, that ultimately leads us to our goal." Arnold Schwarzenegger STS Graduate MET-Rx 180 Graduate

11-30-14, 12:30 PM
Gibbee VF Supporter Join Date: Nov 2001	Here ya' go: https://www.acefitness.org/acefit/he...NDQwNDQ5OTA0S0 __________________ "A healthier future is every tiny step we take, or every little rep, that ultimately leads us to our goal." Arnold Schwarzenegger STS Graduate MET-Rx 180 Graduate

11-30-14, 12:34 PM
Gibbee VF Supporter Join Date: Nov 2001	In my opinion, if I were saving time, I'd do biceps curls as a set of crazy-8's... traditional and/or hammer style. Go as heavy as you can. __________________ "A healthier future is every tiny step we take, or every little rep, that ultimately leads us to our goal." Arnold Schwarzenegger STS Graduate MET-Rx 180 Graduate

11-30-14, 02:38 PM
Denise B VF Supporter Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: New England	I was going to say Concentration Curls even before I opened the link to the ACE study. I always feel it when I do those! I also prefer wide angle curls over the traditional bicep and hammer curls.