Cable Curls - Arms Exercise
Looking
for an exercise for thinner arms? Cable Curls,
a combined arms exercise, is the best exercise
for flabby arms.
It is a great variation to
the free weight bicep curl.
The primary muscles
worked out for this exercise are the biceps.
Cable curls are the best exercise for arms
and if you want to develop the peak of your
bicep.
Cable Curls is an excellent exercise
to tone arms and it adds strength to your
arms whatever your training level maybe.
Some people prefer them to barbell curls
because the angled grip on their wrists allows
more stress on their bicep.
For this exercise for arms you will be using a cable
machine or a curl bar with a pulley at the floor
and a rope or straight bar attached.
For this exercise for arms you will be using a cable
machine or a curl bar with a pulley at the floor
and a rope or straight bar attached.
To start, place
your feet about shoulder width apart to give a sturdy
base and grasp the bar with a shoulder width grip
and arms extended down.
You can choose to hold the
bar on the inner angle or outer depending on which
width allows you to handle more weight and is more
comfortable and allows you to handle more weight.
There will be a little more stress on your brachialis
because of the angled position of your wrist.
The
brachialis is the muscle that is beneath the biceps
brachi, the top bicep muscle.
Keep your palms up
and thumbs out. Keeping the upper arm rigid, curl the weight up
to your chest to its highest point with an explosive
motion contracting the biceps.
During the curling
motion, be sure to keep your elbows in and move
your upper body back to an upright position.
With
close control, lower the weight back to its original
position getting a complete stretch and lean slightly
forward. Practice this exercise to tone arms.
This
exercise for upper arms will delight you with results,
if done regularly and properly.
To get the most out of curl bar curls it is crucial
that you maintain what is considered loose form.
Allow your body to move in a natural way as you
lift the weight through a full range of motion.
Letting your upper body to move throughout the exercise
will allow you to be able to generate more force
and guard against injury.
Let your biceps get a
full contraction at the top and a good stretch at
the bottom of the movement.
