Is A Concentration Curl A Good Arm Exercise For Women?
How do you know you're doing the best arm exercises for women and not wasting your time? Well, the truth is, you probably don't know and if you are only working on your triceps, you're not getting the best results.
You see, there is so much misinformation and misguided opinions out there that you are probably doing the wrong exercises. But don't beat yourself up because it's not your fault.
As a result, I've decided to restore the balance and analyze as many arm exercises for women as I can as often as I can. Hopefully, I'll save you a lot of time, and most importantly, the possibility of injury.
Without further delay, here is my analysis of the concentration curl:
1. Snapshot: Perhaps the most vivid illustration of this exercise comes from the governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, in his classic film Pumping Iron. Thus, gym rats around the world can be seen doing this exercise all the time.
2. Technique quick-start: Sid down on a bench, keep your palm facing forwards and grab a dumbbell. Tighten your inner thigh and rest your elbow on the inner knee of said thigh. Bend said elbow and raise the dumbbell. Then slowly lower it and repeat the movement.
3. Most common errors: Using a yanking motion to get the dumbbell up which uses momentum, not muscle to perform the exercise. Pushing the elbow with the inner knee to get the weight up.
4. Final word: Don't do this exercise because working out one arm at a time is a poor use of time. And time is limited, especially in this day and age. Most importantly, however, it's impossible to use heavy weights with this exercise which means it won't give you fast results.
So now you know two things about arm exercises for women. One, you should be doing biceps exercises and two, you shouldn't be doing concentration curls.
Finally, I would like to point out that taking action on this information is critical for success. Simply storing it in the back of your mind is not going to get you anywhere. - 17268
You see, there is so much misinformation and misguided opinions out there that you are probably doing the wrong exercises. But don't beat yourself up because it's not your fault.
As a result, I've decided to restore the balance and analyze as many arm exercises for women as I can as often as I can. Hopefully, I'll save you a lot of time, and most importantly, the possibility of injury.
Without further delay, here is my analysis of the concentration curl:
1. Snapshot: Perhaps the most vivid illustration of this exercise comes from the governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, in his classic film Pumping Iron. Thus, gym rats around the world can be seen doing this exercise all the time.
2. Technique quick-start: Sid down on a bench, keep your palm facing forwards and grab a dumbbell. Tighten your inner thigh and rest your elbow on the inner knee of said thigh. Bend said elbow and raise the dumbbell. Then slowly lower it and repeat the movement.
3. Most common errors: Using a yanking motion to get the dumbbell up which uses momentum, not muscle to perform the exercise. Pushing the elbow with the inner knee to get the weight up.
4. Final word: Don't do this exercise because working out one arm at a time is a poor use of time. And time is limited, especially in this day and age. Most importantly, however, it's impossible to use heavy weights with this exercise which means it won't give you fast results.
So now you know two things about arm exercises for women. One, you should be doing biceps exercises and two, you shouldn't be doing concentration curls.
Finally, I would like to point out that taking action on this information is critical for success. Simply storing it in the back of your mind is not going to get you anywhere. - 17268
About the Author:
Author Katherine Crawford, a Harvard exercise physiologist and former arm fat sufferer, teaches women how to tone up arms. Learn how to get sexy arms by visiting her blog about how to get rid of flabby arms right now!
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