Exercise of the Week: Incline Curls
Submitted by ABSolution4 Her Blog
It’s tough finding different ways to work the biceps. After all, a curl is a curl… right? However, here is a sure way to change things up and add some intensity to your bicep work:
Add an incline.
By being in an incline position, your arms are in a stretched position, thus making it a little harder to work against gravity. You can do this on an incline bench, step or at an incline on the ball as shown in the picture above. (See? This can even be done from home!)
Do it right:
If you’re using a ball, sit on the ball with the weights resting on the upper thighs. Slowly walk the feet forward, rolling down on the ball until you’re at an incline position. Take the weights down so that the palms face out. Bend the elbows and bring the weights towards the shoulders without swinging the arms. Lower the weights, keeping a slight bend in the elbows at the bottom of the movement. Repeat for 3 sets of 12-15 reps.
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May 13th, 2009 at 9:58 am
I love using stability balls for weight training, because it really does challenge all of your muscles (if only my daughter hadn’t popped mine awhile back!) This motivates me to go get a new one…
May 14th, 2009 at 11:03 am
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