bicep builder with your arm behind your torso and a cable pulling from behind
an incline curl puts the shoulder in the same extended position, but a
dumbbell has its least tension there and a cable has its most: same stretch,
opposite loading
that makes it the best loaded stretch available for the biceps
Execution
Set a pulley at the bottom, take a handle in each hand and walk forward until
your arms hang behind your torso with the cables taut. Stand with a slight
forward lean and your elbows fixed.
let your arms extend fully behind you, feeling the stretch across the biceps
pause briefly in the stretched position to maximize tension
curl up while keeping your upper arms where they are
let the cable pull you back into the stretch under control
stop your elbows drifting forward as you curl
Keep the lean the same every rep. Drift forward and you lose the shoulder
extension that the whole exercise is built on.
Purpose
bicep builder with your arm behind your torso and a cable pulling from behind
an incline curl puts the shoulder in the same extended position, but a
dumbbell has its least tension there and a cable has its most: same stretch,
opposite loading
that makes it the best loaded stretch available for the biceps
Execution
Set a pulley at the bottom, take a handle in each hand and walk forward until
your arms hang behind your torso with the cables taut. Stand with a slight
forward lean and your elbows fixed.
let your arms extend fully behind you, feeling the stretch across the biceps
pause briefly in the stretched position to maximize tension
curl up while keeping your upper arms where they are
let the cable pull you back into the stretch under control
stop your elbows drifting forward as you curl
Keep the lean the same every rep. Drift forward and you lose the shoulder
extension that the whole exercise is built on.