By The Muscle Nerd, Jeff Anderson
Who doesn't want BIGGER BICEPS, right?
And you know that BARBELL CURLS are a powerful mass-builder for your arms, don't you?
Well you know I'm a stickler for the big no-no's I see everyone doing in the gym with their curls...
...not using a full range of motion
...flopping their body all over the place to cheat the bar up
...too much reliance on the "EZ Curl Bar"
But here's a neat little trick that you may find brings you a better "peak contraction" to really burn those bicep fibers...
Quick Bodybuilding Tip: Bicep Burner Thumb Trick!
First, you'll use this "technique" with a STRAIGHT BAR only (forget the EZ Curl bar)!
The whole foundation of this is to get maximum "supination" which is necessary to complete the range of motion for your curls.
This is easy to do with dumbbells because you can twist the weights at the top of the curl.
You see, the further you can bring your pinky pointing in toward your working shoulder, the better contraction you'll get in the peak bicep contraction.
You don't get this supination very much with the big mass-building BARBELL CURL though because you can't really "twist" your wrists to get your pinkies in the right position.
But this will help...
Instead of wrapping your thumb around the straight bar, use a "thumbless grip" where your thumb is on the same side as your fingers!
You'll find that at the "top" position, your pinkies are now slightly higher than they would be if you had your thumb wrapped around the bar.
This will help you get better supination and a better peak contraction!
PLUS, it forces you to use your forearm muscles more as you have to grip the bar harder in order to keep it in your hands.
Just a nice little "bonus"!
Give this puppy a try on your next "Arms Day" and see how it works for you!
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