Anyone who knows me knows that I really don’t like training my arms.

I know this might seem crazy to some, but it really is the truth.

However, I know most young men love training their arms, even though training your arms really is not the correct way to get bigger arms.

So I thought I’d write up a post on the proper way to curl, since most people who curl turn it into some weird exercise that does almost nothing for the arms.

First, right from the beginning I’d like you to start curling with an empty bar.

Yes, you will have to swallow your pride.

The reason I want you to start your curls with an empty bar is because most people use FAR too much weight, thinking that using more weight means more muscle growth.

The fact is, only when you ca use more weight with correct form will it do something for your arms.

Swinging up tons of weight will do nothing for you, except maybe getting your injured.

O.K.

So grab what ever bar you like to use for curling, then flex your biceps and lock your wrists and Slowly begin to do a curl.

Yes, you must keep your biceps flexed throughout he lift and you must do your curls without jerking or swinging.

Do the reps smoothly and in control, but not so slow that they would be considered super slow reps.

At the top, flex your biceps hard and then SLOWLY lower and get ready for another rep.

SOME POINTS

The reason I wanted you to lock your wrists is so you don’t cheat by bending your wrists.

With curls, you must learn to feel your muscles (the biceps) working.

Yes, you will need to use less weight, but think about this for a second, where do you want all the stress to be, on your lower back, shoulders, legs, or your biceps.

Of course your biceps.

So from now on when you do your curls, you must follow these two rules.

If you cannot keep your wrists locked throughout the movement then the weight is too heavy.

And, if you can’t keep your biceps flexed throughout the lift then the weight is too heavy.

Which means you must lower the amount of weight that you are using for curls.

It goes without saying that you should also keep your back straight and not swing the weight up, but you already knew that right?

CONCLUSION

The truth of the matter is that doing curls will not do much to help you build big arms, but I know that most young men will curl away in hopes of building a massive set of arms.

So I figure, if they curl the way I listed above, they will, at the very least, reduce the trauma to the rest of their bodies, by continuing to curl the wrong way, with too much momentum.

UNTIL NEXT TIME

THINK GAINS