so why does too light of weight not work?
Why does too light of weight not work?
Lately I have been trying it. Because I have been trying to perfect my form in isolating the intended body parts.(chest, biceps)
With my biceps I tried something different where I really focused on squeezing them with just 2-10lbs dumb bells.
To my surprise I could only get like 5 reps with the intense squeeze.
But I still feel as though I am not getting the contraction/isolation in them that I desire. I am always striving for a better mind muscle connection and biceps is one muscle group I feel I really fail to isolate.
Does anyone have any tips on isolating biceps with curls?
I can isolate them better without any weights. But as soon as I add any weight I feel like I miss hitting them.
Also Another question is what happens when you add moderate to heavy weight to the muscle that really light weights can't do?
Is it the slow negative that light weights can't replicate that also causing muscle gain?
I am really craving that pump. Even with aas I feel as though it is no where near what I used to get as a teenager when growing up where I could barely touch my face after a set of curls. All I get is a mild pump only super setting light to moderate weight. And I don't really feel it I just kinda see it in the mirror. I want to feel it!
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Hey bud what I like to think about when doing curls that I don't think a lot of people execute is say you are doing curls with dumbbells. When the weight is at the bottom of the movement contract your tricep. When you come up with the weight keep your elbows by your side and make sure your elbow doesn't come forward. If your elbow comes forward it means your front delt is helping take some of the tension off your bicep (you don't want that). When you get to the top of the contraction pronate your wrist so that your palm is facing the outside of your shoulder (twist your wrist at the top). It also helps to squeeze your pinky finger at the top.
1. Squeeze tricep at the bottom of the movement.
2. Keep elbows by your side and don't let it come forward.
3. Twist wrist at the top.
4. Squeeze your pinky finger.
If you do this it will ensure that you use the full range of motion with your bicep!
AnonI agree with mj and use a similar approach. I use moderate weight when isolating my biceps. I like incline curls and spider curls the most for isolating them and getting the perfect pump. When I do incline curls I'll take 25-30 dumbbell I let my arms hang straight down on a little better then 45 degree angle bench. When I curl the weight I focus on keeping my upper arms and shoulders straight and stable and I slowly contract my bicep and only move my forearm up and twist at the top like mj suggests above. The movement is slow about 4 second up and at the very top I squeeze my biceps as if I was trying to force my peak to pop. As I lower the weight I again focus on only my forearm movement and I don't let my arms go completely straight I leave a little bend in my elbow and then I return back to the top. My negative is about 3 seconds. I shoot for a rep range of 10-12. Just when u think u hit failure u attempt one more rep so u know it isn't happening.
Also to help with the mind muscle connection I envision that as I'm curling the weight and squeezing my bicep I'm trying to push the water out of my muscles. So as you sit their and curl picture yourself squeezing and forcing water out of your muscle bellies as you start to feel that burn and your picturing this you'll see what I mean. This helped me get that pump at prevents me from touching my shoulders. Good luck!