Bodybuilding exercise: home barbell curls workout

The barbell curl is a great mass building exercise for the arms you can do at home with just an inexpensive barbell set. Form is key on this, most folks at the gym use terrible form. In this exercise, your elbows are pinned to your sides - the do not move one bit. Nothing moves except your your forearms. Your back, legs, head are all completely motionless. If you have to swing or bounce then you are using way too much weight.

As with any dumbbell exercise, form is key if you want to maximize your muscle building efforts and minimize the chance of injury. Don't use too much weight, if you can't do the exercise slowly then you need to go lighter. Count aloud "one onethousand, two onethousand, three onethousand" on the way up and the way down, if you cant do this on this exercise then you are using too much weight. The reason this exercise method maximizes your muscle growth is because it confines the motion to the muscle you are trying to work out, if your body squirms, swings, and kicks, all you are doing is taking the focus away from the muscle you are trying to exercise.

Anyone can be healthier, have more energy, sleep better, and feel better about themselves through bodybuilding. Bodybuilding doesn't have to be expensive or take a lot of time, gyms are great but home workouts can save you time and money. A cheap dumbbell set from a garage sale or walmart is all it takes to get started with your home workouts.

For more information on home workouts, please see my free website (no advertising either):

http://fitness.scoobysworkshop.com

Limitation of Liability: Consult with your doctor before starting any exercise program! I am not a medical professional. It is your responsibility to critically evaluate this information and with the help of your physician decide if it is appropriate for you.

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[ssj3goku87]

so are you suppose to lift the weight until you cant lift anymore?

[scooby1961]

When you are doing a set, you keep doing reps till you cant possibly do another. Then for added intensity you can either 1) go Really slowly down on the last rep (15-30seconds) 2) do a drop set, that is, without rest drop to about 50% less weight and do another set or 3) have a spotter help you do 3-4 more reps.

[ssj3goku87]

i dont understand why you use low weights is it better to use low weight or high weight >_> or do u just lift your maximum..

[scooby1961]

You use the most weight you possibly can and still lift with perfect form for the desired number of reps.

[calvinnivlac]

Hi, you seem to use dumbbells as much as you can. What is your opinion on barbells for compound movements such as deadlifts?

[scooby1961]

I think deadlifts and squats are an excellent exercise if you are young and have an experienced coach or physical therapist who can show you how to do them without seriously injuring yourself, for the rest of us I would say to avoid them.

[edbn24]

scooby, just to tell you, your the best and i hope that the people that try to steal and use your videos to make money will be caught and severly punished =-)

[aldemar868890]

Man, I don't know why you are so kind giving all this advice for free with the website and the videos, but it helps a whole lot..man thanks, really. You really make sense and provide good advice. GOD bless you!!!

[idiotnoobbum]

scooby a few questions, i cycle for about 1 hour, about 15 km a day, and then head home for weightlifting, whats your advice on this?

[noantsproductions]

karma...

really good... really slow though... I didnt realize it was supposed to be THAT slow though.

Yeah you saved another life!

[GTADRZ]

lol i workout out for about 5 hours today and stopped when my arms went numb and started to spasm

but i was doing same thing with 80 and 90 pound curls

lol

[ssj3goku87]

thanks scoob i will try that

[ssj3goku87]

alright that helped a lot thanks, you saved another life scoob! lolc