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Barbell Wrist Curls

I read a Frederic Delavier’s book « Strength Training Anatomy »  and there is good stuff. Sitting with your forearms on your thighs or on a bench. Hold the barbell with a supinated grip : Inhale and flex your wrists Exhale at the end of the movement This exercise work your flexor carpi radialis muscle, palmaris longus […]

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Wrist Pain With Barbell Curls

I read a Frederic Delavier’s book « Strength Training Anatomy »  and there is good stuff. Biceps training with a EZ-bar allow to limit excessive strain on wrists. A) Elbow angle a little bit marked B) Elbow angle marked in valgus (more common with women) For biceps training with a barbell, there is important to take care

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Front Press

I read a Frederic Delavier’s book « Strength Training Anatomy » and there is good stuff. Sitting with your back straight. Take the barbell with your hands in pronation resting on the top of your chest : Inhale and press the barbell over your head Exhale at the end of the movement This exercice works anterior and medial

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Muscle Memory

I read a Nerd Fitness article  and there is good stuff. Muscle memory is an action execute with a lot of repetitions physically or mentally. The body will learn to execute this action more effectively using less brain power. Your muscles don’t have brain but rather your brain learn to create a procedure list to

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Reverse Curls

I read a Frederic Delavier’s book « Strength Training Anatomy »  and there is good stuff. Standing with your legs apart and your arms outstretched. Hold the barbell in  a pronated grip ( thumbs inside) : Inhale and flex your arms Exhale at the end of the movement Back to the starting position by controlling the barbell’s descent

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Barbell Reverse Wrists Curls

I read a Frederic Delavier’s book « Strength Training Anatomy »  and there is good stuff. Sitting with your forearms on your thighs or on a bench. Hold the barbell with your hands in a pronated grip : Inhale and flex your wrists Exhale at the end of the movement This exercise train your extensor carpi radialis

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Barbell Curls

I read Frederic Delavier’s book « Strength Training Anatomy »  and there is good stuff about barbell curls. Podcast Standing with your back straight, take the barbell with a supinated grip and your hands are wider than your shoulders : Inhale and flex your arms with an isometric contraction of your glutes, abs and spinal to not

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