help please! everytime i do bicep curls my biceps will not isolate but for some reason my wrist,etc

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taylorblade
taylorblade Posts: 261 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Every time i try to curl my biceps never work but my wrist and forearm is getting worked and its stressing my arm out. See this is why i hate lifting weights because it never seems to be working.

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  • 20HJIGSAW
    20HJIGSAW Posts: 7 Member
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    Are you just doing dumbells? Maybe try cables. You can always switch back and forth to hammer curls that are not as bad on the wrists. Also try barbell curls or ez curl and see if it hurts your wrist as well.
  • Sarahliquid
    Sarahliquid Posts: 201 Member
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    Try squeezing the muscle first then curl.
  • eric_sg61
    eric_sg61 Posts: 2,925 Member
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    More reps
    slower tempo
    thumbless grip
    cables
    hold yourself in a chin-up for 60 seconds or more
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,951 Member
    edited January 2015
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    lulwut?

    This has to be satire.

    The trials and tribulations of a new curl bro.
  • hamoncan
    hamoncan Posts: 148 Member
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    Don't like curls, don't do curls - not an essential exercise
  • Sam_I_Am77
    Sam_I_Am77 Posts: 2,093 Member
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    Try going super-light and really focus on flexing the muscle during the exercise, once you get a feel for the exercise progress as needed. I see a lot of guys at the gym that use way way more weight than they can correctly curl and I think a lot of it is just ego. Just keep your ego in-check, start light, and work hard.

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