Wide grip vs narrow grip curl?

[Loydwrestler]

Just a curious question for curls, is there a difference in development between a wide grip and a narrow grip curl? At the moment when I'm doing normal curls (not 21s, etc) I'm doing 8 to 10 reps of each as a super set 3 times.

Am I wasting time curling using both grips?

[ZoranM]

Am I wasting time curling using both grips?

Probably not.Although,i def. wouldn't do it that way.I'd suggest doing standing wide grip,than preacher narrow grip,or any other combination you like.

[darrenash]

I agree with the post above. You're probably better off by changing the grip for individual exercises as opposed to sets.

I typically pick three of:

Standing EZ-bar biceps curls
Rope-handle cable curls
Straight-bar cable curls
Standing twisting dumbbell curls
Preacher curls
Close-grip pull-ups

I'll go four weeks with 2 exercises using narrow grip and 1 exercise with wide-grip. Then I'll go four weeks with 1 exercise using narrow-grip and 2 exercises wide-grip.

After those eight weeks, I'll swap in\out a couple of the exercises.

[Sup3rB3ast]

Yes, there is a difference. The bicep has 2 heads as you may know, and while it is impossible to completely isolate 1 head, you can work one harder then the other. Wide grip curls work the inner head more, while close grip work the outter head more.