Should I use an EZ Curl bar or a straight bar? What is the difference between the two?
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Thread: What is the best bicep curl?
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03-27-2007, 11:07 AM #1Registered User
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What is the best bicep curl?
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03-27-2007, 11:09 AM #2I <3 blender
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i like DB but if BB is what u wanna do, i say straight bar. its easyier to hold for meOriginally Posted by whitemagic
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03-27-2007, 11:09 AM #3Uplift
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if your wrists allow you to use teh straight bar, do so
more stress on the Bis and less Brach involvedWho was this love of yours?
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03-27-2007, 11:09 AM #4Jericho-holic Spartan
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The EZ bar puts less stress on the wrists
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03-27-2007, 11:11 AM #5Squats traps to grass
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Neither is better or worse, just different.Originally Posted by whitemagic
EZ bar puts slightly more stretch on the biceps so it favors the outer head slightly more. Straight bar favors the short (inner head) a little more.
Use whichever one feels best.CSCS, ACSM cPT.
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03-27-2007, 11:11 AM #6Banned
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Try them both, whatever hits your biceps best and is the most comfortable on your joints is the one you keep.Originally Posted by whitemagic
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03-27-2007, 11:15 AM #7Registered User
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The straight bar places your hands in a fully supinated position. This will give you greater biceps recruitment. Not everyone's wrists can tolerate this so use what your flexibility permits.
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03-27-2007, 11:23 AM #8Registered User
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I've personally found that the E-Z bar is less strenuous on my wrists and gives me more range of motion (regarding my elbows), but it's about what works for you...Originally Posted by LazarusLong
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03-27-2007, 11:23 AM #9Registered User
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Is it easier to lift more weight with an EZ bar?
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03-27-2007, 11:27 AM #10Registered User
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Yes...because the hands are closer to a semi-supinated position (neutral or hammer).Originally Posted by xXSeanXx
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03-27-2007, 12:32 PM #11"Only For the STRONG"
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ez bar spyder curls!!!
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03-27-2007, 12:49 PM #12Registered User
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If you can use a straight bar without any discomfort then use the straight bar. I stopped doing regular barbell curls and now do drag curls. It's pretty much the same except you drag the weight up your torso and the delts don't get involved in the lift. It really hits your bi's hard.
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03-27-2007, 12:51 PM #13Registered User
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I like those even better. They can really help with the peak on your biceps.Originally Posted by panic66
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03-27-2007, 01:17 PM #14Scottish & Proud
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+1Originally Posted by panic66
I only discovered spider curls 2 weeks ago but I've seen results. I do supersets of ez bar spider curls, then DB concentration curls, 12 reps with strict form each.
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