Cable Curl VS Barbell Curl

[joeshmoe321]

Which would you say is better? I personally for the last six months have only used free weights. Yet a cable curl keeps the tension going the whole part of the concentric phase. So, which one would you go with?

[Tony]

i use free weights....if ya squeez at the top you will keep constant tension....but cable curls are very good to

[amusclehead]

oh, this is pretty hard, much use intense brain power to figure out.......hmmm, uhm,, mmmm

Yea, i'm going with bb curls obviously. Heavy, with proper form, bb and db curls OWN all other bicep exercises

[joeshmoe321]

Originally posted by amusclehead
oh, this is pretty hard, much use intense brain power to figure out.......hmmm, uhm,, mmmm

Yea, i'm going with bb curls obviously. Heavy, with proper form, bb and db curls OWN all other bicep exercises

But why?

[amusclehead]

Originally posted by joeshmoe321


But why?

because it's been proven over and over and over and over to give the best results.
i mean, that's like a given. it's like asking why squats are better for working legs and, say, leg extensions.

[Brant]

You didnt tell him why though. If you dont know first hand, or have a source ready, or an explaination you shouldnt say anything.

[joeshmoe321]

Originally posted by amusclehead



because it's been proven over and over and over and over to give the best results.
i mean, that's like a given. it's like asking why squats are better for working legs and, say, leg extensions.

Grrr, show me a study. Second, Squats are better because they are a compound exercise that works nearly your whole body, unlike a leg estension.

[amusclehead]

Originally posted by Brant
You didnt tell him why though. If you dont know first hand, or have a source ready, or an explaination you shouldnt say anything.

okay then. show me a SOURCE that proves that close-grip benching is better for your triceps than kick-backs. Hmm, hmm, waiting

You arn't going to find such a thing. In the bbworld, some things just are and you don't go around and question them. It's like trying to re-invent the wheel.

[joeshmoe321]

Originally posted by amusclehead



okay then. show me a SOURCE that proves that close-grip benching is better for your triceps than kick-backs. Hmm, hmm, waiting

You arn't going to find such a thing. In the bbworld, some things just are and you don't go around and question them. It's like trying to re-invent the wheel.

But, you must question. Imagine if no one ever questioned Arnold traing five hours a day...

[amusclehead]

Originally posted by joeshmoe321


But, you must question. Imagine if no one ever questioned Arnold traing five hours a day...

but those are 2 completely differnt issues almost.

When you start off training, 1st thing you do for biceps is bb curl. And you see you make gains with it, so you continue to do it until the end of time.

Then there's the arnold issue. A lot of people when they started(inc. me) fell into the 'quantity over quality, more is better approach'. After a while of training for 2+hrs,/day you see that you arn't making any gains, so you try something different.

With curls, you see that bb curls work well for the biceps so you keep on doing them. With training 5hrs/day, you see after a while you are making 0 gains, so you stop trianing like that. Understand?

[joeshmoe321]

Originally posted by amusclehead



but those are 2 completely differnt issues almost.

When you start off training, 1st thing you do for biceps is bb curl. And you see you make gains with it, so you continue to do it until the end of time.

Then there's the arnold issue. A lot of people when they started(inc. me) fell into the 'quantity over quality, more is better approach'. After a while of training for 2+hrs,/day you see that you arn't making any gains, so you try something different.

With curls, you see that bb curls work well for the biceps so you keep on doing them. With training 5hrs/day, you see after a while you are making 0 gains, so you stop trianing like that. Understand?

No doubt barbell curls are good, it doesn't mean that cable curls aren't better. As you read in first post, I have always used free weights.

[irpker]

Free weights reign supreme.

More muscle fibers are being recruited when using free weights.