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Sav_y2g Posts: 9 Joined: 2001/05/21	2002/06/11, 01:25 PM when i do dumbells curls for some reason i don't feel that i am working the biecp muscle as much as the forearms after following fts notes and asking people i know about it anyone got any ideas 24 hours in a day,24 beers in a case,concidence?
Dilan Posts: 69 Joined: 2002/06/03	2002/06/11, 01:37 PM I found the same problem when I started working out? How long have you been working out for??
rpacheco Posts: 3,770 Joined: 2001/12/13	2002/06/11, 02:33 PM That means that you are not in good form, using heavy weights or both. Concentrate on squeezing the biceps hard at the top of the movement. Don't use heavy weights...and let your biceps do all the work. Do not cheat by using any other muscle to lift the weights, including using the momentum of the weight by swinging up. If possible, try to do these slowly and in a controlled manner. You'll see (and feel) a huge difference. Good luck! -------------- **_Robert_** Pain is temporary; glory is forever!
Boddhisattvha Posts: 1,226 Joined: 2002/03/07	2002/06/11, 03:20 PM I found that when I first started out I didn't have the strength to do most exercises with proper form. (Even at really light weights with some) Keeping focus on form as Robert said is the most important part. -------------- Practice does NOT make perfect. Perfect practice does.
Sav_y2g Posts: 9 Joined: 2001/05/21	2002/06/13, 04:22 PM cheers guy's i think what i did wrong was that the weight used i was able to lift but when i was lowering the weight back down there was no resistance from the biecp so i suppose u could say i was only half doing the exercise by using a lower weight a had a more fluent movement with less strain on the forearm by the way i have just started lifting weights because of my age 24 hours in a day,24 beers in a case,concidence?