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Dumbell Hammer curls

wiggum
wiggum
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Joined: 2003/10/28
United States
2003/11/07, 06:05 PM
1. This movement is performed with dumbbells.
2. Stand with your feet shoulder width apart and slightly bent to relieve stress from your lower back.
3. Grasp each dumbbell with an overhand grip, as well keep your thumbs under the grip rather than over top. Begin with the dumbbells hanging straight down at your sides, facing in towards you. Now, keeping your elbows in at your sides and stationary, bring one dumbbell straight up in front of you, be sure to keep your thumb pointing up; so do not twist the dumbbell. Do not swing up the weight. Pause and flex your biceps hard at the top of the movement.
4. Simultaneously lower the dumbbell back down to a fully extended starting position while curling up the other dumbbell. Repeat the movement.





now i have to start with my first set consists of 15 reps and i want to know if when i am doing each set ,DO I count 15 reps for each arm or just count to 15 like this

lift with my right arm thats 1
lift with my left arm thats 2

or

lift with my right arm thats 1
lift with my left arm thats 1
7707mutt
7707mutt
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2003/11/07, 06:11 PM
the second Choice both arms need to hit 15 reps a piece. ANd keep at these they really work!

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wiggum
wiggum
Posts: 35
Joined: 2003/10/28
United States
2003/11/07, 06:14 PM
thank you i have never tried these or anything really because this is my first week ,but so far i have been feeling the soreness and just today i got over my soreness from doing the deadlifts
but im gonna work hard as i can to get in the best shape of my life so i can finally go shirtless at the beach by summer 2004
Ogun
Ogun
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Joined: 2002/08/11
United States
2003/11/10, 12:32 AM
I do hammer curls instinctively on almost every arm day. My surprise was that whilst the other arm exercises were shaping and bulking my bi's and tri's, the lovely hammer curl put some crazy beef on my shoulders (esp. the post. delts.) and got the forearms going popeye. Rock on future summer dude!

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