Group: General Fitness & Exercise

General Fitness & Exercise
Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 382, Messages: 54581

Various general exercise related discussions. Find out what it takes to reach your fitness goals through daily effective exercise. With so many options we try to find out what works best.

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French Curls

firechic
firechic
Posts: 17
Joined: 2002/08/27
United States
2004/10/26, 09:50 AM
I have a friend that is a personal trainer and I am trying to firm my muscle on the underside of my arms. You know the flab that jiggles when you wave to people. Well, he told me to do french curls, but he never explained what french curls are. So, my question is : what are french curls, and how do I do them?
The_Tic
The_Tic
Posts: 55
Joined: 2002/06/08
United States
2004/10/26, 07:13 PM
From what I have read and seen, this is about the best description of french curls that I can find
http://www.freetrainers.com/FT/jsp/ExerciseDescription.jsp?e_name=Barbell_Triceps_Extensions
In any case what your friend is telling you to do is work the tricep muscles. There are many, many different exercises you can do for them. Good luck.
panchanka
panchanka
Posts: 9
Joined: 2003/07/16
Canada
2004/10/29, 01:26 PM
I believe French Curls are the same as Tricept Extentions. You would want to do them in combination with tricept pull downs and narrow grip bench press. Don't neglect your bicept's either, a good liking under arm is impossible without a healthy bicept.