The Gym Hero: Bicep Curl Man
We’ve all seen it. The guy using way too much weight in the gym. He’s the one using his low back to throw the weight up, doing quarter curls with a metric ton of weight on the bar and usually making a bunch of noise (look at me!) The number on the bar might be impressive..but his definitely form isn’t.
Yep….we all have that guy at our gym.
Did you know he is actually WEAKER by training with his ego than by training smart?
Yep.
The whole point of training is just that…its training. Sounds redundant, but training is something you do over and over to get better at something. In the case of an athlete, its for a specific event or performance. The horrible form guy at the gym is treating each of his workouts like its his last. Bad move.
Use full Range of Motion!
If you train in a shortened range of motion, you will develop strength or proficiency in that short range of motion. Guess what, outside of that you have “holes” or gaps in strength. If you watch the video above, you’ll see the “cheater” bicep curl where Tia is doing just the top portion of the curl. If she were to train this way over weeks, months or YEARS…she will get stronger….only in that range.I’ve seen this with curls, squats, bench press, practically any exercise.
Sad but true.
If you are one of these people, take a few steps back and get back to “training” and rebuild your foundation of strength and you’ll make better overall gains, perform better and avoid injury.Remember: you are working out for the long haul, treat your body with that in mind and it will continue to perform for you.
Lift Strong, Lift Safe, Lift for a Lifetime!
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