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**Title:** Optimizing Biceps Curls: 5 Common Mistakes to Avoid for Better Growth
**Summary:**
* **Mistake 1: Using Momentum** - Avoid swinging weights, especially at the bottom of the curl. Instead, lighten the weight and minimize swing.
* **Mistake 2: Insufficient Range of Motion** - Fully stretch your biceps by extending your arm at the bottom of the curl.
* **Mistake 3: Wrist Position** - Keep your wrist aligned with your forearm to reduce forearm fatigue and increase biceps activation.
* **Mistake 4: Elbow Movement** - Minimize elbow forward movement (shoulder flexion) to prevent front delts from taking over.
* **Mistake 5: Lack of Mind-Muscle Connection** - Focus on feeling your biceps work, rather than just lifting the weight.
**Additional Tips:**
* Emphasize pulling the weight into your body
* Focus on supination (rotating hands outward)
* Correct form is crucial for optimal muscle growth and injury prevention.
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**Biceps Training and Anatomy**
1. The primary function of the biceps is to flex the elbow.
2. The biceps also assist in shoulder flexion, but it's a secondary function.
3. The front delts are more efficient at performing shoulder flexion.
**Exercise Science Studies**
4. A 2022 study found that performing only the bottom half of preacher curls resulted in 2.6 times more biceps growth.
5. The same study found most growth occurred at the bottom part of the biceps.
6. A 2022 study on leg extensions found greater quad growth in the group performing only the bottom half, especially in the lower parts of the quads.
7. A 2018 study showed that focusing on feeling the biceps work during curls resulted in almost double the biceps gains compared to just lifting the weight.
**Exercise Form and Technique**
8. Initiating curls with a slight swing can make the exercise easier but reduces tension on the biceps.
9. Swinging can lead to the lower back assisting in lifting the weight, rather than the biceps.
10. Fully extending the arm at the bottom of a curl ensures the biceps get fully stretched.
11. Flexing the wrist during curls can lead to overworking the forearms.
12. Keeping the wrist aligned with the forearm during curls reduces forearm involvement and increases biceps activation.
13. Allowing the elbow to swing forward during curls can lead to more front delt activation and less biceps activation.