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Getbig Bodybuilding Boards => Training Q&A => Topic started by: BAZZERKER on May 22, 2008, 06:21:12 PM
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I was watching battle for olympia and they showed david henry doing drag curls with a easy curl bar.. I gave them a shot in the gym today gave me a pretty nice pump... Anyone have any good results with them????
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Classic Gironda Exercise. My favorite way to perform these is either with the straight bar or with the low cable pulley. Really pumps the biceps.
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Excuse the ignorance but what are drag curls?
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Excuse the ignorance but what are drag curls?
Its like a reverse grip barbell curl, though you keep your elbows right back, rather than pinned to your side. When you curl up, keep it in contact with your torso, so it seems like you are dragging it up, hence the name. Really hits the brachialis. You won't need much weight.
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I use `em...............occasionally for variety.
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never tried them....I'll give it a go and get back to you
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he does them absolutely horribly wrong.. I'm pretty sure if u keep that up you can injure your bicep tendon. He's doing a semi upright row, when it is really supposed to be a CURLING movement.
Basically you CURL the bar up along the body in a straight line; this requires that your elbows move back, but NOT up. If your elbows/shoulders are moving up then you are doing the exercise WRONG.
A Drag curl done right is 10 times harder than a regular curl, and a very efective movement for the biceps.
ps- the top portion of the exercise is very important, as this portion allows for PEAK CONTRACTION, i.e. it is the hardest portion of the exercise and this is what the exercise was modified to allow for. So pay close attention to the top portion and do it right.
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Does it matter if it's underhand or overhand grip for these? Obviously overhand is going to hit more of the forearm which I'm not really concerned with when I'm working my biceps.
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Does it matter if it's underhand or overhand grip for these? Obviously overhand is going to hit more of the forearm which I'm not really concerned with when I'm working my biceps.
answered your own question, done it both ways myself and liked it as well. but ofcourse i was using it to hit my upepr forearms and brachialis.
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Its like a reverse grip barbell curl, though you keep your elbows right back, rather than pinned to your side. When you curl up, keep it in contact with your torso, so it seems like you are dragging it up, hence the name. Really hits the brachialis. You won't need much weight.
Good stuff - might give em a go one day.
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he does them absolutely horribly wrong.. I'm pretty sure if u keep that up you can injure your bicep tendon. He's doing a semi upright row, when it is really supposed to be a CURLING movement.
Basically you CURL the bar up along the body in a straight line; this requires that your elbows move back, but NOT up. If your elbows/shoulders are moving up then you are doing the exercise WRONG.
A Drag curl done right is 10 times harder than a regular curl, and a very efective movement for the biceps.
ps- the top portion of the exercise is very important, as this portion allows for PEAK CONTRACTION, i.e. it is the hardest portion of the exercise and this is what the exercise was modified to allow for. So pay close attention to the top portion and do it right.
Yes on all counts. Great burn when done correctly, literally dragging it up the front of the bod..
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They work pretty good....Use them for a change of pace every once in awhile.....
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WOW!!! Just tried them today and I'm hooked...My biceps literally felt as if they were going to bust at the contraction..I actually had to be careful when I squeezed at that point! I used a 30lb EZ bar and did 3 x 10...I def. recommend
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best not to get "hooked" bro.. they are great 4 sho, but you cant use the same exercises every workout you gotta change it up ...as well as rest intervals, reptitions, time under tension, tempo and many other things
just fyi
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best not to get "hooked" bro.. they are great 4 sho, but you cant use the same exercises every workout you gotta change it up ...as well as rest intervals, reptitions, time under tension, tempo and many other things
just fyi
Gee, thanks ::)
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Gee, thanks ::)
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Are you saying that "dizzle" is an incredible wealth of knowledge from which we could all learn volumes ???
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okay no info for you or DOV
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drag curls are pretty good. normally a curl has a sticking point where the forearm is parallel to the floor. drag curls make the whole move a sticking point.
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since DH is a DC guy it's interesting to note that what Dante refers to as drag curls are not the "classical" version of the movement. DC has his guys do a regular BB curl for the first part of the movement then for the negative you lower the weight as you would a regular drag curl, that might be why Dave Henry's form looks all f'd up....I haven't seen the clip for along time so I don't remember.
I do regular drag curls and they're great.
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DC has his guys do a regular BB curl for the first part of the movement then for the negative you lower the weight as you would a regular drag curl, that might be why Dave Henry's form looks all f'd up....I haven't seen the clip for along time so I don't remember.
Makes sense, should be tried that way regardless of whether it's so in the video.