Coach, you have to move the pads back about 4 inches on the biceps machine to make it much better. You never have pads under the elbows for biceps. You can damage the sheath that goes over the elbow joint from pressure. It is a simple process to weld supports and then the whole pad shifts towards the user and the elbows don't contact the pads. Puts the user in a much better position with the pad against his chest.