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mesmorph78

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training question
« on: July 16, 2011, 08:01:00 PM »
hammer curls across the front of the body ... effective?
do they work for you if so whats your technique
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Re: training question
« Reply #1 on: July 16, 2011, 08:30:26 PM »
Hammer curls on the sides of the body. VERY effective for the area in between the triceps and biceps ( the specific name on the muscle escapes me ). I use to hammer curl in the front of the body, however, when I started gettin' at higher weights I would feel, at times, my bicep tweak. And, obviously, not in a good way. To each his own though. :)


Btw, you can also use rope. Just clip the rope on a lower pulley and mimic the hammer curl. Works just as good, imo. Or, rather, in my personal experience.

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Re: training question
« Reply #2 on: July 16, 2011, 08:34:00 PM »
I usually use conventional hammers to the side of the body. I remember way way back using the cross body version which I use to find I hardly felt in the bi or brachilalis
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Re: training question
« Reply #3 on: July 16, 2011, 08:39:08 PM »
I usually use conventional hammers to the side of the body. I remember way way back using the cross body version which I use to find I hardly felt in the bi or brachilalis


Then you answered your own question, my friend. Sides of the body it is !

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Re: training question
« Reply #4 on: July 16, 2011, 08:42:32 PM »

Then you answered your own question, my friend. Sides of the body it is !
Just want opinions ... Maybe I was doing it wrong... Technique ... Just wanted to see if there was anything I could to to make it personally more effective
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Re: training question
« Reply #5 on: July 16, 2011, 08:45:06 PM »
just like anything else...very effective first couple times you do them, then you plateau and wont get sore/grow from them ever again unless you dont do them for like 2 months then do it again.

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Re: training question
« Reply #6 on: July 16, 2011, 08:46:35 PM »
I alternate to side of the body and across the body.
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Re: training question
« Reply #7 on: July 16, 2011, 09:22:17 PM »
We use hammers for bicep strength but mainly for rotator cuff strength as well.