0:54 too low of range of motion 2:34 uncontrolled descent 3:51 no standard range of motion 6:23 body lean & shoulder position 7:47 swinging & cheating 11:09 extreme strictness 12:43 grip confusion, cant feel muscle 15:09 going too heavy || too light
I don't care how big my biceps are.. I used to care... now I only care that i can barbell curl 5 reps at just under my overhead press for 5. can you or anyone else tell me that having a higher mass to strength ratio is a bad thing?
TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 0:53 Mistake #1 - Not enough range of motion (ROM) 2:34 Mistake #2 - No control on the eccentric 3:51 Mistake #3 - No standardized ROM 6:23 Mistake #4 - Body lean and shoulder position 7:48 Mistake #5 - Swinging and cheating 11:08 Mistake #6 - Being too strict 12:42 Mistake #7 - Grip Confusion//No Mind-Muscle Connection 15:10 Mistake #8 - Going too heavy or too light 16:45 Closing remarks
I always find a good cue to help control the eccentric movement is to count each rep at the bottom of the eccentric as opposed to the top of the concentric
One of my favorite exercises, haven't been able to do it for almost 2 months because of an inexplicable sharp pain in my forearm. Slowly getting better.
Could you please make videos on Precher Curls ( Mistakes while done on a machine And a free bench ), I do them in the gym, but would still love to learn from you. Thank you so much for the awesome content always.
@Dr retardo doesn't fucking matter if he's natural or not. He still works harder than you. No-one that competes at a serious level is natural. That applies to practically all sports out there.
Thank you for mentioning the grip, shoulder position, and elbows. For years I thought there was something wrong because I didn’t feel wide barbell curls like I thought I should and it really bugged me. I’ve been trying to find a barbell grip I like and ended up with a closer grip and my god it destroys my biceps. When I want to do wider curls or target the muscle difficulty I just use DBs or Cables or EZ bar. Doing just one variation on BB is something I’ve come to live with but like I said that close grip with blow your shit up. Thank you for the knowledge. 💪
Do videos on useful variations to these standard movies. For example. Squat. Goblet Squat. Kettlebell Squat. Overhead Squat. Front Squat. Saftey Squat. Box Squats. Hack Squat. A video series like that would be useful.
I used to hate barbell curls until I hurt my wrist in December. I still can't do heavy weights with dumbbells. I didn't even get to train my biceps for months. Turns out barbell curls are actually really freaking good 👍
Absolutely outstanding video! It’s highly informative and super helpful. Thank you so much for sharing all the amazing videos with us! I greatly appreciate it. 🙌
I make my barbell bicep curls into a compound movement. I take a wider grip to ensure the fore-arm pronation is included to the fullest! and I involve a little hip hinge thus ensuring I can curl at higher intensity thus growing stronger more efficiently. Now I don't know that this way is the best way for everyone but I can curl more than anyone at my gym and i appear smaller than most of them...
For all exercises to failure, I lift until I can't get move the bar and I log the partial reps as partials in my workout diary. Still helps me to see my progression. Those partial reps are when you really feel the burn.
I do the same, distinguish between actual reps and partial/cheating reps. The full reps tell me how much I'm progressing, while the partials tell me if I went insanely hard beyond concentric failure.
Great info! great comic relief! He's on a roll today, champagne date from the guy in the corner- big biceps and your life is perfect! But seriously, great and rare scientific technical detail.
14:47 min. Good point! I often do not feel sore at all after training. Even though the training felt great, got a good MMC, contraction and pump during the training. When you are in a mesocircle I think it is not that common to get very sore. But yet this is an indicator for if you should progress wight or sets within the RP Training Templates. So how imported is sorenes really, compared to the other factors?
People who say you can't lean just don't understand basic physics. If you hold any kind of weight a foot out in front of you and don't lean back anything at all you'll fall over forwards, unless you have feet like Sideshow Bob.
especielly on biceps the decent is very important. i always finish my biceps-trainging with some kind of concentration curl (standing, or seated with arm against the leg) - the last 3 reps i always hold the decent as long as possible- every inch counts. my biceps blow up massiv everytime.
I see some body builders not moving the bar all the way up towards the chin and face but just up towards the middle to top of chest. Should you be bringing the bar all the way up to your chin/face?
10:00 Arnold says cheat curls for a couple extra reps at the end is fine as long as there is a properly controlled ecentric...nuff said 😂 I wouldnt "count" then in my final rep count though, because yeah, they dont really count.
1:57 nope don't go all the way down , the biceps relax, go down as far as possible before the arms are fully extended don't let the tension off you can damage your elbow joints
If I go wider on grip does my corresponding elbow distance between themselves relative to my hand grip have to also increase. Or do the elbows always stay pinned to the sides regardless of how wide or narrow my hand grip on the bar is ?
Going wider still shift the elbows up 3 to 6 inches, bend at the wrists like someone is going to put a pizza on your hand. Then control your lowering portion of the rep.
HEALTH TIP !! Got me some Fat Gripz and they worl really well , 2.25" is what I got and they help for about everything except DeadLift . Just think .....THERE IS ONLY BICEP .... When you curl that should be your only thought
I just cannot do more than 8 reps doing curls. Last week I was doing 25kg x 8 and today I was doing 20kg x 8. All reps are very doable until I hit that one rep and all the strength is gone just like that. Should I lower the weight even more? At one point I will just be holding the barbell 😂. I feel like its mostly my forearm giving up
If I'm feeling a bunch of tension in my pecs during a set of EZ bar curls, I'm clearly doing something wrong. Do you think I need to lighten the weight? Change my grip? Try straight bar/dumbbells instead?
Bicep curls have to be the easiest exercise to do correctly and get a good burn. It's crazy to cheat on them when they are so easy to get right. For me it's just keep strict form and curl a couple sets of 8-12 reps and the burn is real. Mind you, I greatly prefer dumbbell curls over barbell.
It would be pretty cool to have the ability to curl 200lbs. The fact that there are people out there that can do it is crazy. Just like people weighing 150 and deadlifting over 500. I'm about 150 at 12-15% bf and my deadlift is shit. I think I got 325 up right before the gyms shut down. Unfortunately I just don't have the raw power needed naturally to get that kind of weight up fast. It will probably be years before I can potentially get close to 400.
What’s wrong with bringing a few other muscles into an exercise? Bench press works several muscles, squats work several muscles. Why do biceps need to be isolated? Functional strength is important so what’s wrong with bringing in a few support muscles into a movement that might not get any work if you strictly isolate one muscle? Why not use curls as more of a compound exercise?
When u lift weights dont find something to heavy or to light and also dont grip the bar to tight if u do then u won't have burning going in the branchalis and both of the biceps and let me know if this helps you good luck 💪
Dr. Mike, don't ever stand farther from the camera than the other guy, especially when it's someone like Jared. C'mon man, you are a star on "The Gram", you should know this.
Great tips, for the general population! Although there are some advanced techniques for the curl that may benefit from the momentum on the concentric (allowing greater weight on the controlled eccentric). Obviously with the proper precautions and without curving your back into a bigger lordosis
0:54 too low of range of motion
2:34 uncontrolled descent
3:51 no standard range of motion
6:23 body lean & shoulder position
7:47 swinging & cheating
11:09 extreme strictness
12:43 grip confusion, cant feel muscle
15:09 going too heavy || too light
You're hired! Thank you
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"Fix Your barbell curl"... this should be quick.
*17-minutes*
This is why I love this guy.
"all that matters is how big your biceps are, and that's a statement about life in general"
loving this series Dr. Mike!
I don't care how big my biceps are.. I used to care... now I only care that i can barbell curl 5 reps at just under my overhead press for 5. can you or anyone else tell me that having a higher mass to strength ratio is a bad thing?
@Jafmanz how often can you show anyone how strong you are? You can show how big your arms are all the time though 😉
If you have big arms, shoulders and chest, you start to see the facial expressions of women as they drop an egg when they are in your presence. 😂
Will watch anything with Dr. Mike in it 💯
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There's a video from inside the toilet about Mike taking a runny shit.
Remember: You don't matter!
Thanks Dr. Mike, both gym and life trainer.
The ultimate "Coach"
Seriously. This is one of the best series on youtube regarding training.
Mike is the only guy,that i would watch a multiple hour video of him talking about anything at all!
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Intro
0:53 Mistake #1 - Not enough range of motion (ROM)
2:34 Mistake #2 - No control on the eccentric
3:51 Mistake #3 - No standardized ROM
6:23 Mistake #4 - Body lean and shoulder position
7:48 Mistake #5 - Swinging and cheating
11:08 Mistake #6 - Being too strict
12:42 Mistake #7 - Grip Confusion//No Mind-Muscle Connection
15:10 Mistake #8 - Going too heavy or too light
16:45 Closing remarks
Good bless you, you actually took the time to do this. 😀 I don't think people really appreciate people like you
Great work. We thank you
I always find a good cue to help control the eccentric movement is to count each rep at the bottom of the eccentric as opposed to the top of the concentric
That’s actually genius. Thanks!
Subtle humor only adds to it. I absolutly love the aproach. Great job!
I always learn alot from your videos. I'm from Trinidad and Tobago I see you have our National Flag in the background.
Thank you for this! I've been struggling with barbell curls, and now I think I know what mistakes I've been making.
One of my favorite exercises, haven't been able to do it for almost 2 months because of an inexplicable sharp pain in my forearm. Slowly getting better.
This video has been confirmation for me 💯
The more videos I watch, the more I like Mike - this is what a no BS approach to lifting looks like.
Forgot mistake of doing curls in the squat rack on BOSU ball 😉
Anyone who does that gets executed immediately so it's not something to worry about for the rest of us.
:))) ..as good as doing lateral raises kneeing on a swiss ball...a guy in my gym...actually
maaaan, stop giving away the secrets!!!
This variation specifically always hurts my wrist :(
Probably the most intelligent youtube trainer.... keep em comin brother!
Could you please make videos on Precher Curls ( Mistakes while done on a machine And a free bench ), I do them in the gym, but would still love to learn from you. Thank you so much for the awesome content always.
5:40 ... BHAHAH "that wasn't a full rep mother f*cker" glorious
Best quote in the whole video hahaha!
Bro, bicep curls are a full body exercise. Swing it like it is 1999!
Jared is an absolute unit!!
@Dr retardo Fairly obvious, but to be fair to him, he still looks bigger than many dudes who are older and have been using for longer.
@Dr retardo doesn't fucking matter if he's natural or not. He still works harder than you.
No-one that competes at a serious level is natural. That applies to practically all sports out there.
Thank you for mentioning the grip, shoulder position, and elbows.
For years I thought there was something wrong because I didn’t feel wide barbell curls like I thought I should and it really bugged me.
I’ve been trying to find a barbell grip I like and ended up with a closer grip and my god it destroys my biceps.
When I want to do wider curls or target the muscle difficulty I just use DBs or Cables or EZ bar.
Doing just one variation on BB is something I’ve come to live with but like I said that close grip with blow your shit up.
Thank you for the knowledge. 💪
Thanks Dr. Mike for these series of instructional videos💯👍
Great video once again. Would love to see „fix your technique“ videos on Pull-ups and Bent over rows.
Conventional Deadlift and Bench Press really need these videos!
Yet another great video Dr Mike keep them coming!!👍👌👏👊😎💯
Do videos on useful variations to these standard movies. For example. Squat. Goblet Squat. Kettlebell Squat. Overhead Squat. Front Squat. Saftey Squat. Box Squats. Hack Squat. A video series like that would be useful.
I used to hate barbell curls until I hurt my wrist in December. I still can't do heavy weights with dumbbells. I didn't even get to train my biceps for months. Turns out barbell curls are actually really freaking good 👍
Looked in the video library, you have any on barbell hip thruster or simple barbell bench press. Love these mistake videos Dr. Mike
Hey Mike would love to see a video like this on the bulgarian split squats or the pullups!
Love the commentary with some sarcasm!! I learn and I laugh!
Chromecast auto-played this whilst half way through my workout so left it on. Great info made simple. Subbed asf
Absolutely outstanding video! It’s highly informative and super helpful. Thank you so much for sharing all the amazing videos with us! I greatly appreciate it. 🙌
I make my barbell bicep curls into a compound movement. I take a wider grip to ensure the fore-arm pronation is included to the fullest! and I involve a little hip hinge thus ensuring I can curl at higher intensity thus growing stronger more efficiently.
Now I don't know that this way is the best way for everyone but I can curl more than anyone at my gym and i appear smaller than most of them...
😭😭😭
Best Series please Continue for more Exercises
What a great video! They put 30 minutes of info into 17 minutes.
Thanks Mike!!! As always, the best information and trustful!
Rdl and sdl, bent over rows. Thanks Mike
Thank you for the content Mike, really appreciate it !
For all exercises to failure, I lift until I can't get move the bar and I log the partial reps as partials in my workout diary. Still helps me to see my progression. Those partial reps are when you really feel the burn.
I do the same, distinguish between actual reps and partial/cheating reps. The full reps tell me how much I'm progressing, while the partials tell me if I went insanely hard beyond concentric failure.
Mike's humor was really on point in this video. I laughed my ass off a bunch of times.
Great info! great comic relief!
He's on a roll today, champagne date from the guy in the corner- big biceps and your life is perfect!
But seriously, great and rare scientific technical detail.
Thank you for the video Mike!
Mistake #9: Not occupying a squat rack.
hell yea
Thank you I really love learning from you wow, thank you so much.
14:47 min. Good point! I often do not feel sore at all after training. Even though the training felt great, got a good MMC, contraction and pump during the training. When you are in a mesocircle I think it is not that common to get very sore. But yet this is an indicator for if you should progress wight or sets within the RP Training Templates. So how imported is sorenes really, compared to the other factors?
Dr Mike! We'd love to see a bent over row tutorial
Thank you Dr.Mike for helping me find the man of my dreams with cheat curls lol
Thank you sir. It has been a pleasure listening to this! :)
People who say you can't lean just don't understand basic physics. If you hold any kind of weight a foot out in front of you and don't lean back anything at all you'll fall over forwards, unless you have feet like Sideshow Bob.
That outro 🤣🤣🤣
Subbed! Best explained video ive seen!
Hey Mike I'd appreciate if you could come out with a video like this about the JM press. Awesome stuff.
Thanks for the video
especielly on biceps the decent is very important. i always finish my biceps-trainging with some kind of concentration curl (standing, or seated with arm against the leg) - the last 3 reps i always hold the decent as long as possible- every inch counts. my biceps blow up massiv everytime.
Great videos! I love how you show all the different takes on the exercise and explain it.
11:05 - "...and then you have giant biceps and everything in your life is perfect"
ah yes... the never ending pursuit
Thank you, covered everything!
Fantastic shirt!
I don't care what Dr Mike says. I believe in the Magic Rep Counter In In The Sky.
“Fix your overhead press” please
I quickly got to like this, Dr Mike..
I would love to see videos about using cables for chest.
Question: When I'm at failure, can I cheat to skip the concentric/ascent so I can do more eccentric/descent?
Yes
Yes.
Yes
That’s my favorite way to end a set of barbell curls
This is so helpful as a newb
I see some body builders not moving the bar all the way up towards the chin and face but just up towards the middle to top of chest. Should you be bringing the bar all the way up to your chin/face?
need to do one on columbo chin ups :)
Great video do these for all the exsersise it's will be soooooo great🥰🥰
Ty for exist! 👏👏 greatest videos ever!
IMO if you can only do one biceps exercise, narrow-grip curl with the straight bar should be it - lights all three elbow flexors up.
10:00
Arnold says cheat curls for a couple extra reps at the end is fine as long as there is a properly controlled ecentric...nuff said 😂
I wouldnt "count" then in my final rep count though, because yeah, they dont really count.
1:57 nope don't go all the way down , the biceps relax, go down as far as possible before the arms are fully extended don't let the tension off you can damage your elbow joints
If I go wider on grip does my corresponding elbow distance between themselves relative to my hand grip have to also increase. Or do the elbows always stay pinned to the sides regardless of how wide or narrow my hand grip on the bar is ?
Going wider still shift the elbows up 3 to 6 inches, bend at the wrists like someone is going to put a pizza on your hand. Then control your lowering portion of the rep.
HEALTH TIP !! Got me some Fat Gripz and they worl really well , 2.25" is what I got and they help for about everything except DeadLift . Just think .....THERE IS ONLY BICEP .... When you curl that should be your only thought
Great video. Could you break down the pull up plz
Very good Jared
I just cannot do more than 8 reps doing curls. Last week I was doing 25kg x 8 and today I was doing 20kg x 8. All reps are very doable until I hit that one rep and all the strength is gone just like that. Should I lower the weight even more? At one point I will just be holding the barbell 😂. I feel like its mostly my forearm giving up
I love this guy
Do a lat pulldown technique video, please.
Please do a video on rear delt training. Thanks
Hi Mike, what are your thoughts on doing lateral lunges to try and build stabalisers?
5:40 solid Rich Piana impression
If I'm feeling a bunch of tension in my pecs during a set of EZ bar curls, I'm clearly doing something wrong. Do you think I need to lighten the weight? Change my grip? Try straight bar/dumbbells instead?
Bicep curls have to be the easiest exercise to do correctly and get a good burn. It's crazy to cheat on them when they are so easy to get right. For me it's just keep strict form and curl a couple sets of 8-12 reps and the burn is real. Mind you, I greatly prefer dumbbell curls over barbell.
NO.9
Curling in the squat rack
Just how far did Dr Mike's balls drop in 3 years? He sounds so sweet and polite here.
Hello, great content, but may I ask if I should keep my elbows close to the body or as in this video letting them move forward?
Great video!!
It would be pretty cool to have the ability to curl 200lbs. The fact that there are people out there that can do it is crazy. Just like people weighing 150 and deadlifting over 500. I'm about 150 at 12-15% bf and my deadlift is shit. I think I got 325 up right before the gyms shut down. Unfortunately I just don't have the raw power needed naturally to get that kind of weight up fast. It will probably be years before I can potentially get close to 400.
What’s wrong with bringing a few other muscles into an exercise? Bench press works several muscles, squats work several muscles. Why do biceps need to be isolated? Functional strength is important so what’s wrong with bringing in a few support muscles into a movement that might not get any work if you strictly isolate one muscle? Why not use curls as more of a compound exercise?
Are there any videos about the best ab exercises? What do you think about the cable crunch?
Much appreciated!
Could the elbows-up variation(2:03) also be used with dumbell curls?
That arm blaster thing that some bodybuilders use, its useful?
I guess it is good to force a standard range of motion (the arm blaster being a physical barrier to hit)
Flex on the metal strap , ill feel great
When u lift weights dont find something to heavy or to light and also dont grip the bar to tight if u do then u won't have burning going in the branchalis and both of the biceps and let me know if this helps you good luck 💪
Dr. Mike, don't ever stand farther from the camera than the other guy, especially when it's someone like Jared. C'mon man, you are a star on "The Gram", you should know this.
I love you Mike
Ur d best in d world...
Great tips, for the general population! Although there are some advanced techniques for the curl that may benefit from the momentum on the concentric (allowing greater weight on the controlled eccentric). Obviously with the proper precautions and without curving your back into a bigger lordosis
Ever think of doing one of these for Prayer Curls?