When we see people who we consider "buff", the first thing we notice is their huge arms (Left: Sean Penn). This leads to people doing endless reps of curls and tricep extensions. Some people take a very basic approach to working out their arms, so there maybe a few things they are overlooking. Here is how I approach working out my arms, and some of the thinking behind it. The first muscle we think about on the arm is the Biceps Brachii (second picture on the left). There are two heads, a long and short head. The main action this muscle performs is elbow flexion with the hand in a supinated position. It does assist in shoulder flexion, but the main thing you should concentrate on when doing curls is strict elbow flexion at the right angle. Here is some things I think about when doing the basic arm curl:
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Ever since I started the Exercise Science program at Georgia State, I've been wanting to start a blog and share all the new stuff I've been learning. Right now, I'm learning a lot about the anatomy of the body and the actions of a bunch of muscles I wasn't even aware of. Before, my vernacular usually was how can I get a bigger chest, but now I think about which bench angle will best work my clavicular head of my pectoralis major, as oppose to my sternocostal head. I wanted to be able to share some of the new concepts I'm learning in kinesiology classes, while at the same time, have something I could reference back to in the future. Also, I feel I can bring another perspective regarding fitness and health than that of someone that feels the need to give advice because they workout a lot, but doesn't know the science behind each exercise. Don't get me wrong, I'm by no means an expert myself, but the material I'm learning in my classes are fresh in my mind and I'm a 100% fully committed to learning about the science of exercise the rest of my life. Besides learning all these new kinesiology theories in class, I also apply everything I learn in the gym.
To me, the goal is to be able to combine the theory and science of exercise with the application of exercise in the gym. On one hand, you have these guys that go to the gym, seven days of the week and have made significant gains through hard work and determination, have read a few articles on bodybuilding.com, and now feel the need to give advice. On the other hand, you have Exercise Science students, that aspire to be future physical therapists and make As on every test, but never go to the gym, even though they are "exercise science" majors. My goal is to be the perfect balance between those two, that way I am better able to help and advise, future clients. A lot of so-called experts I notice, are all application, but no theory and vice versa. This is the reason I have started this blog, as a way to share the education I am partaking in, which is only costing me $5k a semester. Hopefully, I can bring a new perspective to fitness that other blogs don't. So expect a lot of my posts to include material of stuff I'm already learning in class. This includes a lot of my views on strength and conditional articles from respected academic journals and lectures from my kinesiology class. Also, I will include observations from my real life experiences from my workouts in the gym, past and present. |
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