I am a fan of the standard Olympic bar for lifting weights. Gyms wouldn’t be the same without them. Don’t get me wrong, machines are swell. But I prefer the feel of an old-fashioned barbell. The cold ...

Lee Boyce, C.P.T. The spider curl is a variation of the biceps curl that utilizes a straight bar, dumbbells, or an EZ-bar. Spider curl's form is a little different than that of a classic curl as your ...

Bicep curls are a staple exercise, but if you're relying on the EZ bar for your curls, you could be making a crucial mistake—causing you to miss out on maximum hypertrophy. Jeff Cavaliere, C.S.C.S., ...

The first versions of the barbell were found in the 1860s in European gymnasiums, but Alan Calvert of the Milo Barbell Co. is credited with the first barbell patent in 1902. For the past 123 years, ...

There is a huge debate about which is the best exercise for biceps and while everyone agrees that biceps curls are the way to go, there's a debate about which equipment to use for it. Should you opt ...

Who doesn't love a good biceps challenge? This simple test, will push your guns to hell and back, leaving you with an epic pump and long-lasting results that will fill out your T-shirt. Now prepare ...

If you want to work your biceps, the EZ bar might prove a more powerful tool than the straight dumbbells You must have seen a weird, squiggly shaped barbell in your gym which is shaped like a wide M.

Ah, biceps curls. In all likelihood, this is the exercise that first prompted you to set foot in a dimly-lit, musky weight room all those years ago. Sure, since then, you've learned that the biceps is ...

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