Basic Bodybuilding Exercises – How Dumbbell Curls Reveal Great Biceps

*Basic Bodybuilding Exercises – How Dumbbell Curls Reveal Great Biceps!*

Whilst a very straightforward exercise, the key is to build up gradually,
making sure that you develop your back muscles adequately as well, to carry
the extra burden. So never try to do this exercise too quickly, or build up
the weight steps you use too fast either.

For this bodybuilding exercise, you usually use dumbbells, though if you are
in a fix, like a hotel room on business or vacation and without your kit,
you can use almost anything – like bags of sugar or filled 2 liter bottles
even – anything you can grip properly can do, in the circumstances. By
getting creative, you can still have your bodybuilding fix, wherever you
are!

To do this excellent and very simple bodybuilding exercise, stand with a
straight back, with the weights in your hands, palms towards your sides,
facing inwards.

Now, it's time to get your breathing just right, so take the time to
concentrate on nice deep breaths that come from lower down in your torso,
rather than your chest. Taking a good minute here to focus and get a deep
breathing pattern can make all the difference to your success later on.

Ready to do the exercise then? Slowly and consistently, move the dumbbells
upwards towards the chest with the elbows tight in next to your body. Don't
rush this, however tempting it might be, as the slow drag on your muscles is
what makes the difference. As you do this, coordinate it with breathing out
fully.

Gently rotate the wrists such that when they get to chest level, they are
facing the chest comfortably. If this is the first time you have tried this,
it might take a couple of goes to get it right – that's OK, taking your time
now to perfect your technique is well worth it!

Then it's time to hold for a couple of seconds, before letting the weights
down. One important additional benefit is if you slowly reverse the action
back down, rather than relax too quickly, you will get the value of a second
action on the muscles, thus doubling the benefit on the way back down. This
is where your gentle breathing in, remember, from lower down rather than at
the top of your chest, works best for you.

The key to good muscle development is the repetitions, rather than extreme
weights, so choosing a weight that is too heavy will make the first
repetition feel uncomfortable, which is not a good thing. Use this as your
test.

Gentle pressure on up to 20 reps will be the best you can do to develop your
biceps comfortably and safely. In all bodybuilding exercises, gradually
increasing the weight as you gain strength will be best for you.

Dumbbell curls are one of the easiest bodybuilding exercises you can do and
after a series of repetitions that suit you personally (and a weight that is
adequate too) you will immediately feel a toning to your biceps.

In fact each day that you do this bodybuilding exercise, you will, all day,
have a wonderful sensation that you are making a difference, to your
physique, step by step.