Hammer Curls vs Dumbell Curls

[cuzza]

What's the difference between a hammer curl and a regular dumbell curl, muscle wise? I know the different techniques, just wondering 'cos I heard one increases bicep width and another makes it go up? Not very technical I know, haha.

Cheers.

 

[Warboss Alex]

Hammer curl considered more of a brachialis/forearm exercise, dumbbell curl hits both heads. Personally these are my two favourite bicep/forearm exercises. People should do both.

 

[Warboss Alex]

What about Preacher curls? Are those the ones where it looks like your praying? ie the position of your arms when bringing the dumbells up?? Are they any good?

Cheers

Sarge On...

yep, preacher curls, also called scott curls, can be done with dbs or a straight/ez bar as you prefer. there's usually a special preacher station for them.

basically any curl is good because the biceps don't really need much stimulus after you've done your deads/rows/chins/etc. Anything that's progressive will work: db curls, straight bar curls, preacher curls, ez curls, drag curls, spider curls, cable curls, whatever. even concentration curls if you go heavy enough.

 

[cuzza]

Thanks for the answers guys. =)

I HATE incline DB curls with a passion, did them at my mates house the other night for the first time. I just find the movement a bit awkward and it feels wrong... dunno, I won't be doing it.

 

[Quiksilver]

Preacher curls are excellent. My personal choice is DB curls though. There is more flexibility and I find more range of motion, which is a big thing when trying to put on some mass.