Comments on: EZ Curl Bar: What Is It and Do I Need One?

By: J.R.

J.R. — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 13:26:12 +0000

In regards to the ‘lalala’ comment…Olympic bars come in two versions: male bar = 44 lbs., female bar 33 lbs
They are distinguished from one another by the grips on the bar. *ie male bar has the center grip, female doesnt.

By: lalalala

lalalala — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 05:01:08 +0000

“but they don’t weigh 35 pounds like a straight Olympic barbell”

Olympic barbells weigh 45 lbs.

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 12:17:30 +0000

Ezy bar curls are good to replace one hammer curls or use a hammer grip bar. It saves time, I don’t like two arm alternate hammer curls. See when you see a pro doing one arm hammer curls across the body, because they are so big, their hand position is in the same place as when using a hammer grip bar. But I would change between the hammer grip bar, ezy curl bar and one armed dumbbell hammer curls every now an then for a 4 week cycle, perhaps ever three months. So yeah it is worth the investment.

The most important aspect and overlooked is whether you muscle is fast twitch or slow twitch, and train accordingly. The easiest way is to go back to your athletic history in junior high were you more capable as a distance runner or sprinter. Then adjust your reps and sets for your muscle type. Are you an Arnold or Zane. Otherwise get an MRI.

Everyone has both, but a distance runner will not be a sprinter. So by gradually increase the reps by not changing the weight over a 4 week cycle you will go through the rep range hit both fast and slow. 5 to 6 reps at the start to 12 to 15 reps at the end of the cycle.

By: Tyciol

Tyciol — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 06:04:19 +0000

Great page, refreshed me on how to make use of mine (turns out the kind I bought is the ‘super’ variation, I haven’t seen the normal in the stores I’ve been to).

One error I would like to point out: preacher curls do not target the bicep while fully stretched. The bicep actually never stretches as much in a preacher as you will in a standing curl. This is because when you raise the elbows in front of you and put them on the pad, the shoulder flexion shortens the bicep across the shoulder joint.

What would be more correct to say is that the preacher emphasizes tension in the stretched position. As in, with a regular curl, even though the bicep is stretched further out, the amount of work you need to do when it is at that position is not very large. You could hold the bottom as long as possible and not exhaust the biceps because they’re in line with gravity.

In contrast to this, preacher loads more when the elbow is straighter.

Another key aspect of it is that it eliminates movement of the shoulder joint. In standing curl, the elbows can drift backward at the start to make the job easier. This is prevented since the pad stops it in preacher movement.

Another key thing is how tension can be lost at te top of the movement if the elbows are raised and the hands get closer to the shoulder (in horizantal distance) than the elbow, because then the triceps will work to prevent flexion.

By: Robert Johnston

Robert Johnston — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 19:46:38 +0000

I bought a well bar at Wall Mart, when I opened it, there was no instructions on how to use it! At 77, I am in bretty good shape, but need to build up my upper body. Is there a book of some sort that tells how to use the super curl bar?