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One of the most common mistakes that people do when performing dumbbell curls is that they use too much weight and then they do all sorts of body movements to enable them to complete the sets.
The most common thing that people do is swinging their arm and rocking their body to create the momentum required to enable them to curl up their arm. In case you don't know, that's cheating. Not only does this make it easier for you to lift the weight, it also technically reduces the weight you are actually lifting thus diminishing the effectiveness of the exercise.
Using a lot of weight (and cheating) might impress your girlfriend. It might even impress your workout buddies. But your muscles are not so easily fooled.
Most people make the mistake of using a weight that is way too heavy, way more than what they can actually lift. What happens as a result is that these people end up cheating. And you will not believe how creative people can get when it comes to cheating. Let me tell you about some of the ways that people cheat in doing dumbbell curls.
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Another very common practice of people who use too much weight is that they use their back to make it look like they are moving the weight even though they have hardly any range of motion at all in their arms. There are also people who lean [url=http://www.jordanpascherofficiele.com]air jordan pas cher[/url] off to the side each time they do the curl. What that does is it drops the shoulder and reduces the distance that the person needs to lift the weight through.
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So, how do you prevent yourself from cheating? Well, there are a couple of ways. One thing you can do is to do the exercise sitting down. Sitting down restricts your lower body from moving and from contributing to the generation of momentum.
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Generally, people like using a lot of weight. But if you are trying to do biceps, using a lot of weight is actually counter-productive because you will most likely end up working various muscles in your body with the exception of the one you are trying to do which is your biceps. There is no sense in using a lot of weight if you are just going to eliminate a large portion of the weight by going through all sorts of unnecessary movements and use momentum to [url=http://www.sandvikfw.net/shopuk.php]hollister sale[/url] help you through. Imagine doing pull ups with your feet planted on the floor all the time. Sounds ridiculous doesn't it? But that's basically the kind of thing that happens when you use momentum in performing the exercise.
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