Re: Bob Cicherillo's Advice on Form

On May 23, 6:01 am, Curt <curtja...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> I'd say the "sc-called flat wrist" and "pinkies/little fingers higher
> than one's thumbs" advice is basically the same thing with the same
> result: greater supination and therefore involvement of the biceps.

Actually, I should clarify: what Cicherillo means by a "flat wrist"
seems to be pronation, not supination! (Pronation is when your fist,
when pumping your biceps, is facing away from you -- right?)
Unfortunate word choice on his part, but that's what he appears to
mean by the term.

So, he recommends doing dumbbell curls using a pronated grip! And it
does seem to make a difference!

> Stand in front of the mirror. Even someone with shoulders as narrow as
> mine, I suspect, can feel as well as see a greater contraction in
> their delts with the "little fingers higher than one's thumbs" than
> without.

I seem to doing the pinky-higher thing naturally, which is why I've
not noticed things before, I guess...BTW, it's hard to look straight
into the mirror while doing them bent-over lateral raises for the rear
delts!

But playing with the positions -- pinky-higher-than-thumb or not --
without any weights in my hand, I seem to only sense muscle movement
(a difference) in the arms, not the rear delts!

Also recommended for the bent-over rear delt lateral raise is to keep
the wrists lower than the elbows (I think this is Arnold's point).
Again, I tend to do this naturally, particularly as the exercise
progresses and I lose strength, but I don't seem to notice any
difference in terms of muscles worked or such.

> Two cents and all.
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> Curt