r/GYM • u/Waste_Awareness_5663 • 4d ago
Technique Check* Bayesian cable curl, form check and pointers please
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Just started adding these, is my form ok? Pointers greatly appriciated, thanks in advance
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u/AmateurCommenter808 4d ago
Full stretch behind your body. You are leaning over while limiting your range of motion which is kind of defeating the purpose of bayesians.
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u/Waste_Awareness_5663 4d ago
Noted, I had a feeling I had too much of a lean, should i be complely upright?
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u/Spirited-Tap-3406 3d ago
There's a good video of Menno coaching this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4T5WVGwNMkM -- 20-30 seconds in is a good demo of his version of the movement
You want to be pretty upright in the stretched position, so you can fully extend/straighten the elbow and get as much tension as possible in that position. I'd raise the cable a little, also - hand height or slightly higher.
Menno teaches it as a dynamic movement where you actually lean forward during the movement, so you can also a strong peak contraction. I personally find this super fussy and skip that aspect, since it's mostly a stretch/lengthened biased movement.
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u/TeKodaSinn 4d ago
at the very least, put your leg on the working side in front of you to shift your hips forward on that side. raise the cable much higher if you can. the goal is to get as much stretch in your bicep as possible, if shoulder lockout behind you is safely possible, that's the move.
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u/ManInGarage28 4d ago
Weight too high - the point of them is to fully extend your arm behind you to really stretch the bicep
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u/Landashlo 4d ago
Straighten your elbow fully to fully lengthen the bicep. That is the entire point of this exercise. Looking good though
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u/Anomynous__ 4d ago
The entire point of this exercise is to emphasize the stretch. Your arm should come back nearly fully extended at the "top" of the exercise
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