and hold this position. Keep your core tight and avoid arching your lower back. Complete 3 sets of 20 to 30-second holds, resting for 30 to 60 seconds between sets. This isometric bicep curl is ...

More advanced lifters will do isometric holds with external load, as you do if you hold the midpoint of a biceps curl, or the bottom of a squat. There are multiple reasons to do this. Chief among ...

Rise from the squat and repeat. Hold one dumbbell in a static position in one hand while performing bicep curls with the other. Switch hands for the isometric hold and continue alternating curls.

“An isometric exercise is a static exercise where ... their longest to their shortest lengths—think a plank versus a bicep curl,” says Andrew Slane, a sports conditioning specialist and ...

Contrarily, in an exercise like a biceps curl, where you lift and ... you may want to try adding in some isometric exercises. These exercises are designed to hold your body in a position for ...

Since we use our biceps for everyday activities, like picking up bags of groceries, we may think of the move as a no-brainer ...

Hammer curls emphasise the brachialis muscle, encouraging your biceps to appear fuller and wider. How? Hold a dumbbell in each hand with palms facing your body. Curl the weights toward your ...

Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart. Hold one dumbbell in each hand with your palms facing toward you. Imagine you are doing a bicep curl, but with your palms facing down toward the ground.