Lee Boyce, C.P.T. The spider curl is a variation of the biceps curl that utilizes a straight bar, dumbbells, or an EZ-bar. Spider curl's form is a little different than that of a classic curl as your ...

I am a fan of the standard Olympic bar for lifting weights. Gyms wouldn’t be the same without them. Don’t get me wrong, machines are swell. But I prefer the feel of an old-fashioned barbell. The cold ...

The first versions of the barbell were found in the 1860s in European gymnasiums, but Alan Calvert of the Milo Barbell Co. is credited with the first barbell patent in 1902. For the past 123 years, ...

Grab an EZ bar with a narrow grip and let it hang in front of your thighs. Brace your core as you curl the bar up to your chest, keeping your upper arms stationary. Return under control to the start ...

If you want big biceps and arms, do curls. If you want bigger biceps and arms, do different kinds of curls. Variations as simple as a change in wrist position or source of resistance allow you to ...

No matter how you slice it up, building a sleeve-busting set of biceps requires curls—lots of them. But if your routine consists of nothing but the same stale standing curl movements that give you a ...