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Pat58
11-19-2000, 03:22 PM
How was your week? I got two good weekday morning weight sessions in, then another Saturday. Here is a superset for biceps I thought others might want to try: "front raises with a curled bar" supersetted with "dumbell hammer curls." For the front raises, hold a curled bar at a weight you can manage (I use the lightest), arms down, bar in front of your thighs, palms facing toward you. Choose a comfortable hand position and slowly raise the bar up - your palms always remain downward. Do your reps, than take a dumbell in each hand and stand with them at your side. Hold them so your thumbs face forward. Keeping your hands in this position, raise and lower, keeping a good contraction. It will look like you're hammering a nail, hence "hammer curls." After your reps, rest and go back to the front raises. Beginners: a "superset" means you combine two exercises, rather than doing your 2 to 3 sets of one exercise. It's a good way to spice up your workouts. How did all you iron pumpers do in the past week?

lindrusso
11-20-2000, 01:02 PM
I got in three sessions last week - though I wanted to get in four. I need to do more this week, but on the positive side, I've noticed that I'm challenging myself more and am beginning to see improvement in strength.

Pat - I like your superset idea, but how many reps of each exercise before resting?

Pat58
11-20-2000, 04:56 PM
Lindrusso, I do 10-12 reps of the first exercise, put the weight down and get set up for the next and go right into it, doing 8-10 reps. Then stretch and rest until I feel ready to tackle the series again.

lesliem
11-22-2000, 06:34 PM
I haven't got started yet. Our community centres have been closed due to a strike, but just re-opened again so my goal right now is to go once this weekend to get started, then to find a way to schedule in regular weight training sessions.