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Q.
What
is a French Curl and how do you do it?
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The French
Curl is a lying tricep extension done on an incline bench.
These can be done using an EZ curl bar, dumbells, or a small
straight bar.
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Lie
back on an incline bench, holding the bar over your
face at arms length.
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Next,
bring your upper arms backwards so that they are at
an angle.
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Lower
the bar down behind your head and get a good stretch,
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Extend
back up until your arms are straight. Keep your upper
arms angled throughout the set.
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This
exercise targets the long head of the tricep that runs
along the bottom of the arm.
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Be
sure to keep your elbows tucked in. Letting them flare
out to the sides reduces the effectiveness of the exercise.
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To
get into position, the easiest way is to have somebody
hand you the bar from behind. This is especially true
when using heavy weights.
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Also,
you can lift the bar up into position yourself.
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You
can adjust the angle of the incline that you use, just
keep in mind that the higher the incline, the less weight
you will be able to use but the more stretch you will
get on the triceps.
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