Muscle Memory digital AugSept 2018 | Page 52

TRAIN DO WORK ALTERNATING STANDING DUMBBELL CURLS SET UP Stand with your feet shoulder width apart, with one foot slightly ahead of the other to provide additional stability. Grab a dumbbell in each hand with an overhand grip and face your palms in toward your legs. Brace your abdominals and keep them braced throughout the movement, so that your core muscles are supporting your body. Take a deep breath in. EXECUTION Keep your elbows tucked in near your torso as you exhale and bend one elbow, raising one dumbbell up toward your shoulder. Rotate the forearm as you get near your shoulder, so that your palm is facing your shoulder. Keep your wrist straight, not allowing it to bend forward or backward. Allow your elbow to move for- ward slightly at the top of the motion, allowing your forearm to become vertical. Lower your arm back to the starting position slowly and carefully as you take another breath. Then repeat the motion with the opposite arm. RATION SEATED CONCENT CURLS SET UP: Sit down on a flat bench with one dumbbell in front of you between your legs. Your legs should be spread with your knees bent and feet on the floor. Use your right arm to lift the dumbbell up. Place the back of your right upper arm on the top of your inner right thigh. Rotate the palm of your hand until it is facing forward away from your thigh. EXECUTION: While holding the upper arm stationary, curl the weights forward while contract- ing the biceps as you breathe out. Only the forearm should move. Continue the movement until your biceps are fully contracted and the dumbbell is at shoulder level. Slowly begin to bring the dumbbell back to starting position as you breathe in. Avoid swinging motions at any time. I'm confident this hardcore workout will wreck your biceps and give you one of the best pumps you've ever had. You may even look jacked all week long. ARE YOU MOTIVATED TO GET AFTER IT? GO DO IT! 50   MUSCLE MEMORY | AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2018