Doing this on Curls is NOT necessary
In a lot of ways, it’s actually pretty retarded
Just do your Curls like normal ideally with upper arm support
One with a supinated grip and one with a neutral grip
HOPE THIS HELPS!
This is the gym equivalent of finding out your printer also makes toast.
Upper-arm support on the pulldown pad is basically a free preacher bench. Less swing, more biceps, zero extra setup. 2026 really said ‘stop ignoring the pad.’
2026 is going to be the year everyone finds out the Lat Pull-Down Machine is also….
….a BICEP CURL STATION
Quite literally one of the MOST EFFECTIVE exercises for targeting the Biceps and it’s almost no setup
Gonna keep telling y’all:
Upper Arm Support is AMAZING for Biceps
@Ironmute@DeanTTraining Agreed. Effort is the multiplier.
A “perfect” exercise with 5 RIR is just expensive cardio.
Where do you personally draw the line though?
At what point does a movement become so suboptimal that even grinding it out isn’t worth it vs switching?
What’s more important for building muscle?
A perfect exercise selection
or
actually pushing your sets hard?
Because I see people arguing about exercises while leaving 5 reps in reserve on everything.
@DeanTTraining
@pandababe43_h Fair point, the pad isn’t as adjustable as a real preacher so the stretch is a bit shorter. Most people still get more out of the extra stability and zero-cheat isolation than they lose on range. Safer + tighter tension usually wins when form is the bigger limiter.
@kushalchopra15 Yep, hammer curls on that pad slap too. Neutral grip + the support keeps your elbows locked in so you actually hit the brachialis instead of just swinging the weight.
@hotiiofficial The boring stuff really is the cheat code.
Train hard, eat enough, sleep, recover, repeat.
Most people don't need a better program. They need to actually stick to one.
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@Ironmute Evolution also designed us to carry logs, haul carcasses, and throw spears.
The gym is just climate-controlled hunting. Trust the science harder.
Train before the day starts negotiating with you.
Protein first. Water. 30–40 minutes. No new program. No “I’ll go after work.”
Monday doesn’t change your body.
Showing up before your excuses wake up does.
The BEST health habit you can possibly establish:
Meal prepping every single weekend
This is basically as important as going to the gym
I prefer to batch cook a bunch of meat
During the week when it’s time to eat, you can just pair with rice, potatoes, veggies, etc
So SIMPLE
Most people don’t have a bad metabolism.
They have untracked sauces, weekend calories that wipe the week, 6k steps, and a program they restart every Monday.
You don’t need a new split.
You need 3 boring weeks of hitting protein and stopping the negotiations.
I’m going to put my world famous potatoes in a bag and become a billionaire
These might single handedly cure obesity given how filling they are tbh
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