Bicep Curls with Exercise Bands

Series Summary

Resistance training is the foundation of building and toning muscles. Whether you want to shed pounds, build bulk, or strengthen your heart, resistance training is right for you. Of course, your doctor would know best. Resistance training includes weight-lifting, body weight exercises like push ups or crunches, and more recently doing exercises with rubber or elastic bands that stretch to offer resistance. Trying out resistance exercise bands might be just what your workout needs to start targeting and toning your muscles while you lose weight or train. In this free video series, learn how to use a resistance exercise band in your workout. Resistance bands are a great way to tone and strengthen your muscles without expensive equipment. Our personal trainer, Sue Conrad, shows you how to use bands for a safe and productive workout. Learn how to tone your biceps, triceps, deltoids, and rotator cuff. Also, get tips for doing squats, chest presses, overhead presses, raises, and more. With Sue's help, you can start building the body you always wanted. So, take some time, and learn how to use resistance exercise bands today!

Video Transcript

"This next clip is Bicep Curls with Resistance Band Tubing. You can also use a flat band and add the handles. Okay, we're going to start with the most challenging and then go down to the most basic. You're going to have underneath the little instep of your shoe, bend your knees slightly, shoulders back,underhand grip. We're going to try bringing them both up at the same time, and squeezing the bicep. You want your elbows close to the body. You're going to exhale on the way up and inhale on the way down. Now if this is too challenging, of course this is a green band. This is two steps up from the lighter bands, but it's the most common one that I use with my clients. You can always go down to a lighter band or another option is to go to the one leg position. Stick it in the instep. You can come forward into the semi-lunge position. Shoulders back, back nice and straight, and you can curl it up. Exhale on the way up. Inhale on the way down, and keep your back nice and straight. One of the most common mistakes people make when doing bicep curls is they sway with their back because the exercise is too challenging for them. Okay, nice and slow, and controlled. Keeping that elbow close into your back, by the hip and your side, so you can get the most out of this bicep curl."