Tweak's Buff n Tough Quest for the 2008 Northstar!

[Pixie]

Originally Posted by T-Cake

So you had no problems figuring out the pinwheel curls and the drag curls, eh? That's great!

Anyone willing to explain these? I want to know...

[WonderWoman]

Originally Posted by Pixie

Anyone willing to explain these? I want to know...

tell me about it. I see all these exercises in the journals and am curious as well

MORNING TWEAKALICIOUS

[slimm26]

Originally Posted by Tweak

BTW-- starting stats:

Weight: 152.1
Bust-- 36
Waist-- 28
Hips-- 33
Widest part of hips/glutes-- 40
Right quad-- 21
Left quad-- 21
Bicep, unflexed- 11.5

And I'm sure it's all muscle chica!

[T-Cake]

Originally Posted by Pixie

Anyone willing to explain these? I want to know...

Sure!

Standing holding a barbell or curl bar as if you were going to do standard barbell curls (so back straight, chest out, hips tucked in; bar will be sitting on upper quads; use the same grip you would in a barbell bicep curl).

Motion: Instead of curling in the "1/2 moon" shape... you're going to slowly DRAG the bar along the front of your body as high as you can go. If you can get to the bottom of the "girls", that's suitable. When you reach this point, your elbows should be pulled back. Maybe hold here for a moment and then slowly drag the bar back down to starting position.

It just hits the bicep from another angle. Many people have a hard time not "cheating" on standard curls (because they swing too much, don't keep the elbows steady, use their back -- and all this takes the work off the biceps and places it more onto your back or forearms), so this is a good alternative to switch it up with.

If you want to superset it with something, it works well too because you can use a portable barbell or the Smith machine (since it's not a rotation motion -- just up and down).

[SBT]

GOOOOOOOOOOD MORNING!!!

[Tweak]

Good morning, my ladies!

Happy Wednesday to you!

[SBT]

Originally Posted by Tweak

Good morning, my ladies!

Happy Wednesday to you!

Yeah BOUT TIME we have made it to hump day lol!!!

[claire]

Originally Posted by T-Cake

Sure!

Standing holding a barbell or curl bar as if you were going to do standard barbell curls (so back straight, chest out, hips tucked in; bar will be sitting on upper quads; use the same grip you would in a barbell bicep curl).

Motion: Instead of curling in the "1/2 moon" shape... you're going to slowly DRAG the bar along the front of your body as high as you can go. If you can get to the bottom of the "girls", that's suitable. When you reach this point, your elbows should be pulled back. Maybe hold here for a moment and then slowly drag the bar back down to starting position.

It just hits the bicep from another angle. Many people have a hard time not "cheating" on standard curls (because they swing too much, don't keep the elbows steady, use their back -- and all this takes the work off the biceps and places it more onto your back or forearms), so this is a good alternative to switch it up with.

If you want to superset it with something, it works well too because you can use a portable barbell or the Smith machine (since it's not a rotation motion -- just up and down).

Great exercise and explaination t-cake It was a t-nation exercise of the week.

TESTOSTERONE NATION - Exercise of the Week: The Drag Curl

[Tweak]

I just got an email from Action Sports. They got a bunch of pictures of me that aren't very awesome cuz I look tired and crabby, but here ya go:

[*Bunny*]

you look awesome IMO. GREAT PICS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[T-Cake]

The 2nd one from the bottom is awesome. avi-worthy -- you look like a star!

[Pixie]

The pictures are totally amazing. Nothing wrong with looking a little tired during a tri.

Originally Posted by T-Cake

Sure!

Standing holding a barbell or curl bar as if you were going to do standard barbell curls (so back straight, chest out, hips tucked in; bar will be sitting on upper quads; use the same grip you would in a barbell bicep curl).

Motion: Instead of curling in the "1/2 moon" shape... you're going to slowly DRAG the bar along the front of your body as high as you can go. If you can get to the bottom of the "girls", that's suitable. When you reach this point, your elbows should be pulled back. Maybe hold here for a moment and then slowly drag the bar back down to starting position.

It just hits the bicep from another angle. Many people have a hard time not "cheating" on standard curls (because they swing too much, don't keep the elbows steady, use their back -- and all this takes the work off the biceps and places it more onto your back or forearms), so this is a good alternative to switch it up with.

If you want to superset it with something, it works well too because you can use a portable barbell or the Smith machine (since it's not a rotation motion -- just up and down).

Thanks for the explanation, T-Cake. It almost sounds like a combo curl and row but in a totally different position. I could see that working the arms and back. Going to give these a try. Is it too easy to cheat with DB?

[Tweak]

Food by the end of the night:

Total: 1591
Fat: 44 397 27%
Sat: 7 59 4%
Poly: 8 73 5%
Mono: 10 93 6%
Carbs: 139 373 26%
Fiber: 46 0 0%
Protein: 172 688 47%



M1-- almonds, bi pro shake + South Beach Tide Me Over packet
M2-- chicken breast, zucchini and summer squash
M3-- chicken breast zucchini and summer squash with sweet potato
M4-- Lean Dessert shake, almonds
M5-- tiliapia fillet, raspberries, broccoli
M6-- PM Protein shake, 2 tsp almond butter

[T-Cake]

Nice job, Tweakers

Originally Posted by Pixie

Thanks for the explanation, T-Cake. It almost sounds like a combo curl and row but in a totally different position. I could see that working the arms and back. Going to give these a try. Is it too easy to cheat with DB?

Hmm -- I don't know if it'd be too easy to cheat so much as the DBs would just be too bulky. Using a barbell, the weights are on the end and don't interfere with the dragging... the dumbbells just might be... awkward? Not impossible, just awkward; might make the movement less linear because they are more likely to shift side to side as you drag them... but I've never given it a shot, so it can't hurt!