I am a fan of the standard Olympic bar for lifting weights. Gyms wouldn’t be the same without them. Don’t get me wrong, machines are swell. But I prefer the feel of an old-fashioned barbell. The cold ...

One study found that straight bar curls produced moderately higher biceps activation than EZ-bar curls. Still, both have a ...

If you’re training at a full gym with lots of equipment, you may see a rack full of weights that resemble barbells, except they’re shorter with several bends in the middle. This is called a curl bar — ...

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Load an EZ-bar and set it on the supports at the bottom of the preacher bench. Adjust the bench height so you can sit on the seat with your upper arms on the pad and your shoulders directly over your ...

Lee Boyce, C.P.T. The spider curl is a variation of the biceps curl that utilizes a straight bar, dumbbells, or an EZ-bar. Spider curl's form is a little different than that of a classic curl as your ...

You must have seen a weird, squiggly shaped barbell in your gym which is shaped like a wide M. These barbells are known as E-Z bars and were designed to take the stress off your wrist when doing ...

Alan Ritchson’s 240-rep EZ-bar workout helped him build his Reacher physique. I tried it for myself – here’s what happened ...

THE BARBELL BICEPS curl is one of a handful of old-school exercises that retains the hardcore reputation today as it did decades ago, when bodybuilding icons Arnold Schwarzenegger and Lou Ferrigno ...