Welcome to the training expert Q&A section for April 2007. Each month we take a training question from the forum or one recieved via email and answer it in detail here. Would you like to get your question answered in next months issue? Simply register for free at the forum and post it up! All good questions will get answered here. This month's training question is below:

April Training Question:

I have heard of a type of bicep curl called the Zottman curl, what is it and how do you do it?

Answer:

The Zottman curl works both the bicep and forearm in one exercise.

Stand holding a pair of dumbbells at your sides with a palms-up (supinated) grip and your thumbs wrapped around the handles for safety. Keep your eyes forward, chest up and knees slightly bent.

Keeping your elbows pinned to your sides, simultaneously curl both dumbbells toward your shoulders. Remember that the elbows must not move forward.

Once you reach the top, pause and squeeze your biceps hard, then rotate the weights until your palms are in the forward (pronated) position.

Keeping your hands in this position, slowly lower the dumbbells toward your thighs, stopping short of lockout.

Pause, then turn your palms back to the starting supinated position and begin your next rep.

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