Concentration Curls For Bigger Arms

Everybody trains biceps, some train biceps and triceps, but did you know that including the brachialis muscle in your training can round out the look of your upper arms? Here is to concentration curls!

Concentration Curls

I have no idea who came up with the name for the exercise, but it probably got its name from the pose you are in when you do it, because you sit down and look, uh, like you ponder making the world better.

Well, what you are really trying to do with it is make your arms look better:

Concentrating For the Finish Line

As I said in the video (I’m a bit a broken record, aren’t I), the concentration curl concentrates (pun intended) on the brachialis. That makes it an ideal finisher for your arm training. Or, in other words, do your compounds and / or biceps isolation exercise, then do the concentration curl.

It’s Not A Biceps Exercise

Despite what many, many workout and bodybuilding websites and coaches claim, the concentration curl is not a biceps exercise. Sure, the biceps works along as a synergist, but the main target is the brachialis. It’s practically the opposite of the dumbbell curl, where the biceps is the target muscle and the brachialis the synergist.