Zottman curls target all three biceps muscles — the biceps brachii during the concentric phase (lifting) and the brachioradialis and brachialis during the eccentric phase, giving your biceps a ...

The eccentric portion is almost always stronger than the concentric. You should be able to lower a heavier weight with ...

Here's how. Changing your body angle to bring the weight up in a bicep curl might cost you a strong concentric contraction, but it will set you up for great eccentric contraction. And, the ...

For example, a bicep curl programmed at a 4-1-4-1 tempo means lifting the weight for four seconds (concentric phase), pausing for one second (isometric), then lowering the weight (eccentric phase ...

It’s easiest to imagine this contraction during a classic biceps curl. The concentric phase of the movement is when your biceps brachii are fighting (and beating) gravity to pull the dumbbell up ...

Focusing on eccentric exercises — where muscles extend rather than contract — builds more strength and muscle while also ...

“Most people focus on lifting the weight during the concentric phase and then let gravity do the work on the way down,” says Chang. Take a biceps curl, for example: If you drive the dumbbell ...

The lifting phase shortens the muscle and is known as a concentric contraction, as occurs when a dumbbell is raised towards the shoulders in a bicep curl. An eccentric contraction is the opposite ...

Concentric exercises are crucial for building muscle strength, improving power and training muscles to exert force.” For ...