Instructions
Preparation
- Grasp cable stirup and sit on preacher bench placing back of arms on pad, palm up.
Execution
- Raise cable bar bringing stirrup upward toward shoulder of same arm. Lower stirrup until arm is fully extended. Repeat.
Comments
- Seat should be adjusted to allow arm pit to rest near top of pad. Back of upper arm should remaining on pad throughout movement. The long head (lateral head) of biceps brachii is activated significantly more than short head (medial head) of biceps brachii since short head enters into active insufficiency as it continues to contract. At bottom position, weight stack in use should not make contact with remaining weight stack.
Classification
| Utility: | Auxiliary |
| Mechanics: | Isolated |
| Force: | Pull |