EZ Curl bar for pansies?

[martz]

So basically I'm new to bodybuilding and just wondering what the general consensus is with the EZ Curl bar, is it for pussies? If so then I won't get one and stick with the barbell

At my local gym my trainer made me use a thick foamy thing on my upper back for squatting, but after i read that it's for pussies i immediately stopped using it and am squatting fine without it and no pain after I got used to it.

 

[bigD]

Some people find barbell curls to be hard on the wrist and/or forearm and the hand positioning on an ez curl bar sometimes alleviates this. If you don't have a problem with barbell then it is fine to stick with that

Any other advantages to ez curl?

 

[bull]

No curl bars do have a use. Curling decent weights with a straight bar is very hard on the wrists unless you have quite a wide grip. They are also awesome for close grip bench for the same reason. There is no point damaging your wrists just to be a hard bastard.

 

[Neddysmith]

Yeah what bigd said, ez bar is fine if you have specific problems which result from using a straight bar, don't think it the same as using the pad for sqatting though...

 

[Brick]

Curling on an straight bar rapes my elbows. Ez bar is the goods.

Wouldn't even consider skulls with the 7ft oly bar.

 

[IRON TANKS]

Nothing wrong with an Ez bar. Your wrists will thank you.

 

[Bazza20]

Yeah if I do curls it's curl bar or dumbbells. Straight bar doesn't feel right.

 

[Darkoz]

Each to their own, I've always used a straight bar

 

[Bazza20]

Each to their own

Definitely. I'm not going to argue how anyone should do curls. Lol

 

[Neddysmith]

Definitely. I'm not going to argue how anyone should do curls. Lol

as long as they are done in the squat rack....

 

[Bench Polkov]

With my piss-poor flexibility and constant tricep tendonitis I can only use an ez bar for bis and tris. Man up as much as you can for the big lifts as they deliver the most gains but try not to overthink assistance work. That's why its only assistance work.

 

[Goosey]

A fully supinated hand makes sure the biceps are worked, straight bar for me, when curling.

 

[lex]

as long as they are done in the squat rack....

Thats what smith machines are for

 

[taurus]

I have used them for reverse grip curls. Worked well, I like em

 

[martz]

sounds all good, do you guys use the short or long one? I've never used one before and have nfi what to get as to what's best for me. I'm buying from ABC.

 

[Goosey]

My thoughts on the curl is that you don't need much, you don't need to do set upon set.

Placing the hand at the angle that the ez curl bar creates and over doing the exercise is going to ruin your elbow, hello arthritis.

Sets of two done with very heavy weight on a standard bar is all is needed for most.
IMO

 

[Scram]

Personally I like a wider bar in my hands (cooer missus) and prefer the workout in my wrists of the oly during curls or crushers.

I can totally see how bad wrists could ruin your day on it though.

 

[Cum Shot]

So basically I'm new to bodybuilding and just wondering what the general consensus is with the EZ Curl bar, is it for pussies? If so then I won't get one and stick with the barbell

At my local gym my trainer made me use a thick foamy thing on my upper back for squatting, but after i read that it's for pussies i immediately stopped using it and am squatting fine without it and no pain after I got used to it.

EZ Curl Bar was designed to make curling easier on the wrists. You will activate more major bicep work with a straight bar using a narrow grip. When you use the ez bar you are activating your brachialis muscle which lies underneath the biceps, so the biceps get less work with the ez bar.

I used to squat with a rubber foam thing as well, nowadays i don't go near it cause i want to feel the bar on my back and my back muscles are big so the bar doesn't hurt at all, sits there and i can't feel a thing.

Some people find barbell curls to be hard on the wrist and/or forearm and the hand positioning on an ez curl bar sometimes alleviates this. If you don't have a problem with barbell then it is fine to stick with that

Any other advantages to ez curl?

EZ Bar can be used for Skull Crushers, works great for this exercise.