Clean Curls

Clean curls work best when you find a weight that is too heavy to pull from arms extended to arms all the way bent with strict form.  To do these right (after you are warmed up and have experimented with a few weights first), you should jump them to the "up" position.  DON'T lean back.  It puts too much strain on the low back.  Can cause injury.  Jump it instead.  Like a hang clean.   

From there, bring it down under complete control, maximizing the eccentric (negative) contraction of the biceps muscles.  It is best if you take 2-4 counts to lower the weight.  Remember, you are much stronger lowering the weight, so take your time.  If you can't lower it under complete control, you'll need to lower the weight.

Considerations for performing a clean curl. Why we do them and how to correct for common faults.

Live Well

You only have one body.  You can choose to live in it or continue to die in it.  If you decide to live in it, I say LIVE WELL.  Do all you ever dreamed of without being limited by failures of self.  

How Trainers Fudge #s

How most trainers measure their clients is one of the dirty little secrets of the health and fitness world.  

Most of them try to cheat you.  

How can a trainer cheat you with measurements?  

Many trainers try to lull you into a false sense of progress by measuring you in dozens of different sites (2 on the neck, shoulders, 3 on the torso, 3 arm sites - both arms, 5 leg sites - both legs, etc.).  When you see a BIG number at the end of several weeks of training, crummy trainers have an easier time tricking you into buying another package.  

"Wouldn't you like to continue seeing numbers like these, Mrs. Jones?"  

GPP only measures in 7 sites.  Most of the time 4.  It is enough to see progress, or lack thereof - which is the only purpose for measuring.