How To Do Bicep Curls For Seniors Video

Biceps curls are standard exercises for building the muscles of the arm. Seniors should not omit them from their workout. Learn how to do bicep curl exercises for seniors in this strength training video.

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Use sturdy chair
Hands at sides &palms forward
Tighten core
Focus on biceps
Keep shoulder from rotating

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Tom Clifford has a degree in physical education, fitness and health from Eastern Michigan University, where he ran track and cross-country. Tom has worked as a personal trainer for two years. He also has a separate business where he coaches runners and triathletes for upcoming events. He currently works at Gold's Gym in Wilmington, North Carolina.

TOM CLIFFORD: Now I'm going to demonstrate how to do bicep curls for seniors. Alright, you can use any standard chair for this exercise. And what you're going to do is you're going to--hands at your side, alright, palms out, so the palms are facing forward, elbows in, back straight up and down, so good posturing, your abs tight, always want your core to be tight when doing seated exercises like these and standing exercises. This one we're going to keep our back tight, abs tight, palms out and we're going to focus on our biceps, which is the inside of your arm right here that I'm pointing to, up and down. That's what we want to focus on. So keeping your elbows in and not letting your shoulder rotate is key to this exercise. So we're going to go straight up, palms in, about three quarters of the way up, straight down, okay. I'm using five pound dumbbells here, you can adjust the weight to your level, alright, nice and slow, focusing on the biceps only, alright? And you notice that I'm not moving my elbows forward like this, alright? That's the wrong way to do it. You want to keep your elbows fixed at your side and keep your shoulder joint fixed as well. You don't want to move your shoulder joint. You're not working your shoulders, alright. So we're just focusing on the front of our arms, palms out, nice and slow, breathe out when you're going up, breathe in when you're coming down. Points to remember again, just keep your elbow in, don't rotate your shoulder, keep your back straight and your abs flexed, keep your palms out. And those--that is how you do bicep curls for seniors.

How to Do Bicep Curls for Seniors Video

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