Adaptive Exercises Arm Curl Transcript

Lindsey Mullis: Arm curls work our biceps, that’s the muscle that’s used most. Amy here is using a resistance band to work on her arm curls to get her bicep muscles strong. As you can see she is keeping her elbows in tight to her body, her motions are slow and controlled, and she’s keeping her arms in and her wrists straight, and her palms facing the ceiling. You can also rotate out, so that your arms are a little farther away from your body, but you still keep your elbows in by that rib cage. You want to make sure to go down slow and controlled even though that resistance band is bringing it down fast.

Elizabeth: Monica is using dumbbells to do her bicep curls. And just like with the resistance bands, make sure that the palms of your hands are facing the ceiling, and you’re not swinging back, and that your arms are doing the whole motion. Larry is using weighted wrist cuffs to do his bicep curls, that way he doesn’t have to grip anything.

Lindsey: Brandy is also using a resistance band like Amy but this time she is doing it a little bit differently and working more so in a press motion. So she is pulling the band apart so she’s working on her muscles in a different way. It’s important when you do this to still keep those wrists straight as possible, so you’re not breaking the wrist, and you can hold it and really work those muscles in a different way. Terry here is showing us his bicep curl on his right arm, which is his more limited mobility side, and as you can see he is still working hard, and bringing that dumbbell up to his shoulder and working his arm muscle. Here Terry has moved the dumbbell to his left arm where he has a lot more range of motion. As you can see he’s still using his arm muscle to work that bicep, bringing that dumbbell up. Now he has moved the dumbbell to the middle and he’s using both hands to curl his arms up, working his upper body. Here you can see Terry using that dumbbell on his right side again where he’s got that limited mobility, and he’s using his other hand to help assist him in doing that, which is perfectly fine. Whatever way you can get that exercise done that works for you, that’s the best way to do it!