Comments | wild_place_king: Preacher Curls and Charlie Horses

wild_place_king

Preacher Curls and Charlie Horses

Nov 12, 2004 07:06

Does anyone in the LJ BS Fitness Group know if using the preacher bench while doing curls has a better benefit than doing preacher curls standing and not using the bench?

Also, does anyone know anything about charlie horses?

Thanks,
Biff

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Praying to the Charley Horse? evilbunny November 12 2004, 06:25:54 UTC

Charley horses are often caused by a builup of lactic acid in the muscle. You may need to increase your cool-down time (or start a cool-down routine). Also, some folks swear by the following folk remedies (and we all know that many of those have their basis in good historical fact!): a tablespoon of honey at night before bed, or increasing your potassium intake (a banananana or a potato would do the trick, or a supplement is good ( ... )

Re: Praying to the Charley Horse? wild_place_king November 12 2004, 06:31:27 UTC

Great information - Thanks!

Re: Praying to the Charley Horse? tigira November 12 2004, 06:46:18 UTC

Ah, on the rare occasion that I get a Charley Horse (I'm a monster with my supplements now), it's in my calves. I have found that bending my leg is the wrong thing to do - it gives in to the cramp, and it hurts more later.

Before rubbing the muscle, though, I will flex my foot as hard as I can - forcing the muscle to work against the cramp. That usually gets rid of it in a minute or two. Then, if I'm still awake, I massage it a bit to prevent recurrence that night.

hypanebliss November 12 2004, 06:49:12 UTC

One arm curls or the two arm alternating kind? I've always been told that for one arm curls (which are usually done with a heavier weight) that you should use the bench. I'll have to ask Angerland, he should know.

I honestly never get charlie horses so I'm not much help there. Do a Google search! I'm sure you'll find a plethora of good advice.

pierceheart November 12 2004, 15:18:20 UTC

Using a bench allows you to simply focus on the biceps in the curling motion.

also, helps keep you from cheating by using body momentum.

Without a bench, if you are using dumbells (one for each hand) you get more overall strength in the muscles that are used to stabilize the motion. Especially if you try and lift both hands at the same time.

For my curls, I try and do a rotation movement as I come up, as the biceps control a good portion of the rotation of the lower arm.

wild_place_king November 13 2004, 06:26:39 UTC

Great help, thank you. I am looking forward to meeting you.

pierceheart November 13 2004, 14:44:21 UTC

Thank you. I as well.

As for my lifting, which I just got back into doing, it was so that I can GAIN weight.

I was about 190 at Ft Drum in Dec 03.
By may 04 I was 160.

I am hovering around 165-167. I want 175 again.

But I am (was before I stopped lifting after my break up) benching more than my body weight!