Hey Chicks!
Do you shy away from working your biceps in fear that you are gonna look like Popeye? We’ve all heard that old tale that lifting weights and working your upper body will make you bulky and thick. Well, chicks – it is not true!
This week in is the launch of our new series “Shape Up with FIT CHICKS – Fab and Focused” on Rogers TV and in Episode 1 we are putting all of our “super fab focus” on the bulging bicep muscle!
SO WHAT IS A BICEP CURL ANYWAYS?
Bicep means a two headed muscle. The bicep lies on the upper arm between the shoulder and the elbow. The two heads of the muscle come from the shoulder blade and join to form a single muscle belly which is attached to the upper forearm. Its main function is to flex the elbow and supinate the forearm (meaning turning up).
WHY IS WORKING THE BICEPS IMPORTANT FOR ALL CHICKS?
Buff not burly biceps are a must for all chicks . They give you the strength to perform everyday things like shopping or picking up the wee ones, twisting open jars and driving your car, and also balance out your arms to give them an awesome shape.
HOW TO DO A PROPER CURL
The most common exercise we know to get beautiful buff biceps is the dumbbell curl. To do a proper curl, you want to do the following:
- Let the dumbbells hang at arm’s length straight down from your shoulders.
- Then, without moving your upper arms, bend your elbows and curl the dumbbells as close to your shoulders as you can.
- Pause, and slowly lower the weights back to the starting position.
- Each time you return to the start, straighten your arms completely.
KEEP CHALLENGING YOURSELF, CHICKS!
Like with you need to shake it up to continue building muscle and challenging your body. So why not move away from the traditional curl which doesn’t really burn enough calories and instead maximize your efforts by adding in your legs to give your body an increased burn all over. Chicks, I introduce you to the Concentrated Bicep Curl:
So for your weekend challenge, I want you to do 2 min / day of Concentrated Bicep Curls (try for a 5 -10lb weight) on top of moving everyday for 30 to 60 minutes (you have to keep up on Livin La Via FIT CHICK Principle 1!) Lets get those arms in shape for summer!
Remember chicks, when you switch up the routine you keep the muscles guessing, avoiding the dreaded plateau and of course keep things fresh and fun. So switch it up and you will be rocking those pipes in no time at all!
Have a fab weekend!
Amanda, your Head Chick
PS And make sure to tune in to the new “Shape Up with FIT CHICKS – Fab and Focused” workouts on Rogers TV. You are still going to get a lean “mean” total body workout with our signature High Intensity Intervals however, you are also now going to get extra fierce fitness results with really target each workout on a muscle or exercise 🙂 You can also jump on Rogers On Demand for all of our previous “Shape Up with FIT CHICKS Bootcamp”Episodes:
PPS Not a Rogers customer? Not a problem! You can still join our Bootcamp classes to get all the benefits of our HIIT workouts and all the burn of our fierce Chick Sergeants focus on you (plus save $50 OFF our April 8WK Bootcamp starting April 8th)!
