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The upright row is performed while standing, holding a weight hanging down in the hands, by lifting it straight up to the collarbone. This is a compound exercise that also involves the trapezius, upper back, forearms, triceps, and the biceps. The narrower the grip the more the trapezius muscles are exercised.
Lying high cable curl: Lie prone on a bench that is under a cable machine with pulley at the highest level. Grasp a bar that is attached to the pulley with a shoulder-width grip, and fully extend to elbows. Keep the upper arms fixed and curl the bar towards the forehead until the elbow is fully flexed. Then return the bar to starting position ...
Without bending arms, raise them up and straight out to the side until they're shoulder-level. Lower the dumbbells back to starting position. That's 1 rep. Isometric Bicep Curl. Muscles worked: Biceps
Figure 2: The triceps muscle, showing the lateral head (yellow), the long head (red) and the medial head (green). Straight bar push-down is a variation that involves connecting a straight bar attachment to a cable machine. In executing this variation, the bar is gripped with the knuckles facing up and the elbows are held close to the body.
This practice is just what it sounds like—actively focusing your mind on the specific muscles being worked in a particular ... doing a slow biceps curl allows you to really focus on the muscles ...
Here are all the muscles worked during a kettlebell swing: Hip complex. Glutes. Hamstrings. Quads. Core. Lats. ... Hold a kettlebell in front of your body with both hands, arms straight.
Sit on machine with back flat against the pad and feet tucked under the padded bar. Adjust bar to rest just above ankles. Extend legs fully, squeezing quads at the top, then lower back down slowly.
The lifter holds the bar with an overhand grip, straight arms, straight body, upper body hanging with heels on the ground close together. The lifter pulls the chest toward the bar until it touches, before returning to the starting position under control. Good form means that the body is kept straight throughout the movement.