The first versions of the barbell were found in the 1860s in European gymnasiums, but Alan Calvert of the Milo Barbell Co. is credited with the first barbell patent in 1902. For the past 123 years, ...

A powerful, minimalist move that trainers across the U.S. are embracing for its unmatched biceps isolation and stability ...

THE BARBELL BICEPS curl is one of a handful of old-school exercises that retains the hardcore reputation today as it did decades ago, when bodybuilding icons Arnold Schwarzenegger and Lou Ferrigno ...

I am a fan of the standard Olympic bar for lifting weights. Gyms wouldn’t be the same without them. Don’t get me wrong, machines are swell. But I prefer the feel of an old-fashioned barbell. The cold ...

Ebenezer Samuel and Pat Davidson discuss what people should look for when designing a biceps workout plan. Plus, the one ...

Lee Boyce, C.P.T. The spider curl is a variation of the biceps curl that utilizes a straight bar, dumbbells, or an EZ-bar. Spider curl's form is a little different than that of a classic curl as your ...

No matter how you slice it up, building a sleeve-busting set of biceps requires curls—lots of them. But if your routine consists of nothing but the same stale standing curl movements that give you a ...