Just put your arms over a bar in your rack. Takes exactly 0 extra garage space.
Re: Preacher Curl Bench
Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2022 9:20 pm
by Cleverusername
Have you considered the “preacher pad”? Looks like a cheap way to do preacher curls without taking up much room in your gym space.
Re: Preacher Curl Bench
Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2022 3:54 pm
by Allentown
Cleverusername wrote: ↑Mon Aug 22, 2022 9:20 pm
Have you considered the “preacher pad”? Looks like a cheap way to do preacher curls without taking up much room in your gym space.
Cleverusername wrote: ↑Mon Aug 22, 2022 9:20 pm
Have you considered the “preacher pad”? Looks like a cheap way to do preacher curls without taking up much room in your gym space.
You'd be better off setting your elbows into your thighs or sitting sideways on the bench and bracing your elbows on it. The point of a Preacher is to prevent the elbows swinging, and your elbows are swinging to beat the band.
Re: Preacher Curl Bench
Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2022 4:08 pm
by broseph
I have a cheap armblaster from Amazon. Using it has taught me how strict, isolating curls feel, and now I can get the same feeling/mechanics from regular curls (without a harness digging into my ribs).
That said, if you have a mirror to face while curling, nothing strokes your vanity quite like preacher/armblaster curls since it squishes all your triceps (and flab, if applicable) and makes your arms look huge.
Re: Preacher Curl Bench
Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2022 4:12 pm
by quikky
hector wrote: ↑Sun Aug 21, 2022 9:16 am
I think the Preacher Curl Bench isolates your biceps so you can't cheat, use momentum, or lean the way you can with standing Curls.
Is there any other reason to use a preacher curl Bench?
(Background: Used one for sale near me. Debating whether it's worth the garage space. Never had big Biceps, don't know this world.)
I wouldn't get one, unless you really like preacher curls. A way that you can do preacher curls with a more generally useful piece of equipment is the adjustable bench. You can stand and do it one handed. This is the idea:
Cleverusername wrote: ↑Mon Aug 22, 2022 9:20 pm
Have you considered the “preacher pad”? Looks like a cheap way to do preacher curls without taking up much room in your gym space.
You'd be better off setting your elbows into your thighs or sitting sideways on the bench and bracing your elbows on it. The point of a Preacher is to prevent the elbows swinging, and your elbows are swinging to beat the band.
+1. The way @Allentown is doing it is just mimicking the preacher curl position, and not its stability.
Re: Preacher Curl Bench
Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2022 5:27 pm
by Renascent
mgil wrote: ↑Sun Aug 21, 2022 2:12 pm
Similar isolation with lower risk is the old school arm blaster.
I could be wrong, but I think that you’re at lower risk of over-extending the elbow.
One thing to be clear about regarding anything with these types of setups… do not go heavy. That’s where the tendon damage can more readily happen. Just crank out tons of reps with moderately light weight.
Cleverusername wrote: ↑Mon Aug 22, 2022 9:20 pm
Have you considered the “preacher pad”? Looks like a cheap way to do preacher curls without taking up much room in your gym space.
Interesting. I wonder if you could get the bar setup closer to your elbow to prevent cheating the rep? That’s a really cheap way to find out if you like preacher curls.
Re: Preacher Curl Bench
Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2022 2:52 am
by Allentown
Yeah, the goal was replicating the preacher curl angle, minimizing shoulder involvement, and doing it for $0. The pool noodle was leftover from car seat installation. Between regular concentration curls, those, and my new cable setup, I don't think I need a dedicated space and $ device.
Though I'll be honest I very tempted by that preacher pad.