Biceps Curls - Moment Arms, Physics, & Physiology

Biceps curls tend to have a sticking point, where in the middle of the exercise there is a spot that is very difficult to get past, and we find ourselves working especially hard.
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This is due to the moment arms, levers, and forces acting on the arm during the exercise. There are many considerations for anatomy, biomechanics, and muscle physiology which contribute to making an exercise hard or easier, and these are useful things to understand since they teach us basic concepts we can use to progress or regress any exercise.
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At the end of the video I talk about yoga anatomy and give a tip for how to get better pulling and biceps training.
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  • @shayanakram8771
    @shayanakram8771 Жыл бұрын

    Amazingly explained!

  • @Anthony_DP
    @Anthony_DP Жыл бұрын

    Fantastic. Thank you so much

  • @hassanmarican4008
    @hassanmarican4008 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you🙏

  • @Shakespearept
    @Shakespearept Жыл бұрын

    Really good explanation of Moment arms! 💪

  • @mahaalrufaihi4876
    @mahaalrufaihi4876Ай бұрын

    Amazing nice explanation

  • @ahmedassaad1
    @ahmedassaad12 ай бұрын

    Bravo 👏 excellent !

  • @sophiesteiner345
    @sophiesteiner3453 жыл бұрын

    Nicely explained, thank you!

  • @ShapeshiftWellness

    @ShapeshiftWellness

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad it was helpful!

  • @kcpcme
    @kcpcme2 жыл бұрын

    I subscribed for this! I knew that the biceps' greatest moment arm are at 90-110 (from Brunnstrom) and this helped me understand the application of kinesiology into exercises. Thank you for this! Also, what you said at the end is true. The biceps is mainly recruited during forearm supination and elbow flexion. So if you want to exercise your biceps, better recruit it correctly.

  • @ShapeshiftWellness

    @ShapeshiftWellness

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the sub! I'm happy this video helped!

  • @xeonbladev18
    @xeonbladev182 жыл бұрын

    Easily the best video to explain these concepts

  • @ShapeshiftWellness

    @ShapeshiftWellness

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the feedback, I'm glad it helped!

  • @ambargabrielajesus3506
    @ambargabrielajesus3506 Жыл бұрын

    Please keep posting this kind of videos for every muscle😢😅❤

  • @johntindell9591
    @johntindell95912 жыл бұрын

    Thx

  • @jaydenallegakoen9974
    @jaydenallegakoen99742 жыл бұрын

    Great video bro you're a great teacher!

  • @ShapeshiftWellness

    @ShapeshiftWellness

    2 жыл бұрын

    I appreciate that! Glad you liked the video!

  • @ronaldo1732
    @ronaldo17322 жыл бұрын

    Great video!! One thing I could correct is that the Biceps Muscle is a prime mover for supination. The muscle that does flexion is the brachialis muscle.

  • @ShapeshiftWellness

    @ShapeshiftWellness

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks. Although you are correct that the biceps are responsible for supination, the biceps is also the prime mover (agonist) for elbow flexion, the brachialis is more of a synergist due its size. However, the reality it that these labels of prime mover vs. synergist are kind of silly anyway, since in truth they both carry a large portion of the load during elbow flexion movements like dumbbell curls. Here's a figure from an online anatomy textbook showing the biceps as the prime mover during elbow flexion, while the brachialis is a synergist: open.oregonstate.education/aandp/chapter/11-1-describe-the-roles-of-agonists-antagonists-and-synergists/

  • @jeffersonjung7876
    @jeffersonjung7876 Жыл бұрын

    Awesome explanation! thank you

  • @DaveReddy
    @DaveReddy9 ай бұрын

    Always struggle with the true application of some of these principles, considering that in any everyday or athletic movement, you are utilizing 3-103 levers in your body to produce movement and torque, then you have to take into account neuro factors, fascia and tissue elasticity that act like rubber bands after stretching a tissue and more, and the importance of levers seems to be minimized. It is interesting to nerd out on sometimes, but it is really rare (if ever) that a therapist or performance coach really breaks any of this down in the gym or clinic. But it is part of every Kinesiology 101 course, so if that's the way its always been .....;)

  • @PUMPbyrob
    @PUMPbyrob2 жыл бұрын

    what about with bands. and weights together . can you explain that? that would be cool to know. does the amount of force increase after 90 degrees with a band as the arm goes up?

  • @ShapeshiftWellness

    @ShapeshiftWellness

    2 жыл бұрын

    Interesting, yes people tend to use band combined with weights because due to moment arms of some lifts, there really isn't much load into the muscles at the top of the lift, such as in a bench press or barbell squat. The band increases tension as it stretches more. That would indeed make a good video ;)

  • @PUMPbyrob

    @PUMPbyrob

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@ShapeshiftWellness I think studies showed load increased or newton's of force increased as band gets longer. I can't remember the exact benefits. Something like that .

  • @rbenjamin8612

    @rbenjamin8612

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@PUMPbyrob in middle of taking Kinesiology. I believe any movement after 90 degrees, the Mm will get decreased therefore less torque (muscle force) required. Anything below 90 or above 90 will require more force considering the line of pull will be closest to the axis of movement.

  • @danyin6719
    @danyin67193 жыл бұрын

    are we discounting all isometric postures using biceps as null? Even in tadasana, I activate my biceps and triceps

  • @ShapeshiftWellness

    @ShapeshiftWellness

    3 жыл бұрын

    Let's be reasonable here, tadasana is obviously not a pose that helps to strengthen the biceps. Can you come up with a better example?

  • @danyin6719

    @danyin6719

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@ShapeshiftWellness chaturanga dandasana is the most obvious for the body. activation of the biceps in downward dog, upward dog, planks are less obvious and needs specific cueings

  • @14tryenss
    @14tryenss Жыл бұрын

    Hey! cool vid. I had a kinda a complicated question. So isn't the equation for torque (torque=distance*force*θ) (θ meaning the angle of which force is applied or theta) So in this equation force is multiplied by the angle in which force is applied. So, if you were measuring the torque from the fulcrum and using the bone as the moment arm, would you get the same answer as how you calculate it? Also that would still work with the theory of less force being applied when your are is parrellel with the ground because as the force was further from zero, the torque would decrease

  • @nomnomyourmom

    @nomnomyourmom

    Жыл бұрын

    You know lever arm and moment arm are not the same thing right?

  • @jamietran2136
    @jamietran2136Ай бұрын

    saviour

  • @brianmaximchuk180
    @brianmaximchuk1803 жыл бұрын

    Great non tip at the end. I literally just watched an Ido Portal video before this.

  • @ShapeshiftWellness

    @ShapeshiftWellness

    3 жыл бұрын

    Can't tell if you're being sarcastic... On this channel I focus a lot on yoga, and it's important for yoga people to realize that yoga does not train the biceps. It's important to get out of that tunnel vision. Ido Portal is great, why do you bring him up?

  • @brianmaximchuk180

    @brianmaximchuk180

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@ShapeshiftWellness My lack of punctuation did read somewhat sarcastically now that I look at it lol. I actually appreciated the fact you suggested strength training and other activities to build a more complete physical human. I mentioned Ido because he is the ultimate cross trainer. I have an extensive martial arts background and have enjoyed cross training with weights all my life so your words echoed my own thoughts on the subject. Fantastic channel - you're posts make me think and experiment more than most!

  • @ShapeshiftWellness

    @ShapeshiftWellness

    3 жыл бұрын

    Awesome thanks for the clarification! Yep, Ido is great. There are so many wonderful people out there to draw inspiration from. I also have a long martial arts background so I can appreciate that too.