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Incline dumbbell curls vs Drag curls

Which do you feel better? Trying to improve bicep peak and love these but wanted to know if one stimulated the long head more than the other?

Its been awhile since I've done either but I'm going to add them to my routine and see what I come up with. It's time for some new arm exercises.
 
Well I did both today and really feel like drag curls gave me a much better pump and could over load the muscle much better on the smith machine
 
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I like incline curls, but use them as my secondary bicep movement, after something like EZ bar curls.
 
I like incline curls, but use them as my secondary bicep movement, after something like EZ bar curls.


Exactly!!! Drag curls are my first. I used them today to overload the muscle then hit incline curls
 
I typically do incline curls, but for maximum contraction, i will stop at the top/ contracted portion, and twist my wrist(s) / pinky inward. This slight variation really works well for me and getting the most out of the movement.
 
A gym I lifted at had a bar like this for doing curls. It felt darn good because it lets you supinate your wrist joint. Anyone ever use one?

I used one during late 80's to early 90's.Called a Gaspari Bar.Had an interesting feel.Now I do the same with db's.
 
Short head of the supinated bicep curl is more active when elbow flexion is greater, the long head part of the biceps brachii is more active when your elbow is more extended. Here's the blog that explains it better than I can, walks you through where the muscle activation happens with research too, pretty cool. **broken link removed**
That article is garbage. Anyone who says stop doing hammers and reverse curls needs to take some biomechanics classes.
 
Short head of the supinated bicep curl is more active when elbow flexion is greater, the long head part of the biceps brachii is more active when your elbow is more extended. Here's the blog that explains it better than I can, walks you through where the muscle activation happens with research too, pretty cool. **broken link removed**
I am guessing the OP would have decided which way to curl 4 years ago when he posted this.
 
They're different. One is training the bicep in the long position/range (incline curls) and one is training short position. Drags will also hit more brach.

Essentially to answer your question: include both of them as they target different muscles within the bicep.
 
That doesn’t seem enough of an incline to get the elbows back. I guess it depends how far one notch puts you at an incline.
It is enough, all you need to make the movement 100% effective is enough of an incline to get your arms behind your body for the bicep to work in the long position. if you sit the bench straight up right, 2 notches back is perfect/ ideal. It keeps your shoulders from rotating as well.
 

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