If you’re training at a full gym with lots of equipment, you may see a rack full of weights that resemble barbells, except they’re shorter with several bends in the middle. This is called a curl bar — ...

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 ...

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EZ Curl Bar vs Straight Bar: Which Should You Use? EZ curl bars and straight bars are popular for bicep workouts and beyond, but have a few key differences. Here’s how to determine which bar is right ...

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 ...

Curls are the classic gym bro exercise, and a bicep flex is the most iconic way to, literally, flex on someone. But does it matter what type of curls you do? And are there non-curl ways to get some ...