Are hammer curls bad for baseball?
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Not necessarily bad, but unneccessary.
They are ok. They are not to be done as a main lift. You can do a couple sets on off days.
If you want to do curls do reverse curls with a towel around the bar for the grip aspect.
You can also do one-arm barbell curls
not many good baseball players have that kind of bicep strength...
Best Bicep Exercises...
1. Zottman Curls
2. Hammer Curls
3. One-Arm Barbell Curls
4. Reverse/Hammer Curls with Towels
5. Rope Bicep Curls on a pressdown machine
1. Zottman Curls
2. Hammer Curls
3. One-Arm Barbell Curls
4. Reverse/Hammer Curls with Towels
5. Rope Bicep Curls on a pressdown machine
If everyone swapped out curls for chin-ups and pull-ups, it would be a huge benefit. Chin-ups build the huge guns you want but also develop lat and tricep strength - both way more important in baseball (and athletics in general) than bicep strength.
i have my guys do hammer curls with relatively light kettle bells (8-10 lbs each)... kills 2 birds with one stone, biceps and wrist grip strength.
Chinups and pullups are to be done everyday...so no need to swap out the curls for them...Curls do have their benefits and very good observation Kyle, Chinups and pullups are incredible exercises.