Which is harder, a seated dumbbell curl or a standing one?

Answer 1

Personally, the standing. But most people will rock and use momentum, and their shoulders to pull the weight up. Perfect form will come if you stand up against a wall. This decreases the opportunity to rock ,"cheat." The seated is usually easier because the your center of gravity is closer to the weight that you are moving. Seated curls use less stabilizer muscles.

Answer 2

Standing Dumbbell Curls

Answer 3

Seated Dumbbell Curls

Answer 4

I agree with peachtool's answer and to further explain I want to introduce you to levels of the exercise, (any exercise.)

Level 1: You and all your stabalizing body muscles are supported by a solid object (a chair) to isolate the muscle you are targeting (bicept for you.)

Level 2: You and most of your stabalizing body muscles are supported by a solid object (a stool, or just lift one leg, anything works to increase to this level.)

Level 3: You and a stabalizing body part is supported by a solid object (This may be your standing curl when standing on both feet on a firm surface.) Let me take this a bit further!

Level 4: You use minimal stability support for the curl (or any practical exercise) this means try a curl standing on only one foot.

Level 5: This is very, very difficult; but possible. You use no stabalizing support (don't try this until you have successfully managed Level 4 and you have a spotter, ease up to this level, it can become dangerous to you or people around you.) This means sit on a ball using no body part touching any solid surface including the ground, (you've probably seen the large stability balls in many gyms.)

Remember these levels apply to all practical exercises. Use them in the correct sequence and only use the lowest level you are comfortable with. It is always important to have a spotter.

And like peachtool was saying isolate the curl and don't 'ROCK' your body to 'cheat' the curl. ~HAVE FUN~ -o

Answer 5

Seated would be harder but better. Standing occupies the upper body as well and can often result in back injuries due to the fact that with very heavy weight the spine is also occupied. I would actually go for preacher chair bicep curls for biceps...it absolutely isolates the biceps.

Answer 6

typically in a standed curl you will unintentionally use your body to curl the weight. I do seated curls.