standing barbell curls vs. preacher curls

[nimbus]

is there a difference between the two in terms of what gets worked? is there any point in doing both during a work out?

 

[b fold the truth]

I either will do standing barbell or dbell curls...then always machine preacher curls.

B True

 

[cwick0]

barbell=mass/thickness
preachers=peak (predominately)

 

[TheOak84]

i like doin standing bb curls, hammers/db curls and 1 arm machine preachers. it feels gooood

 

[Goodfellow]

I like to incorporate both in my routine.
Like someone said above I believe that preachers work on the peak and bb curls work mainly on thicknesss and width.


Karma is always welcome!

 

[Dave949]

is there a difference between the two in terms of what gets worked?

No.... they both do the same thing. As the bicep shortens (contracts) it raises the lower arm up to the upper arm in a semi arc. Preachers will force one, to a degree, to do the movement strict by not allowing body swing or poor form thus putting increased emphasis on the arms (biceps).