Biceps exercise device and methods of use

An apparatus for use in exercise comprising a movable hand-held platform having a thickness, an upper surface, a lower surface, a front side, a rear side, a left side and a right side wherein said front and back sides are longer than said left and right sides;

• a slot provided at a central location on said front side, said slot having an opening at said front side and a closed interior end;
• at least one recess on said upper surface adjacent to the closed end of said slot;
• at least one upwardly extending ridge on the upper surface of the platform adjacent to the slot;
• and at least one upwardly extending protrusion on the upper surface of the platform adjacent to the front opening of said slot.

A method for exercising human arm muscles comprising the steps of:

• a. moving a hand-held platform into a horizontal orientation, said platform having a thickness, an upper surface, a lower surface, a front side, a rear side, a left side and a right side wherein said front and back sides are longer than said left and right sides, and a slot is provided at a central location on said front side, said slot having an opening at said front side and a closed interior end;
• b. moving a dumbbell comprising a pair of weights separated by a handle into a vertical orientation;
• c. inserting the handle of the dumbbell into the slot such that the handle touches the closed interior end of the slot, and one of the weights rests on the upper surface of the platform;
• d. placing a user's open hands on the lower surface of the platform with palms facing up;
• and
• e. the user repetitively raising and lowering the platform and dumbbell while keeping the platform in a generally horizontal orientation to exercise the user's arms.