Biceps

[johnnyBALLZ]

your right, but you have to at least give me credit for not candy coating shit and misleading anyone like magazines often do

[)][)] Hahaha, I doubt anyone could accuse you of candy coating anything DD!!

 

[raysugar1234]

lighter weights, more squeeze. No reason to use anything heavier than 35's or 40lb on db curls, no reason to use weight that people bench press with on barbell curls.

The trick to achieving a good bicep with not so good arm genetics is to get the bicep to grow more near the bend in the arm, the lower part of the bicep is what makes the peak when you flex the arm. Therefore on preacher curls use a lighter weight but when you go down on the negative go all the way until the arm is almost straight out, no half or 3/4 reppin' just to use a heavy weight!! My arms are no Arnold arms, but they are hitting close to 19" at the moment fairly lean. The heaviest I use on db curls is 40 lb db's, heaviest on preacher curls is 65 lbs, heaviest on standing barbell curls is about 110 lbs (usually not even that heavy, maybe 70 or 80 lbs most of the time) heaviest on incline db curls is 30's (both arms at same time)

The biceps are not a large muscle group, training with heavy poundages is stupid, its all about squeeze and maximum muscle contraction. When I finally got smart and trained lighter my arms started growing again. Just what works for me anyways

I get what your saying here, dont sacrifice form for weight, and they are curls, not rows, deads, or bench.... But I think that goes for any movement, do it with proper form and lift to your full potential but dont try to lift more than you are able to.... Progressive resistance is important..... Higher reps on ISO and Lower reps on compounds is a good rule of thumb more people should use... Especially if your scrawny and wanna build mass....

 

[Demondosage]

one of the biggest reasons I suggest lighter weights on curls is because the bicep tendons are so easy to injure, and when you do they take forever to heal!! I've partially ruptured my right bicep tendon twice, and my left bicep once. The right one took 2 years to heal, the left about a year and half, and physical therapy was the only thing that healed the left one. Thank God my bi didnt come detached, it's never the same after that happens.

 

[MANWHORE]

it's never the same after that happens.

Yea,?.. What he said.. Sounds painful..

I get joint pain from light weight...
Either I need more rest or .. lactic acid.. Fatigue failure..
Something is tearing them up .. My joints..