hst and arms ?

[Neodavid]

That may be a good idea for me too, with my wrists still hurting. Hammer curls might be better than the cambered bar.

Neo, check my post where I listed my workout. I edited to add in the alternating movement.

 

[Freddy]

Let me put it this way, I'm not growing, so I'm changing my workout.

My mentioning how I felt was more of a confirmation, because I mean I REALLY can feel they haven't been worked.

If you don't believe that I can feel I wasn't stimulated enough, okay, but the results are bearing it out.

I'm aware my feelings are subjective, and wouldn't have mentioned them unless they were extreme, and confirmatory in nature. The thread wasn't about my feeling things, it was about my lack of growth, and I've decided to increase sets to 3.

I'm glad you figured out a solution.

 

[Freddy]

That may be a good idea for me too, with my wrists still hurting. Hammer curls might be better than the cambered bar.

Try alternating between 3 movements too. Hammer curls one day, reverse (french) curls the next, and concentration curls the last. By alternating like this, you stay closer to your max in any given rep range.

EDIT: Biceps are the ONLY muscle that I recommend be trained in this fashion for HST. In fact, for squats, I think you need to be squatting everyday you do an HST workout. Upper body pressing is best alternated the way Bob Smith already has outlined.

 

[Neodavid]

Good ideas, but my left wrist is injured, and I could never do reverse curls the way I'm built. 6.25 inch wrists, long tendons, and short muscle body, and maybe something in the joint that's weak... anyway, I can hardly do 20 lbs reverse curl wise. Otherwise I curl 145 for 6 reps, so the difference is too much for those to work for me.

I've tried strengthening my wrists, but nothing seems to work.

Try alternating between 3 movements too. Hammer curls one day, reverse (french) curls the next, and concentration curls the last. By alternating like this, you stay closer to your max in any given rep range.

EDIT: Biceps are the ONLY muscle that I recommend be trained in this fashion for HST. In fact, for squats, I think you need to be squatting everyday you do an HST workout. Upper body pressing is best alternated the way Bob Smith already has outlined.

 

[Freddy]

Good ideas, but my left wrist is injured, and I could never do reverse curls the way I'm built. 6.25 inch wrists, long tendons, and short muscle body, and maybe something in the joint that's weak... anyway, I can hardly do 20 lbs reverse curl wise. Otherwise I curl 145 for 6 reps, so the difference is too much for those to work for me.

I've tried strengthening my wrists, but nothing seems to work.

The reverse curls were just an example...there must be a 3rd curling exercise you like and are capable of doing. Think of a 3rd one...might just be a cable version of something you're already doing.

Look into "Outer Limit Loops" from IronMind.com. They're only $20 and will help your wrists.

 

[Neodavid]

Yeah, I can do cable, just you know, it's not a free weight, and I have this thing against machines. Too unnatural.

But I'll do it, since it's not the main exercise. Gotta do something or my bi's will suffer.

The reverse curls were just an example...there must be a 3rd curling exercise you like and are capable of doing. Think of a 3rd one...might just be a cable version of something you're already doing.

Look into "Outer Limit Loops" from IronMind.com. They're only $20 and will help your wrists.

 

[Freddy]

Yeah, I can do cable, just you know, it's not a free weight, and I have this thing against machines. Too unnatural.

But I'll do it, since it's not the main exercise. Gotta do something or my bi's will suffer.

What about doing say; hammer curls, DB concentration curls, and barbell curls?

 

[Neodavid]

Have to use cambered bar, cause my wrists can't turn 'straight' without great lose of strength or pain. I'm a whimp in the wrists... not limp however! (g)

What about doing say; hammer curls, DB concentration curls, and barbell curls?

 

[Freddy]

Have to use cambered bar, cause my wrists can't turn 'straight' without great lose of strength or pain. I'm a whimp in the wrists... not limp however! (g)

Play around with the cables and see what you can come up with, you can probably figure something out.