bicep training

This is a two-pronged topic: Not sure if anyone else has experienced anything like this, but for some reason as I train arms/biceps, I seem to hit the brachialis more than the biceps themselves. Doesn't matter the exercise, preacher curls, standing barbell curls, etc., the next day I find my...

YAXENI ORIQUEN: AT LEAST 12 REPS Going beyond the usual 8-10. October 13, 2009 FLEXONLINE.COM Forty-one-year-old Venezuelan native Yaxeni Oriquen has won three pro shows, including the 2005 Ms. Olympia. She was third in the 2009 Ms. International. She tells us why the rep sweet spot for...

GROW BIGGER GUNS Gun growing tips from the enigmatic Canadian. November 17, 2009 FLEXONLINE.COM After winning the 2003 Canadian Championships and deputing at the 2004 Toronto Pro, Frank McGrath went MIA for the next five years, not finishing a single pro show despite false starts. This...

SECRETS TO GOOD BI'S Charles “Ray” Arde on why basics are best for biceps January 12, 2009 FLEXONLINE.COM Born in the Philippines, Charles “Ray” Arde’s family moved to America before he was one. Growing up in Northern California, he segued from martial arts to bodybuilding and eventually...

MEL SWELLS HIS BI’S Biceps ballooning tips from Melvin Anthony, Jr. April 21, 2010 FLEXONLINE.COM Despite being arguably bodybuilding’s greatest showman and, at his best, sporting one of the most dramatic rear double bi shots of all time, Melvin Anthony, Jr. is the stealth pro. He...

HENRY’S BICEPS Check out Dave Henry 's unique spin on training November 4, 2010 FLEXONLINE.COM Since the creation of the 202 division in 2008, Dave Henry has been, arguably, its foremost practitioner, winning four shows and placing in the top three in six others. He won the inaugural...

WAWRYK’S BICEPS Canadian champ Vincent Wawryk on building bi’s. February 10, 2011 FLEXONLINE.COM For the longest time the Canadian Championships were not much of a proving ground for IFBB Pro League success. For eleven years after Claude Groulx took the title in 1994, no overall winner...

BRANDON’S BICEPS How the always well-armed Brandon Curry grows his guns. How the always well-armed Brandon Curry grows his guns. June 25, 2011 FLEXONLINE.COM Three years is an eternity in bodybuilding, so the memory of Brandon Curry’s overall victory at the 2008 NPC USA Championships...