biceps

Not happy with your biceps? Drop the heavy loads for a while and do 100 reps of empty barbell curls. . Most guys that struggle with biceps growth use really heavy weights and a lot of momentum to curl. Then they do reps in the low ranges and, ultimately, the biceps really don't end up doing a...

Eccentric Vs. Concentric training. Which Is Better? How should you think about the benefits during lifting (concentric) and lowering (eccentric) of the weight during your workout? Resistance training involves two types of movements, concentric and eccentric. Concentric movement is...

t's common for people to only focus on bringing the weights up and forget to control the weight down. We have solid evidence showing this is not beneficial for muscle growth. - A 2017 meta-analysis shows the eccentric (lowering down) part of a lift is at least as important as the concentric...

🔹In our entire body we have only have about 2,000 calories worth of carbs stored. About 400 calories or 100 grams of that is in our liver as glycogen. The other 1600 are spread across all the muscles in our body (400 grams). - ⬇️It’s important to know that only the muscles being trained will...

Did you know that different parts of a muscle are controlled by different nerves? The biceps has a long and a short head. Nerve cells connected to the long head's outer (lateral) part are activated during elbow flexion, while nerve cells connected to the inner (medial) part are activated by...

Started MC IGF-1 LR3 3 weeks ago with my Test + Deca cycle at the same time, so the Deca - Test probably have not really hit yet... Week 1 - 40 mcg pre workout sub Q, First time doing chest I noticed an unusual pump from just flat bench which I NEVER get a pump from so this shit does work...

Been injecting for the first time in my biceps and holy fuck this shit hurts feels like I tore every fiber in my biceps without working them at all lol .... debating sticking with SUB-Q because of this... any input is great

by Matt Weik For many people, this article will be a “duh” feature. However, I think we all fall into a routine at the gym and some people forget about different workout techniques to help stimulate the muscle and promote new muscle growth. Many people get stuck doing three sets of 10 reps and...

How important is the brachialis and arm growth? - 🔹Very important! The brachialis sits between the biceps and triceps, but it also pushes the biceps upward. Therefore, you need to train it if you want huge biceps peaks!💪🏼 - 💥The way you can specifically train the brachialis is to put your biceps...

This is a great exercise to improve the size of your biceps, yet it's rarely used, mostly because it doesn't allow for a lot of weight to be lifted and some egos just can't deal with that. Also, this exercise requires perfect form and control – things the average gym-bro doesn't have. . The drag...

Many people have goal physiques and seek to obtain a level of leanness or muscular development of someone else. There's not much wrong with this, as long as you take into account that how your muscles exactly look when they grow for a large part depends on genetic factors. - For example, where...

The fastest way to improve the look of your biceps is to focus on the brachialis. The brachialis contributes to upper arm thickness more so than the biceps. Now, people assume that training the brachialis is as simple as using a neutral/hammer grip. Not so. While grip type can have an impact...

by Christian Thibaudeau BOSU ball curls are idiotic. Why? Well, you simply can't lift as much weight when you're on an unstable surface. And you lose a lot of the mind-muscle connection when your attention and CNS resources have to be divided into two different motor tasks. As such, you're...

Sometimes I’m completely fascinated with how badly the average gym dweller craves big arms. Although I witness these guys training chest, back, shoulders and legs with formidable intensity and passion, they seem to jump to another level when they’re attacking their arms. I often hear more...

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Train your biceps from all angles – and hit your forearms while you’re at it – with this arm arsenal by Joe Wuebben // workout by Clay Burwell Being a former Golden Gloves-contending boxer, Manhattan-based trainer Clay Burwell knows a thing or two about training arms. When it comes to biceps...

Barbell Curls Victor almost always starts his biceps workouts off with a barbell curl, alternating between a straight bar and an EZ-curl bar. With both the shorter bars weighing 25 pounds, he can do as much as four 25s on each side for a total of 225 pounds. Why not just put two 45s on? “The...

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An Impressive Résumé at 21 It’s safe to say that none of today’s pros can claim to have accomplished as much as Cody Montgomery had at the age of 21. Firstly, until he came along, no one had ever won the NPC Teenage Nationals more than once. Cody racked up three of those titles, along with an...

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...