What happened to the Bicep curl???
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For biceps curls I do 27kg in each arm for about 10 reps and can about 3 sets before I am doing lower than 8 repish.0
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bicep curls are a waste of time
please do tell why
because the dude who invented SL 5x5 told him so....and he drank the Kool-aid.
Sighhhh...I love this thread!! Absurdity is sooo entertaining! :bigsmile:0 -
I always see people post there 1RM for Squats, Dead lifts, and Bench press. But what is everyone curling with a straight bar? I don't want to know a 1RM I mean what are you curling for at least 6 reps???? ( without swinging your back and looking like a a**hole!)
I do bicep curls0 -
bicep curls are a waste of time
please do tell why
because the dude who invented SL 5x5 told him so....and he drank the Kool-aid.
Sighhhh...I love this thread!! Absurdity is sooo entertaining! :bigsmile:
XD if im not doing 100% compound lifts I must be doing something wrong ,,, all of my gains are fake! i have pics to prove how fake they are hehehe0 -
I am confused though. Aside from personal preferences, can isolation such as curls be as effective as compound? My comfort zone has always been isolation and I don't know too many compound moves.0
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I am confused though. Aside from personal preferences, can isolation such as curls be as effective as compound? My comfort zone has always been isolation and I don't know too many compound moves.0
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I am confused though. Aside from personal preferences, can isolation such as curls be as effective as compound? My comfort zone has always been isolation and I don't know too many compound moves.
NO ONE here is arguing against compound moves--those should be the basis of any lifting program. Some of us just prefer to do a mixture of compound and isolation moves, while others snub anything that is not a compound lift....whatevs...it's their body, so they can do what they please I s'pose.
Pooor OP, he was just looking for some numbers, and ended up with all this nonsense instead. Ah well, I'm sitting here with a sick kid in my lap, so this is halfway decent entertainment for me.
*edited because I just realized I use those effing emoticons way too much.0 -
Pooor OP, he was just looking for some numbers, and ended up with all this nonsense instead.
I suspect he has enjoyed the chaos just like so many of the rest of us have. Very enlightening glimpse into the inner-psyche of "serious" lifters.
(edit: because the bold was unnecessary when I trimmed the rest of the message.)0 -
I have time for the compounds, and biceps get worked on 2 different lifts that way 3 x weekly.
So while they have gained a 5/8" in a month of lifting focus in general, nothing specific for them.
I'll have to see where the curl strength is now. But at the end of a workout where I'd put it, probably not much since I'm spent already.0 -
I am confused though. Aside from personal preferences, can isolation such as curls be as effective as compound? My comfort zone has always been isolation and I don't know too many compound moves.
NO ONE here is arguing against compound moves--those should be the basis of any lifting program. Some of us just prefer to do a mixture of compound and isolation moves, while others snub anything that is not a compound lift....whatevs...it's their body, so they can do what they please I s'pose.
Pooor OP, he was just looking for some numbers, and ended up with all this nonsense instead. Ah well, I'm sitting here with a sick kid in my lap, so this is halfway decent entertainment for me.
*edited because I just realized I use those effing emoticons way too much.
Well i know very few compounds, so what would be some good ones to incorporate into my routine? I currently do upper/lower body isolation 4 days a week with 1 day of cardio.0 -
Well i know very few compounds, so what would be some good ones to incorporate into my routine? I currently do upper/lower body isolation 4 days a week with 1 day of cardio.
Deadlift
Squat
Bent-over row
Bench press
Shoulder press
Upright row
Pullups
Dips
http://www.exrx.net/Lists/Directory.html
How to incorporate depends on how much time you have and frequency, and equipment.
http://www.exrx.net/WeightTraining/Instructions.html0 -
I am confused though. Aside from personal preferences, can isolation such as curls be as effective as compound? My comfort zone has always been isolation and I don't know too many compound moves.
Thanks for this!!! Way to many haters because I do some isolation lifts ALONG with my compound lifts. What can I say I love being at the gym and make time to do both.0 -
I'm sorry to have to be the one to break the news to you fellas But hey, look on the bright side...nerds have nice biceps :laugh:
You know you're a nerd when people are always mistaking you for a guy when you're actually a chick with a great avatar (and biceps )
HOLY CRAPSNACKS! I just saw this....I THINK that was meant as a compliment, but I still had to change my avatar...would you mistake me for a guy now? lol ;p0 -
HOLY CRAPSNACKS! I just saw this....I THINK that was meant as a compliment, but I still had to change my avatar...would you mistake me for a guy now? lol...holy geeeezzzz...
LOL-I was actually referring to my avatar. Between it and my user name I'm always being mistaken as a guy.
You look GREAT BTW. Strong is the new sexy! Even if you use curls (like me) to get strong!0 -
I'm sorry to have to be the one to break the news to you fellas But hey, look on the bright side...nerds have nice biceps :laugh:
You know you're a nerd when people are always mistaking you for a guy when you're actually a chick with a great avatar (and biceps )
HOLY CRAPSNACKS! I just saw this....I THINK that was meant as a compliment, but I still had to change my avatar...would you mistake me for a guy now? lol ;p
O.O gonna stare at you for awhile if you don't mind!0 -
HOLY CRAPSNACKS! I just saw this....I THINK that was meant as a compliment, but I still had to change my avatar...would you mistake me for a guy now? lol...holy geeeezzzz...
LOL-I wasactually referring to my avatar. Between it and my user name I'm always being mistaken as a guy.
You look GREAT BTW. Strong is the new sexy! Even if use curls (like me) to get strong!
LOLOLOL!! That's a relief!!! sighhh..ok, i can go back to my mannish pics with no fear...rock on my friend. :flowerforyou:0 -
I'm sorry to have to be the one to break the news to you fellas But hey, look on the bright side...nerds have nice biceps :laugh:
You know you're a nerd when people are always mistaking you for a guy when you're actually a chick with a great avatar (and biceps )
HOLY CRAPSNACKS! I just saw this....I THINK that was meant as a compliment, but I still had to change my avatar...would you mistake me for a guy now? lol ;p
O.O gonna stare at you for awhile if you don't mind!
Yeah, ^this. I may or may not have photo-creeped. =P
Looking strong...and in no way like a guy.0 -
I'm a pretty avid fan of Nrol for functional strength and found the sl made me stronger at only doing those specific lifts. That said, I also teach body pump so this skews what I can do individually without quitting my hobby job. Recently I've been enjoying lifting ml with my hubs and what I've figured out is that I can pull up pretty well but can't curl for *kitten*, so I'm going to start workin on that. I love arms.0
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Without looking like an a** hole up to 40... looking like an a** hole, 65.
***Edit*** this is dumbbell curls...0 -
My 10-10-10s are at 30 lbs. 10 reps of halfway up, 10 halfway down, and 10 full
I rarely do high weight for a ez curl or cambered bar, but my bicep curls are 25-30 for 7 on a dumbbell. So I would assume it would be around 50-60 max for a low rep high weight straight bar.0
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