Questions tagged [biceps]
Questions regarding the biceps, which lies on the upper arm between the shoulder and the elbow.
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How to target short bicep head?
During a bicep workout I usually start with a neutral grip machine preacher curl, which effectively targets the long head and provides good resistance in the lengthened position. I've never been able ...
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Causes of muscular imbalance?
I've been noticing a slight imbalance with my back for the past few months. It is a very slight difference I.e. when doing 40kg dumbell rows right side feels like it still has 1 or 2 reps in the tank ...
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Hip swing in concentric contraction of bicep curl
While doing bicep curl with a friend at the gym, I notice his hip would always swing front and back everytime he did a concentric on the bicep curl. We tried to correct the problem by reducing the ...
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Is Barbell Drag Curl mechanically useful for building biceps
The barbell Drag Curl is said to be effective for the Bicep Long Head as it works in a more stretched position compared to the conventional barbell curl.
I'm considering to add it to my routine in ...
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Bicep Burn While Doing Arm Circles
I'll do a set of bicep curls, then extend my arms (make a T shape), and do 2-300 rapid tight arm circles for my delts. I get the gnarliest bicep burn while doing the arm circles.
My question is, why ...
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Pullups as adequate alternative to arm curls for biceps
I work out at home and do not have adequately weighted dumbells or barbell for arm curls for my biceps, however, I do have a pullup bar and do them every other day 5 sets of 6 reps all the way down (...
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How to strengthen and remove knot near Brachialis and Biceps Brachii?
I have a knot near the Brachialis and Biceps Brachii. It's been there for a few years now and haven't been able to get rid of it. I've done arm workouts, theragun, foam rolling, and stretches. ...
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One arm won't fold after some reps while doing bicep dumbbell curls
Currently I am a beginner in muscle building and to train my bicep muscles I am using dumbbells and I am performing dumbbell curls with them.
While performing the curls, after some reps my left arm ...
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Why is 40 pushups a day not doing anything?
My goal is to build muscle, especially in the arms/biceps.
Originally I was doing about 10 pushups a day along with some bicep stretches (wall stretch, using rollers, deltoid stretch, etc). In mid-...
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Which is the proper grip for dumbbell biceps curl?
is it better for dumbbell biceps curl:
a high palm grip (such as that of deadlift)
a bulldog low palm grip (such as that of bench press and overhead press)
a traditional low palm grip
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Continuing body building after a gap of 3 years
I discovered body building when I was 16. Everyone told me to start off slow and gradually increase. But I wouldn't get the pump with smaller weights/lesser reps of comfortable weight.
I started with ...
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How much time -depending on dumbell size
I would like to know if 5kg dumbbell is enough to grow "big" biceps. Of course ,I know more kg can give faster results, but because I now re-start my workouts.I would like to start slow.I ...
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Home workouts that could grow bigger arms
I need suggestions for good home workouts that could grow bigger arms/biceps/forearms
I only know of push-ups. I am not sure if they are enough to make your arms bigger
I am looking for something ...
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Need some biceps [closed]
Categorically can't do pull ups or bicep curls.
I need something really hard to challenge my biceps, they are my weakest point and the hardest thing to train without equipment.
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Why do we bicep curl?
Turns that I can reverse curl as much as I can bicep curl normally... At least when using a barbell my bicep curl is 1:1 to my reverse curl, when using a dumbell is more like 4/5...
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Biceps pain during chest work
I have been working in the gym for a long time, 2 months due to my quarantine, I did cardio and some light exercises at home to stay active. I went back to the gym about 2 months ago, the first 2 ...
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What's the best exercise to train the biceps?
I was wondering if there has been done a scientific study on what is the best study to work the biceps. I've tried different exercises like barbell rows but I find them hard to grow.
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How to prevent tiring forearms when doing bicep curls
I'm trying to focus more on building my biceps (biceps brachii) on specific days (I'm not doing it every day; I work on different muscle groups or just rest on other days).
However, I noticed that ...
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How to increase pull up repetitions
I'm doing pull ups from a bar, but I'm only able to get about 3 repetitions. After 3 times my biceps can't lift my head up the bar. I am doing ab exercises as well, but that hasn't increased my rep ...
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Best bicep improvement for a skinny 14-year old?
I'm a 14-year old guy, and I'm also skinny. My current routine is: 1) 20 mins treadmill (3-4 mp/h, incline 1.0)
2) 35 push-ups (sets of five with 3 min breaks in between)
3) 25 reps on each arm of ...
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With my non-dominant arm, I can do only 60-70% reps of what the other can. Is that normal?
I am quite new to weightlifting and not really a type to ever be ripped (skinny, 16,6 cm wrists. Anyway, I am concerned whether this is normal:
I do bicep curls with two 18 pound dumbbells. In the ...
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Weak left arm or really strong.. Help Me understand
I'm 17 and skinny, I've been doing pushups and tricep exercises for 3 years (only at home) and I have now started lifting heavy bags and buckets for a year.
After workout my right arm feels so strong ...
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Biceps workout without supplement pain more than 4 days: Do i need whey?
I saw an expert in Youtube said that muscle recovery took 3 days (roughly 72 hours) but it not same with my case.
I'm not bodybuilding and not using any kind of supplement.
I'm doing more for ...
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Completeness of push up and biceps curls for upper arm
I know that for a complete exercise, you need to concentrate on many muscle groups. For example, extreme abs training with no back exercises can cause serious posture problem in the long run.
My ...
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How to calculate muscle and kg needed to obtain your body type you wanted [closed]
i am 23 years old.I have a body like this https://i.stack.imgur.com/GG8G9.jpg .I am 1.81 inch,72 kg.I want to obtain like this https://i.stack.imgur.com/cZDQ0.jpg.How much muscle kg should i add?How ...
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Grow peak on biceps -genetics
I have seen videos about how to grow a bicep-peak.I have done a lot of those workouts. My biceps have become bigger but don't show a great peak. Is this a genetic issue? Or something else?
My ...
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Different between biceps and triceps?
According to my knowledge, biceps having 1/3 of arm muscle to build and triceps having 2/3 of arm muscle to build. When I doing exercises in gym, it is bit hard to do triceps rather than biceps. ...
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What time shall I eat Protein? (a regular cyclist who wanna gain shoulders)
I'm a little confused due to my situation. I bicycle a lot everyday as a mode of transport, however I do weight training 3 times a week specifically focusing on arms and shoulders.
Overall, I'm new ...
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bicep definition with palm facing out (using dumbbells)
I recently started weight training with dumbbells only. My biceps definition with palms facing in are coming along nicely when I fold my arms but they are flat when palms are facing out or parallel to ...
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Biceps with dumbells-heavy lift
I am doing at least 16 kg dumbells. The problem is that my biceps isn't become bigger. I know it needs time but I don't know why now my biceps aren't become bigger. I will come to examples. When I was ...
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Incline curl difficulty
I was doing this inclined curl source
What i found that i could curl 25 pound with normal curl but with incline curl I can do only half of that, what is reason for decrease in strength ?
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Exercise for carrying things on arms
I want to be able to carry things in my arms for a longer period, carrying like carrying someone on your lower arms, half bicep curl position.
How do I increase endurance in this type of carrying?
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Left side bigger than right side
I started doing serious push-ups in July (60 a day). It's been almost 4 months and I got good results. My chest, biceps, triceps have become bigger, much more defined.
However, my left side chest, ...
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Rest time and training other muscles
I am doing althernative days training
I mean one day Chest/Arms/Abs
the other day Back/Shoulders/Legs
I know rest is important for muscle growth
So If I trained my chest/Arms/Abs on Monday
idially ...
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Prevent wrist-injuries when doing curls with high weight
I am doing 25 pound dumb bell curls for a while and now I'd like to move to 35 pounds. The problem is, that I am afraid that my wrist will get injured with that much weight.
Will wrist bands help or ...
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Pain Point in Bicep curl [closed]
I am doing bicep curls standard nothing special, But I don't feel muscle soreness in middle of biceps, i fell it near lower end of it, near elbow one. is it normal or am I doing curls wrong?
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Biceps increase without curls
I get intense pain in arm when I do biceps curls either with dumbbell or bar, I am fine with exercise of other part of body u.e. triceps back , chest etc, Is there any exercise of biceps which does ...
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Biceps brachialis sorness but not brachii
I do push/pull days MWF, my pull days consisting of 9 sets of 4-8 reps compound back movements, and then 6-9 sets of 4-8 reps on bicep isolation. I do different arm positions for biceps (incline ...
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Dumbbell for arms with different strenght
I had bone fracture in my right arm couple of years ago and it is not same in strength as left one. While doing exercise like bicep curl I find while I can take 10kg on left I can take only 7.5 on ...
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How can I build biceps without supinating the wrist?
I was born without the ability to supinate (turn my wrist so my palm faces upwards) my wrist. This is a problem only on my right hand. Therefore I can’t do regular curls, preacher curls or ...
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Arm goes numb during chair dips?
I have an issue where my arms go sorta tingly and numb after about 25 chair dips. I can still do reps afterward (have gone up to 42) however my arms feel really weird doing it. Nothing like they ...
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Is it possible to load different areas of the muscle lengthwise?
I have a bicep that is thick at the insertion point near the elbow and thin closer to the shoulder.
When I did various dumbbell and barbell curls and experienced soreness, the sore area was the ...
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obtain mass on chest,biceps,triceps program [closed]
i make workout only friday,Saturday,Sunday.Rarely and other days.I am 24 years old and my weight is 66.My height is 1.78.Can someone build chest,biceps and triceps making workout only the days i ...
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What is the proper way to hold your arms while training your biceps?
When I work out my biceps I do:
1: 4x15 chin ups (84 kg me)
2: 4x15 barbell curls (30 kg)
3: 4x12 concentration curls (22kg)
4: 4x12 cable preacher curls (62 kg)
My problem is with my ...
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How to increase bicep (bar) curls?
My progress on bar curls has dropped. I understand any form of bar curl is the staple bicep exercise so i'm wondering what is a good change up or strategy to improve (increase) the weight I can curl?
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Barbell biceps curl - standing up or sitting down?
So, I'd like to do a prefect exercise for biceps, really isolate them and make them work 100% in order to get them bigger. I use barbells.
I'm wondering, which of the following two exercises is ...
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Alternatives for exercises to prevent pain on inside of elbow
(Please note this is not a duplicate from https://fitness.stackexchange.com/questions/29643/treating-pain-on-inside-of-elbow-possibly-tendonitis. The background is the same hence the same start, but ...
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My biceps becomes stiff after one workout. How do I fix this?
What should I do when my biceps becomes stiff? When I perform curls by using a rod, I am able to curl my biceps, but later on, when I move to dumbbell curls, even the lightest weight — say 15 pounds — ...
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Difference between curls with dumbbells and barbells when bicep curling
I generally do normal biceps curls using dumbbells of 10 kilograms on each hand. With that I am able to do 20 curls with each hand at a stretch( I am a beginner).
However I tried today lifting a rod ...
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