How come my triceps get bigger but not my biceps?

[elpermic]

I started lifting and my max was 35lbs for triceps, but I worked for 2 months and I can do 75 lbs tricep curls no problems.

But I had 25lbs max for bicep curls and 2 months later it's still at 25..

[michaelsneddon]

wuts a tricep kurl

[Staxed1989]

Originally Posted by elpermic

I started lifting and my max was 35lbs for triceps, but I worked for 2 months and I can do 75 lbs tricep curls no problems.

But I had 25lbs max for bicep curls and 2 months later it's still at 25..

lifting more weight does not equate to bigger muscles though!

[RobCamlin]

Triceps are naturally stronger and bigger than your biceps.
Maybe you're not pushing your bis hard enough?
Also, try more multi-angular workouts for bis, you should see big strength gains when you involve all parts of the muscle.

[PatChukwurah]

Originally Posted by michaelsneddon

wuts a tricep kurl

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[SLU12]

Originally Posted by michaelsneddon

wuts a tricep kurl

Originally Posted by PatChukwurah

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those

[fitnessnewb]

I guess he means skullcrushers. I am the opposite, got decent bi's but ****ty tri's theyre strong but theyre tiny. Be glad your tri's are bigger tri's take up more of the upper arm. Wish I had more tri's than bi's.

[tomsun]

Originally Posted by SLU12

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[IronManMMA]

Originally Posted by tomsun

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=tricep+kurl


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[ecoates]

Originally Posted by SLU12

those

LOL are you wearing ****ing underwear on your face.

[OpolE]

Tricep makes up 70% of your arm
Bicep 30%

[BredFromFire]

Originally Posted by michaelsneddon

wuts a tricep kurl

isn't a one-arm dumbell tricep extension also called a french curl?

just sayin maybe that's what he meant.

[RichForever]

i noticed too that when you do biceps the weight might not increase but size do. i personally hate working out bi's, i love tri's more than anything

[JLG66]

as 1 dude said triceps make up 2/3s of your arm. your triceps get stronger because there are more exercises that use triceps. like: bench press, and military press. any pressing in other words. only bicep stuff you get is from pulling exercises. you can push a lot more weight than you can pull, thus saying triceps get stronger quicker because you work with more weight than pulling motions like bent over rows, and pulldowns/pullups.


you might also be over training your biceps, i wouldnt do them more than twice a week.

[Neveion]

Originally Posted by fitnessnewb

I guess he means skullcrushers. I am the opposite, got decent bi's but ****ty tri's theyre strong but theyre tiny. Be glad your tri's are bigger tri's take up more of the upper arm. Wish I had more tri's than bi's.

Same here.

[Jordan_S]

Originally Posted by JLG66

as 1 dude said triceps make up 2/3s of your arm. your triceps get stronger because there are more exercises that use triceps. like: bench press, and military press. any pressing in other words. only bicep stuff you get is from pulling exercises. you can push a lot more weight than you can pull, thus saying triceps get stronger quicker because you work with more weight than pulling motions like bent over rows, and pulldowns/pullups.


you might also be over training your biceps, i wouldnt do them more than twice a week.

This.
Your triceps take up more of your upper arm mass. The bicep is a pretty small muscle group and shouldn't even have to be hit that much if your hitting your back hard. Thats not an excuse not to train them, but just make sure you don't overtrain them.

[Vega1]

(arnold accent)

IF YOU WANT TO BUILD THE BI'S YOU HAVE TO BUILD THE TRI'S

AND ALSO IF YOU WANT TO BUILD THE TRI'S YOU HAVE TO BUILD THE BI'S

[BredFromFire]

Originally Posted by RichForever

i noticed too that when you do biceps the weight might not increase but size do. i personally hate working out bi's, i love tri's more than anything

well say you curl 40 pounds and bench 200 pounds.

if your curl goes to 50 pounds, that's a 25% increase. to get the same % increase on bench you'd have to go up to 250 pounds. so im guessing its just the fact that the 5 pound intervals are harder to reach when lower weight is applied for lifts like curls.

[exy]

Originally Posted by michaelsneddon

wuts a tricep kurl

Originally Posted by PatChukwurah

lol this

Originally Posted by SLU12

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them

[JOSEF RAKICH]

Originally Posted by michaelsneddon

wuts a tricep kurl

Dont know, I think it must involve the snapping of the elbow joint?

[Fitness-Freak]

Originally Posted by OpolE

Tricep makes up 70% of your arm
Bicep 30%

He is right...The Triceps is 2/3 of the arm...