I would like to have exercices to lengthen my biceps. Because my biceps is too short and I wants to lengthen it
not realy ''lengthen'' it... but its beacause i got a place on my biceps that is not train enough i think...
i have a place to fill near my elbow
P.S : sory if my english suck :S
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Thread: How to lengthen my biceps
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03-15-2008, 07:32 AM #1
How to lengthen my biceps
Last edited by daniel_d; 03-15-2008 at 08:00 AM.
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03-15-2008, 07:40 AM #2
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03-15-2008, 07:41 AM #3
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03-15-2008, 08:10 AM #4
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03-15-2008, 08:16 AM #5
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03-15-2008, 08:18 AM #6
And by the way I have found this link on lower biceps Go see this its CRAZY!
http://www.larryscott.com/bio/newsletter/97summer_1.cfm
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03-15-2008, 09:23 AM #7
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03-15-2008, 09:43 AM #8
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03-15-2008, 10:26 AM #9
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03-15-2008, 10:36 AM #10
There is evidence you can add to the length of a muscle. The mechanism is there. The transition from muscle to tendon is not distinct, there are transition cell types, that apparently can change their qualities.
The question is "how (best technique)" and "how much". That is the controversy.
Research and anecdote point to resistance in the stretched position and/or stretching. Essentially, sarcomeres are created to maintain the length/tension relationship optimization for a given activity.
OP, try incline hammer curls. If anything works, these will.
Don't expect radical change; and the effort/result ratio might be very high.
But give it a shot and see what happens.CSCS, ACSM cPT.
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03-15-2008, 12:19 PM #11
I think its mostly genetics too but from personal experience I think alot of hammer curls and reverse curls in variation has worked for me to an extent. Incorporate them into you bicep routine and perhaps they'll grow more towards your elbow. This was a huge problem for me my first year of training.
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03-15-2008, 12:28 PM #12
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You can give the illusion of a longer bicep. Preacher curl works the bicep more at the insertion down by the elbow. Start your bi workout with preacher curls. Also, stretch after every set. Stretching will not only lengthen the muscle but help in overall growth by stretching the muscle facia.
If this were easy, everyone would do it!
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10-12-2010, 04:29 AM #13
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I see this is an old thread, but I've been doing some research on this particular subject lately. A lot of good points were brought up here, but he one thing I'm surprised that has not been mentioned yet is to do the FULL repetition of the exercise. Allowing your arm to straighten out to it's full length.
Yes, you are limited to your genetic build, but you can maximize your length by not trying to cheat the exercise. "Do the exercise, not the weight." Use a weight you can successfully rep and this will also allow you to reach your maximum bicep length. I see way too many guys in the gym trying to curl big weight, but they never let their arms straighten out. They have tall, but not long biceps because of it."You've got to get up every morning with determination if you're going to go to bed with satisfaction."
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10-12-2010, 02:31 PM #14
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10-13-2010, 12:13 AM #15
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