Question: Biceps Not getting SORE!!

[Dr.FuzzyBallz]

Alright so i started working out again.

Well the first day i started i did my Biceps mainly, some hammer Curls, and some normal Curls, i did them slow and my form was good as far as i could tell my elbows didnt move i didnt use any momentum it wsa all bicep. The next day my biceps were sore, the next 2 times i did my biceps they were sore.

This past week my biceps just refuse to get sore... i mean yesterday i did counting 3 seconds up and 3 seconds going down.. focused on my form didnt let me arm move and i did 4 sets of 25reps with 10lb dumbells (I weigh 122lb). Today i am not sore at all. I had also done my abs, my chest, my legs, my tris, and they are all sore except my biceps... does anyone know why they dont get sore? anyone else have this problem

[jakeeck]

Alright so i started working out again.

Well the first day i started i did my Biceps mainly, some hammer Curls, and some normal Curls, i did them slow and my form was good as far as i could tell my elbows didnt move i didnt use any momentum it wsa all bicep. The next day my biceps were sore, the next 2 times i did my biceps they were sore.

This past week my biceps just refuse to get sore... i mean yesterday i did counting 3 seconds up and 3 seconds going down.. focused on my form didnt let me arm move and i did 4 sets of 25reps with 10lb dumbells (I weigh 122lb). Today i am not sore at all. I had also done my abs, my chest, my legs, my tris, and they are all sore except my biceps... does anyone know why they dont get sore? anyone else have this problem

its the same with me.. my biceps never get sore but they still grow lol

[SuperDan01]

try working to failure with them.. or go with higher reps and experiment a little to see how your body reacts to different types of training, everyones different. good luck

[moonybaby]

mix ure training up man - warmup - do maybe 3/4 sets of that slow bicep curle movements u do, normal and hammer. then hit them heavy with preacher curls..get 12.5s or 15's - aim for 2-4 reps 3 sets. if u find u cnt do 12.5's dw - negative rep them 4 or 5 times

[LankedOut]

You could do some cheat curls as well.

[DC-user]

you gotta up the weight

[1111111111111111111111111111]

As long as you're moving up in weight that's all you should care about.

[MasterKevin]

you gotta up the weight

this. 25 reps is not necessary at your weight imo, stick with the 8=10 range and heavier weights.

[dkemano42]

You dont have to be sore to be growing in size or strength. When your muscles get a little used to what you are doing, they usually stop getting sore. The only time I get DOMS any more is when I add an exercise I have not done for a long time or add someting new, then it only last for a one time. Correction....sometimes when I have a very intense workout, like doing 10 sets of squats instead of my normal set count I am a little sore, but thats usually joints not the actual muscle.

DK

[.Locus]

You don't need to be sore. When I'm not sore (particularly for my legs), I'm happy.

I'm not sure but I think that just means there's not as much lactic acid build-up. Lucky.

But anyway. THat could be wrong. Just cause you're not sore doesn't mean you had a bad workout. I had the same question, and I read up online a few months ago.

[Dr.FuzzyBallz]

Well i do work them to failure, i do like a sort of 5th set after my 4th where i jsut keep going till my biceps wont lift anymore.

When i am dont the workout they feel huge and do get a lot bigger for that short amount of time, but no soreness the next day. They do grow in size ive always had this problem with my biceps, and yes they grow in size.

So basically what you guys are saying is soreness doesnt necessarily mean your muscles are getting bigger? My biceps are still growing even if they dont get sore?

One last question its really hard for me to get my shoudlers sore as well.

[dkemano42]

So basically what you guys are saying is soreness doesnt necessarily mean your muscles are getting bigger? My biceps are still growing even if they dont get sore?

Yes...Yes...

DK

[Ziggaz21]

Go until failure every so often, that should wake them up.

[bracken1]

soreness does NOT mean growth.

you're also doing far to many reps, up the weight to something where the last rep is JUST there, and stick between 8 - 12 reps, i believe this is the best range for biceps, correct me if i'm wrong though.

[ryux999]

ya. u gotta up the weight

[tonksie93]

My arms are never saw but my legs and lats feel like **** with only like 10 sets.

[jgil1919]

You dont have to be sore to be growing in size or strength. When your muscles get a little used to what you are doing, they usually stop getting sore. The only time I get DOMS any more is when I add an exercise I have not done for a long time or add someting new, then it only last for a one time. Correction....sometimes when I have a very intense workout, like doing 10 sets of squats instead of my normal set count I am a little sore, but thats usually joints not the actual muscle.

DK

exactly what i was gonna say

[TazM]

I found that my bicepsnever grew with 8-12 reps, so i moved to heavier weights and hitting 5-8, it's working well!

[Memorial93]

so if I can pull through 10 reps of 20 lb. dumbbells for getting toned arms, I should do something like 6-8 sets with 25 lb. dumbbells for large growth?

smaller amount of reps with heavier weights or high reps/heavier weights?

[Loswaldo]

Oh noes my muscles arn't sore, I not gonna get bigz.


STFU. Seriously soreness doesn't not equal mass. Just workout, do the sets that you have given yourself and do them, up the weight each week or each workout if your form is good.

Also this bull**** about lifting slowly 3 seconds up 3 seconds down. WTF is that, it means nothing, just lift the weight in a controlled manner, this time thing is a myth.

[Nz4nE]

When you are doing dumbell curls try to squeeze as your bringing the dumbell up. Repeat this process for around 8-10reps or try lowering the weight to around 25 dumbells and go for 20reps.

[Memorial93]

total rookie question (even though I'm not) but what exactly is "squeezing the bicep"?

is it going all the way up with the weight?

[ladiesman088]

try going to higher weight and lower reps?

[sammcl]

try working to failure with them.. or go with higher reps and experiment a little to see how your body reacts to different types of training, everyones different. good luck

This, I love doing DB preachers with one arm, then the other and so on, with no rest until I can't grind out any more reps.

[Dylan1010]

My biceps are the same way but they still tend to grow at a decent rate.

Try going to failure with them for a good 5-10 reps

[iLiRaM]

soreness has little to no correlation to muscle growth

[Ka0s]

total rookie question (even though I'm not) but what exactly is "squeezing the bicep"?

is it going all the way up with the weight?

contracting the bicep hard at the top of the motion

[queensfinest101]

You dont have to be sore to be growing in size or strength. When your muscles get a little used to what you are doing, they usually stop getting sore. The only time I get DOMS any more is when I add an exercise I have not done for a long time or add someting new, then it only last for a one time. Correction....sometimes when I have a very intense workout, like doing 10 sets of squats instead of my normal set count I am a little sore, but thats usually joints not the actual muscle.

DK

i agree, i beasted on my legs on thursday and there still pretty sore, through all kinds of new things in there lol

[Dr.FuzzyBallz]

I have a questiont than, what does soreness mean, what does it do, and why do you get sore?

Also is it true you shoudl work your arms everyother day... aparently they dont recover fast enoguh... and your suppose to do abs like everyday.. cause they revcover fast. So if i workout my biceps everyday and tri's is it bad?

Also is it true if u stretch before working out you increase your gains.

EDIT: mm oh yes one more thinng, you know how some people have hard as rock arms when they flex... Well my biceps arent very hard, infact it kinda hurts when you squeeze them tightly... is that normal? or do those people do something else to get their biceps that hard. Parts of triceps same story but the lower part of my tricep is solid.

[1968mustang302]

soreness is NOT a indicator of growth