Weird strength gain

[DaByoon]

ive been lifting weights for a few months and when i started, i could barely do 3 reps of 55 on the bicep curl machine. i dont use the machine though, i use 15 lb dumbbells. 4 months of doing 4 sets and 13 reps of slow bicep curls. i still cant use the 20 lb dumbbells but my machine curl went up to 6 reps of 100. is this normal?


and btw i do full body workout

[GettingDeezed]

ive been lifting weights for a few months and when i started, i could barely do 3 reps of 55 on the bicep curl machine. i dont use the machine though, i use 15 lb dumbbells. 4 months of doing 4 sets and 13 reps of slow bicep curls. i still cant use the 20 lb dumbbells but my machine curl went up to 6 reps of 100. is this normal?


and btw i do full body workout

how can u curl 100 but not 20lb dumbbells, somethings not right here

[sneekz]

bad form on the preacher machine?

[Jake_L]

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[dowg16]

Maybe you thought you put it to 100lbs, but it was really put to 60lbs..

[MAC-10]

Sounds like a chronic case of fail.

[DaByoon]

bad form on the preacher machine?

i dont have bad form i dont jerk the weight up or anything.. i can do it slowly without bending my body around to get the weight up and stuff

[DaByoon]

Maybe you thought you put it to 100lbs, but it was really put to 60lbs..

it was at 100

[DaByoon]

isnt this weird? my machine curl doubled but my DB curl stayed the same

[RlCKY]

isnt this weird? my machine curl doubled but my DB curl stayed the same

Try a 100 lb barbell..

[sneekz]

Try a 100 lb barbell..

this... are you going all the way down on the machine?

[DaByoon]

Try a 100 lb barbell..

i cant do 100 lb barbell i can barely do 20lb DB in each hand..

[DaByoon]

this... are you going all the way down on the machine?

yeah i set it so it goes a bit below my arms and that makes my biceps working the whole time and i bring it up to my face

[sneekz]

o well. who cares about machines.. lol just do free weight preacher curls instead of the machine.

[DaByoon]

o well. who cares about machines.. lol just do free weight preacher curls instead of the machine.

yeah i dont do machines but i thought it was pretty strange

[JSaussey]

I can see a few possible reasons here, the weights are wrong on the machine, you could have bad form on the machine, or you could have bad form with dumbbells, also when seated you are stronger than when standing.

[DaByoon]

I can see a few possible reasons here, the weights are wrong on the machine, you could have bad form on the machine, or you could have bad form with dumbbells, also when seated you are stronger than when standing.

i dont use bad form on the DB or machines o.o
my DB bench and machine bench are the same though.. maybe its just that machine

[Jake_L]

i dont use bad form on the DB or machines o.o
my DB bench and machine bench are the same though.. maybe its just that machine

lol.

[GruntFunk]

OP watch some youtube videos just to be sure about good form and stay away from machines... they are much easier than free weights.

[georgeenoob]

Ya I has same problems.

I can benchy 225 on flat benchy press n can't lift bar on decline. WTF!@!!

[IceyVeins]

Ya I has same problems.

I can benchy 225 on flat benchy press n can't lift bar on decline. WTF!@!!

wtf?