What single bicep exercise to add to Starting Strength?

[freenick]

I am following the basic starting strength and want to add one single bicep exercise to the SS program. Give me a suggestion.

So the workout would look like this

Squats
Military Press
Barbell Rows
Pull Ups
Bicep Exercise

I was thinking of a isolation since the others are all compound exercises.

[ThickAsABrick]

BB curls.

[kusok]

Standing straight barbell curls FTMFW.

[freenick]

I was thinking of either BB Curl or Preacher curls. I guess I will go for barbell curls. Thanks guys.

[BG5150]

BB or Hammer curls, IMHO

[BigAppetite]

I'd consider weighted pull-ups a good solid exercise for biceps, but good ol' BB curls is phenomenal.

[Bobby1291]

If you just started the program, you shouldn't be adding any extra exercises. You would have 5 instead of the starting 3.

[JClutch]

Bb.

[Wildtim]

What single bicep exercise to add to Starting Strength?


NONE.

You need to just stick with the basic program and milk it for all it's worth. No adding a bicep exefice won't kill you. It is obvious, though, from your comment about making it an isolation exercise that you really don't understand the whys and wherefores of the basic program so you are really in no position to go changing it and doing so will not improve your proress in any positive way.

[Bobby1291]

What single bicep exercise to add to Starting Strength?


NONE.

You need to just stick with the basic program and milk it for all it's worth. No adding a bicep exefice won't kill you. It is obvious, though, from your comment about making it an isolation exercise that you really don't understand the whys and wherefores of the basic program so you are really in no position to go changing it and doing so will not improve your proress in any positive way.

This. Just stick with the basic program and keep doing it. No need to add any accessory exercise. You'll gain size everywhere by doing the program, eating a surplus in calories, and recovering.

[screwedgenetics]

I am following the basic starting strength and want to add one single bicep exercise to the SS program. Give me a suggestion.

So the workout would look like this

Squats
Military Press
Barbell Rows
Pull Ups
Bicep Exercise

I was thinking of a isolation since the others are all compound exercises.

Why do BB rows then pull ups. Both primarily target your lats. Maybe this..

squats
pendlay rows (still hits lats but also your middle back alot more than bent-over rows)
Military Press
Chins
Dips

Power cleans hit, primarily, your legs and traps. I think it is a worthwhile move to keep in the program even though SS kinda neglects hitting your lats heavy. As I have stated b4 ,many times, idc for this program because of overall muscular imbalance issues. New lifters, however, should follow this STRENGTH program exactly as it is most likely is better than an altered version you made up or some crap workout you designed (we all have done it b4 so don't feel bad).