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    Shoulders burning after bicep workout

    I can only feel a burn in my shoulders and nothing in my biceps, is this to do with bad form? Or am I working my biceps too often? I have been going to the gym for two months four times a week, and tend to work my biceps 3 times a week, is this too often? I usually do hammer curls, dumbbell bicep curls, straight bar curls, 21s, and preacher curls, thanks for the help.
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    Originally Posted by DMPE1993 View Post
    I can only feel a burn in my shoulders and nothing in my biceps, is this to do with bad form?
    Yes, find someone of a decent size in your gym and get them to check your form on curls.

    Also consider curling with your back and shoulders pinned back against a wall. Remember all the movement should be in the elbow. Your shoulder should remain relativly still.

    Originally Posted by DMPE1993 View Post
    tend to work my biceps 3 times a week, is this too often?
    Yes, it is a small muscle group and easily exhausted. Once a week, twice at most would be my advice.
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    Agree that working biceps 3x a week is too much. Instead of regular straight bar curls, look into drag curls. These push your elbows backward and place more of the emphasis on the biceps.
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    You may be attempting to lift too much.
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    My guess, is you are letting your elbows travel forward. When you do, you transfer the load to your delts.
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    Originally Posted by chazzy1864 View Post
    My guess, is you are letting your elbows travel forward. When you do, you transfer the load to your delts.
    Ok thanks, should my elbows not be travelling forward at all?
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    Like everyone else said, it's bad form. All you have to do is keep your elbow stationary as a pivotal point. Use less weight and concentrate more on pin pointing your biceps. When you get to the top of the movement flex it out, feels like an orgasm.
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    Originally Posted by DMPE1993 View Post
    Ok thanks, should my elbows not be travelling forward at all?
    Not until you've really mastered the strict form. You want your hands to stop at 11 o' clock. Keep your elbows pinned by your sides.

    YOu are able to get a strong contraction/overload on the biceps by allowing your elbows to travel forward, but it is kind of an "advanced" move for the curl. Generally people new to the lift won't gain any benefit doing so, and just get extra work on their shoulders.
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    Originally Posted by chazzy1864 View Post
    Not until you've really mastered the strict form. You want your hands to stop at 11 o' clock. Keep your elbows pinned by your sides.

    YOu are able to get a strong contraction/overload on the biceps by allowing your elbows to travel forward, but it is kind of an "advanced" move for the curl. Generally people new to the lift won't gain any benefit doing so, and just get extra work on their shoulders.
    Ahh ok thanks a lot for the help, I'll concentrate on that next time I do biceps.
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