biceps

[pkzz]

hyy guys i have a big issue....during my bicep workout after 4-5 curl sets my left shoulder starts to intervene thus it reduces the tension from bicep....i don't have any such problem with my triceps.....

please guyz help me on this what can i do to avoid such problem this problem is really bothering me now as my bicep is not growing much

[DJAuto]

hyy guys i have a big issue....during my bicep workout after 4-5 curl sets my left shoulder starts to intervene thus it reduces the tension from bicep....i don't have any such problem with my triceps.....

please guyz help me on this what can i do to avoid such problem this problem is really bothering me now as my bicep is not growing much

You're doing too much weight if the shoulder is interfering with bicep exercises. Slow down the movement and lighten the resistance.

[pkzz]

You're doing too much weight if the shoulder is interfering with bicep exercises. Slow down the movement and lighten the resistance.

but with lesser i don't feel anything working..

[lefthandedcigs]

dont do so many sets curlbro. do some pullups instead. work back and bi, although indirectly

[JagOfTroy]

Hard to say from what your describing, could be too much weight/limited ROM. If your working the bicep after the shoulder, I'd put them in reverse and work biceps before shoulder.

Anything wrong with the shoulder possibly can have something to do with weak rotator cuffs but it's hard to say with the limited information.

[DJAuto]

but with lesser i don't feel anything working..

Do higher repetitions? I don't see you can't feel anything working. I feel things working even with a 10 pound DB.

[pkzz]

Hard to say from what your describing, could be too much weight/limited ROM. If your working the bicep after the shoulder, I'd put them in reverse and work biceps before shoulder.

Anything wrong with the shoulder possibly can have something to do with weak rotator cuffs but it's hard to say with the limited information.

i seems that if my shoulder didn't interfere my left hand cannot complete positive movement

[pkzz]

Do higher repetitions? I don't see you can't feel anything working. I feel things working even with a 10 pound DB.

i've heard that higher repetitions with less weight won't grow any muscle

[AnabolicRespons]

hyy guys i have a big issue....during my bicep workout after 4-5 curl sets my left shoulder starts to intervene thus it reduces the tension from bicep....i don't have any such problem with my triceps.....

please guyz help me on this what can i do to avoid such problem this problem is really bothering me now as my bicep is not growing much

try doing dumbbell preacher curls or dumbbell concentration curls. if you still feel your shoulder on either of those, then you really are doing too much weight.

[Celtic8Laoch]

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[32bulkcycle]

Lean forward slightly. This should take your shoulder out of the equation. Make sure your form is strict

[Pakina]

If you keep your elbows drawn back, the front delt can't help the bicep, can it?

[DJAuto]

i've heard that higher repetitions with less weight won't grow any muscle

I'm talking about sets of 12-15 or so, nothing higher.

[speedjason]

concentrated curl or preacher curl.

[stealth_swimmer]

but with lesser i don't feel anything working..

Yeah, one of my workout partners loves saying that. He thinks it means he "needs to go heavier" but in reality, it just means the mind to muscle connection isn't there - in which case it means you should go *lighter* and focus on form and squeezing the muscles being used. Don't think of it as moving the weight to squeeze and contract the muscle - you're contracting the muscle in order to move the weight. Imagine you're flexing your biceps. If you're flexing without any weight at all, your biceps should fatigue and even get a burn. Now grab a dumbbell and flex the biceps till you complete the rep.

If you still don't feel it, don't worry, mind to muscle connection isn't obtained instantaneously. Sometimes you gotta do a whole workout of higher reps (maybe one or two heavier sets) to get the muscle sore. Then when it's sore, do one or two light sets again. You'll definitely feel the muscle working because it's already sore. That feeling is the same type of feel you should get any time you're doing that exercise (though obviously it's not gonna burn right away when you're fresh and fully recovered). You should feel the contraction, the muscle squeezing in order to move the weight.

[JagOfTroy]

i seems that if my shoulder didn't interfere my left hand cannot complete positive movement

Still don't entirely understand what you mean.

Stealth_swimmer makes a good point though.

If you posted your bicep routine, it would be easier to make suggestions. If your only doing bicep curls with a regular barbell, it could potentially be an anatomy issue. Some people have a better success doing curls with an EZ-bar than the Olympic due to physiological make-up.
If your not hitting all the bicep heads as the weight gets heavier, could be problem too due to weakness in one particular spot.

[keshav1234]

same problem with me...thats coz ur left bicep is weaker than right bicep...so after 4-5 sets..do single hand dumpbell curls or hammer curls for both left or right bicep...even with light weight u wud feel alot..or do concentration curls...

[davidlaboza]

Lose your ego and drop the weight. "Oh, but I don't feel it... I'm too strong... no bicep growth :c:c:c".

Shut the **** up.

You're going to drop that weight because obviously your left bicep is too weak and needs your shoulder for help.

Then, you're going to do your reps like this: 2 seconds up, 4 seconds down.

If you tell me you don't feel that, then you have bigger issues and should drop the weight even more and focus on your muscle-mind connection.

High reps will build your muscle, but you probably won't create as many microtears. Reach failure within 8~12 reps and you're good. Then, repeat 2x.

[KarD786]

Lose your ego and drop the weight. "Oh, but I don't feel it... I'm too strong... no bicep growth :c:c:c".

Shut the **** up.

You're going to drop that weight because obviously your left bicep is too weak and needs your shoulder for help.

Then, you're going to do your reps like this: 2 seconds up, 4 seconds down.

If you tell me you don't feel that, then you have bigger issues and should drop the weight even more and focus on your muscle-mind connection.

High reps will build your muscle, but you probably won't create as many microtears. Reach failure within 8~12 reps and you're good. Then, repeat 2x.

This is why people don't ask for help.. No need to be a fukin douche bag. Nice AVI also