Compound lifts are NOT helping biceps in my case

[71Avido]

Be careful OP, arm training too early can go terribly wrong!

I am not proud to say that spaz hails from my home state... Smh...
At least hes not in my gym.

[mind4muscle7]

^his arms are way too big, and his forearms are too small

[Retardo-pex]

I've been lifting weights for 5 months. In that time, my bench press has gained 60 pounds, my chest has gotten much bigger, and I've added tons of weight to dips, chin-ups, etc.

My biceps on the other hand have not improved. They're still at 12.5 to 13 inches and weight has gone up maybe 5 pounds (25 to 30 for standing curls). It's got to be hilarious watching someone bench 185 with such thin arms.

I've been following the recommended workouts on here; everyone says that you don't really need to add a ton of bicep work -- that they'll grow naturally with compound movements. Well, they certainly have not. I mean, I know you've got to wait a while before noticing improvement, but nothing in 5 months? C'mon.

Been eating properly, plenty of calories, plenty of protein.

As someone whose biceps do not seem to be responding to only compound movements, what can I do to really stimulate mass improvements?

Thanks

That seems about right. I wouldn't expect someone benching 185 to have very big arms. I bench 275 ish right now and mine are 15 and change. At sub 160 lbs you can't really expect to have big looking arms unless you are A) 5'4" or B) only work arms.

If you are doing curls then right there you are not only doing compound lifts for your arms. If it means so much to you make it a point to add more weight/reps to your curls just like you do every other lift.

[Retardo-pex]

There are no muscles in the hands. The muscles in the forearm are what makes the fingers and wrist move.

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[NZninja101]

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[mastdog]

Just thought id say my arms are 13" yet I can bench 264lb so arm size to bench ability isnt that good a comparison

[mind4muscle7]

^dude you are strong! repped.