You don't need curls for big arms

[mroth86]

It seems those would really test your abdominal strength. Good job.

pretty much the whole core, but especially abs. A lot of people do it incorrectly, here are some incorrect examples of what happens when you have some core strength but not a lot. the way this guy does it makes them extremely easy and they are just...tiring to say the least:

[SDFlip]

will doing 90lb candlesticks give me more bicepts peak?

[mroth86]

ok, wait a minute.

Yes, you're strong for your weight, but you've got the arms of my brother's 98 lb girlfriend. I don't want to hear any...any more bodybuilding advice from you.

You can give advice on alternative exercises, conditioning and gymnastics.

5 year old camera and no i don't..trust me. i look smaller in the video than i am. and i don't give bodybuilding advice if you haven't noticed. I give strength advice..as subject to the many ab **** i post on. i know your point, but if i was actually posting on how to bulk and how to build huge arms and ****. Look at my posts, and you'll see i post about strength.

[gecko2424]

This is a thread about building big biceps...just sayin'

[mroth86]

will doing 90lb candlesticks give me more bicepts peak?

no it won't do **** for you except be aware of your body..guy asked me to post ****, so i did. that video is random and doesn't do much for you except just test your overall ab strength while you're in a messed up position

[mroth86]

This is a thread about building big biceps...just sayin'

exactly, so i'll end with this

the two smartest things i read in the post were about gaining weight, obvious and genetics

enough said..those are the two major players

[gecko2424]

your posts weren't too bad, so no worries.

the gaining weight one was fat, not muscle...if you go by that specific example.

[gecko2424]

No, but squatting 410lbs will.



Yes, this is a blatant attempt to show off my newest video.

good vid man, take a profile vid next time (side) I'm not sure if your form in great or painful....either way, great lift.

[mroth86]

your posts weren't too bad, so no worries.

the gaining weight one was fat, not muscle...if you go by that specific example.

well yea but i mean, it won't matter how much you build your arms if you don't have mass. they'll be strong, but not necessarily "big"

i think it's an obvious point but people miss it a lot.

[mroth86]

No, but squatting 410lbs will.


Yes, this is a blatant attempt to show off my newest video.

nice, do you ever do box squats w/that? My friend does them about that weight w/box squats..he was in a venice beach lifting competition, pretty crazy, won 3rd place

[SDFlip]

no it won't do **** for you except be aware of your body..guy asked me to post ****, so i did. that video is random and doesn't do much for you except just test your overall ab strength while you're in a messed up position

so you're saying candlesticks will make me aware......

[mroth86]

so you're saying candlesticks will make me aware......

they do ab **** too, but it's an "awareness" of your body type of thing..but they are harder than they look. I have done 150 lbs like that before and you better have a good mat for it.

anyway, they are harder than they look..but unless you're into parkour or anything where you need to be aware of your body, i wouldn't recommend them.

[LungeManiac]

No, but squatting 410lbs will.



Yes, this is a blatant attempt to show off my newest video.

Impressive!

[knowles.ja]

take a profile vid next time.

I'll talk to my cameraman and see what I can do.

[Chris@UGA]

I definitely want to start doing direct biceps work...at least 3 solid sets of barbell or hammer curls at the end of my workout, but until I catch my shoulders and legs up to the rest of my body I'll look rediculous with bigger arms.

Back in high school I really hit the flat barbell bench and curls hard and had a big lower/middle chest and huge arms for my size, but looking back I realize it looked pretty dumb. I definitely do triceps though as I need to catch that area up a bit, but I appreciate a well rounded physique much more than "hooge dam gunnz!"

[Heartless]

sythol?

jk

steroids?

jk

but maybe

saiyan?

probably

[UtahRocks]

take a profile vid next time (side) I'm not sure if your form in great or painful.

[ThickAsABrick]

I just finished a 22 set arm workout. (yes bigger pump than Al Faz's bum on a Sat. night)



That is all.

[knowles.ja]

I just finished a 22 set arm workout. (yes bigger pump than Al Faz's bum on a Sat. night)



That is all.

Does a huge pump make your arm look funky and abnormal? Sometimes my arm looks like it grew tumors when I get a big pump. That explains my lack of direct arm work.

[UtahRocks]

I just finished a 22 set arm workout. (yes bigger pump than Al Faz's bum on a Sat. night)

That's a very important pre-hitting-the-clubs routine.

[Overload]

Sure you can build "big" arms without curls. But the chances of them being in proportion with everything else after years of training without direct work are pretty slim.

Not saying one shouldn't do arm work, but I hardly do direct arm work and I would say my arms have been in proportion, if not "big" for my weight, from the last few years of dips, close grip press and close grip chins... plus other presses and back work of course.

Again, whatever floats your boat and some curls and extensions can't hurt, but I rather do a set or two of curls at the end of a workout then waste much of my time and energy on iso stuff. Too many people around here design their routine around iso exercises. They'll have one back exercise like lat pulldowns and 5 types of curls

Disclaimer: this is what works for me and results not typical for everyone

[ThickAsABrick]

That's a very important pre-hitting-the-clubs routine.

clubs are ghey

I just like having big arms. You should try it sometime.


EDIT: or did you mean pumping Al's bum pre-club?

[mAssholio]

Does a huge pump make your arm look funky and abnormal? Sometimes my arm looks like it grew tumors when I get a big pump. That explains my lack of direct arm work.

lol wut | tuw lol
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[knowles.ja]

lol wut | tuw lol
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You mean getting giant tumorous lumps on your arms isn't normal?

[BOLT.]

That's a very important pre-hitting-the-clubs routine.

Nah a pre-hitting-the-club routine is more like

3 joints
8 reds
4 beers
20 curls (for the mental boost)

[UtahRocks]

clubs are ghey

I just like having big arms. You should try it sometime.


EDIT: or did you mean pumping Al's bum pre-club?

Lots of pals of mine curl intensely on Friday nights before heading to the clubs.

[ThickAsABrick]

Lots of pals of mine curl intensely on Friday nights before heading to the clubs.

find some new friends

[Mindi912]

better yet get a life

[BOLT.]

find some new friends

Not everyone gives a **** about body-building and building muscle. Actually none of my friends in real life are really into weight training or anything.

Are all your friends like workout freaks? Cuz that'd get boring after a while.

[LungeManiac]

Lots of pals of mine curl intensely on Friday nights before heading to the clubs.

Do they oil their arms up for the full effect?