Can heavy barbell rows build big strong massive biceps?
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Thread: Barbell Row For Big Biceps
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08-05-2006, 02:47 PM #1
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08-05-2006, 02:49 PM #2
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08-05-2006, 02:49 PM #3
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08-05-2006, 03:36 PM #4
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08-05-2006, 03:46 PM #5
They definitly help. However, a session with Wide-Grip Pull-Ups, Bent-Over Rows, and Close-Grip Underhand chins, will make your Bi's explode. Maybe throw in a set or two of curls, but they really aren't needed if you blast your Bi's doing Close-Grip Chins.
I weigh...who cares? Scales don't tell sh*t.
I can lift *blah blah* ask me if I care.
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08-05-2006, 03:47 PM #6
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08-05-2006, 09:33 PM #9
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Ok here it goes...at the risk of flaming...while it is possible for you to find the optimal synergy between back and biceps in back exercises, most of the ppl THAT I HAVE SEEN (I'm not saying everyone...just the ones I have seen, and not all but MOST) never find the best way to hit biceps AND back in the back exercises. This is why i find it better to do your best to pull with the shoulder blades and isolate the back as much as possible. A lot of ppl make the excuse that it makes them lift less, yet they wonder why they have small backs with big biceps. I just don't beleive that a muscle should be hindered by ego. The goal is to give everything the right amount of attention and create a proportioned and balanced physique.
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08-05-2006, 10:09 PM #10
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08-06-2006, 12:31 AM #11Originally Posted by stealth_swimmer
And I agree with proper back work, most must take a hit to the ego to see optimal results. Retracting the scapula and pausing the contraction are two things I prefer to do, I could lift more weight without it, but I would have a ****ty back, and I did at one point because of it.
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08-06-2006, 12:43 AM #12
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Originally Posted by RippedGuitarist
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08-06-2006, 01:04 AM #15
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08-06-2006, 01:42 AM #19
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08-06-2006, 01:54 AM #20
I only do two bicep excercises on arm day (After triceps).
Back day especially squats helps with the biceps and forearms, but I'd just concentrate on the main area you're working really.
So many people I see spend 1hour on their biceps, doing every imaginable excercise - complete waste of time! If you want good biceps just hit them really hard in two excercises.
DB curls and BB curls!
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08-06-2006, 02:00 AM #21
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08-06-2006, 02:03 AM #23
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Originally Posted by r~iddick
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08-06-2006, 02:06 AM #24
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08-06-2006, 02:46 AM #27
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Umm...I can't say my bi's get hit with BB Rows. Even underhanded. But maybe that's coz I'm still a little weakling.Friendship b/w women:
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08-06-2006, 07:58 AM #28
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08-06-2006, 08:11 AM #29
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