Can you seated Dumbbell-Curl half your own bodyweight??

[Spanish89]

As the title says, can you seated dumbbell-curl half your own bodyweight??
And if so for how many reps/sets?


I weigh 63-64KGs, dumbbell-curl 26KGs (5reps x 3-4sets per workout), and so i personally am still 6KGs off away from being able to DBC half my own boydweight!
(Plus im consistently trying to gain weight, so by the time i can DBC 32Kgs il probably weigh above 70KGs myself)


But im just asking out of curiosity of how many on here can actually Dumbbell-Curl half their own bodyweight??

[MalditoVeneno]

I honestly dont think ill ever be able to. Im 160 pounds right now... 80 fack no.

[ZoranM]

Meh, I seated dumbbell curl my full bodyweight for high reps.

[BrbGettinHyooge]

Meh, I seated dumbbell curl my full bodyweight for high reps.

Same here, pretty easy.

[DYTrainer]

Meh, I seated dumbbell curl my full bodyweight for high reps.

Weak. I can at least do 2x bodyweight

[tjwoody]

damn in no way do i think i could DB curl a 110 lb, but im also still a fatty. get up to 60s for maybe 6-8 reps now but form starts to sacrifice and seated id guess id need to lower weight around 10%.

[Greco-Roman]

I seriously doubt the OP even does 57lb dumbbell seated curls, unless he his wildly swinging.

[Spanish89]

I seriously doubt the OP even does 57lb dumbbell seated curls, unless he his wildly swinging.

Ive been working-out for 6years now mate...

[-Lucifer]

Ive been working-out for 6years now mate...

Do you have a vid of you doing it?

[sethd2005]

you mean 1/2 my weight split between 2 dumbbells? or 1/2 my weight for each dumbbell?

[Spanish89]

Do you have a vid of you doing it?

Funnily enough i have never in my life asked 1 of my friends to accompany me to the gym and then stand there videoing me training...!! LOL


If you really are so interested i will try and getting a video of me doing it for you, however i workout alone not with mates, so will be abit of an elongated process.

[Spanish89]

you mean 1/2 my weight split between 2 dumbbells? or 1/2 my weight for each dumbbell?

Nah i meant holding/using ONLY 1 dumbbell at a time, but that dumbbell weighing 1/2 your bodyweight.


When i curl i only hold 1 dumbbell in my hand and do 5reps with it, rest for around 1minute, then switch the dumbbell to the other hand and do 5reps with that hand.

[-Lucifer]

If you really are so interested i will try and getting a video of me doing it for you, however i workout alone not with mates, so will be abit of an elongated process.

Sweet. Just place your camera on a bench or something and then start recording. That's how tonnes of people on this site do it, me included.

[PeterGibbons316]

This poll needs a "Who gives a flying ****?" option.

[viennafat]

Yes, I can do it no problem.

[Bumpus]

This poll needs a "Who gives a flying ****?" option.

This is my thought as well.

[ManVsIron]

I think I voted wrong. I thought we were talking about using both hands. 1-arm DB curl? Yeah, there's no fukcing way.

No way that I'd try, anyway. Sounds like a guaranteed way to tear something.

[marskman]

I don't get it. Is each dumbell one half or one quarter of your own bw?

If it's the former than fuark no. If the latter than yeah, def. And I haven't bicep curled in 6 months.

[MrMisanthrope]

For me that means curling the 50's, which I can definitely do.

[DJAuto]

Absolutely. Not sure how many repetitions though. Definitely multiple.

[GruntFunk]

Ive been working-out for 6years now mate...

Big time troll right here.

[Spanish89]

As requested i got my girlfriend to take 2 videos of me 1-handed dumbbell curling 26KGs, 5reps per each set...

View My Video
View My Video


I currently weigh 64KGs (141lbs), so the dumbbell weight of 26KGs (58lbs) is only 41% of my bodyweight, although i intend to hit being able to curl half my own bodyweight within the next 3-4months.

[obryankl]

That's definitely not how you do a seated curl, but nice try.

[public-office]

Congratulations on your wonderful achievement, I'm sure it fills your life with sweetness and joy.

I on the other hand regularly make it my goal to curl half my bodyweight. When I realise that this means 60kgs I give up and go and do something more productive before I get badly injured!

[FunkymonkAW]

Why does it matter? A curl isn't really a standard of comparing strength.

But no I can't, nor do I care either way.

[DYTrainer]

As requested i got my girlfriend to take 2 videos of me 1-handed dumbbell curling 26KGs, 5reps per each set...

View My Video
View My Video


I currently weigh 64KGs (141lbs), so the dumbbell weight of 26KGs (58lbs) is only 41% of my bodyweight, although i intend to hit being able to curl half my own bodyweight within the next 3-4months.

Very nice op. How about a video of heavy tricep kickbacks next?

[NimbusCloud]

This poll needs a "Who gives a flying ****?" option.

this was the option i was looking for. how come these thread are always about curls

[tjwoody]

As requested i got my girlfriend to take 2 videos of me 1-handed dumbbell curling 26KGs, 5reps per each set...

View My Video
View My Video


I currently weigh 64KGs (141lbs), so the dumbbell weight of 26KGs (58lbs) is only 41% of my bodyweight, although i intend to hit being able to curl half my own bodyweight within the next 3-4months.

ummm, sorta looks like a half baked combo of a conc. curl and seated curl. not sure what the upper arm flaring out to the outside is doing besides adding unneeded stress to the elbow joint.

never seen a curl like this to be honest.

id be more worried about adding some size to dem arms.

[POTA]

Those are some strange-looking curls, indeed. You certainly curled what you claimed, though. But you ought to do seated alternate dumbbell curls instead. Pyramid four sets of them.*

[Spanish89]

Those are some strange-looking curls, indeed.
You certainly curled what you claimed, though.

But you ought to do seated alternate dumbbell curls instead. Pyramid four sets of them.*

Cheers mate..


What exactly about my style of curling is 'strange' though?? :S

As how else would you do a bicep curl apart from curling the dumbbell weight from your lap upto your chin?? (So elbow going from 180degrees to a 90degrees angle)