Anyone else hate CONCENTRATION CURLS?!

[Slayerbtvs]

Does anyone else here hate concentration curls....maybe im doin something wrong...but I just cant do them... I can never seem to get the dumbell all the way up.. And i know that means im using too much weight...but if i keep going dowm Im goin to be doing like 10 pounds!!
My current bicep routine:
3 sets Hammer curls
3 sets concentration
3 sets Standing Barbell curls
All done after a full back work out
Any suggestions...please suggest only exercises to do with free weights as I work out at home! Thanks alot!
-Matt

 

[Cackerot69]

I suggest you drop them completely, they are a "peak contraction" exercise which makes them less than optimal (read shitty) for muscle growth.

 

[the People's Champ]

so are you saying concentration curls are a shaping exercise?

 

[MonStar1023]

Nah I definitely dont think that concentration curls are a good peak contraction exercise... Arnold really swore by them. He did them a little bit differently though he actually did them standing up rather than sitting down. I prefer to do them sitting down really squeezing the muscle hard at the top. Good luck!

 

[absolute hardgainer]

If you hate concentration curls, try 21's. You'll LOVE those.

hardgainer (pardon me)

 

[Slayerbtvs]

so should i honestly just decrease the weight and do them right? I mean if ARNOLD'S doing them..... so should i

 

[JustinM]

My current bicep routine:
3 sets Hammer curls
3 sets concentration
3 sets Standing Barbell curls
All done after a full back work out
Any suggestions...please suggest only exercises to do with free weights as I work out at home! Thanks alot!
-Matt

your routine is in the wrong order bro..if u wanna do them...do your routine like this
3 sets Standing Barbell curls
3 sets Hammer curls
3 sets concentration

or
3 sets Hammer curls
3 sets Standing Barbell curls
3 sets concentration


put the ones that are for mass first..

peace

 

[Cackerot69]

I'm saying that concentration curls are crap, as well as every other "peak contraction" exercise out there.

 

[Cackerot69]

Yup.

 

[Jax]

If you don't like concentrations, take a page from Larry Scott. Many argue that he had the best biceps ever, and he did his entire workout on the preacher bench. Try throwing in 2-3 sets of preacher curls -I like dumbell one arm at a time- instead of concentrations.

I'm with Justin, do standing barbell first, Save concentrations/jpreachers till last. Also, 9 sets for bis might be too much after a full back day. When I did back/bis together (deads, wide grip pulldowns, t-bar rows, cable rows) I did 5 sets for bis afterward and sometimes cut it to 4 or 3. Did three sets standing barbell, 0-2 sets of seated one arm dumbell preachers.

good luck