Barbell curl weight?

[Deleted member 33117]

Hmmm...ok I must be a freak. My arms are my worst feature (only 18"...grrr), but I train the hell out of them to keep them even close to caught up with the rest of my body. I can do 155 for 6 pretty strict preacher curls. I do half reps with 205. Its the same on tri's. I do 365 on close grip presses if I touch my chest, and 1/4 reps in the rack with 545. What's really messed up is, I've had 2 other bodybuilders tell me I should work on my arms a little more! It's like, wtf do you want me to do dumbell curls with 150's?

 

[guldukat]

ty not really sure on the size, but, around 16 i guess

Being short has its advantages, eh?

I'd have to say 16" on a 5'3" guy is equivalent to...? on a man of average height. Mine are a little under 18.5", 18" if I was back into single-digit Bodyfat Land. (I hear the DNP Roller Coaster is scary, but the Clen Merry-Go Round is for kids.)

But blast it! My head is big. And my biceps are very weak for their size. My curls are super-strict, but even with a little english I doubt I could curl more than 155 for a single.

 

[The Red Dragon]

4x12 at 60 lbs
I'm going to 5x5 from now on.

 

[SAGAT]

you guys are strong. especially bodybyfinaplix, those are some nice weights there. i use 110 pounds (EZ bar) for my 5x5 weight. sometimes i prefer preacher curls as i can go much heavier on those (yeah, ego gettin' in the way lol). i thought 110 pounds for 5x5 was pretty good for my weight and height, although i guess i'm gonna have to bust my ass a lil' bit more after reading this thread!

oh yeah wizkid; if doing straight bar curls hurt your wrists, why not try EZ-bar curls? they're very EZ (yeah lame lol, but you get the point) on the wrists, you should try them.

 

[Baoh]

The weights listed here are pretty common, but I wonder how the form used with them is. Of course, most will immediately say their form is perfect. lol

 

[magman1]

bodybyfinaplix--instead of arm work, it just sounds like u need bicep work--i got sixteen inch arms, curling pretty similar weight--but ur tricep workout is fuckin INSANE--

 

[Lee]

The weights listed here are pretty common, but I wonder how the form used with them is. Of course, most will immediately say their form is perfect. lol

good observation, i see plenty of guys at the guy doing the body wave when doing standing bb curls. i never give them advice though cuz i know they wont listen, cuz they wont wanna lower the weight they are using. personally, if i cheat on a lift i get mad at myself cuz i know its not gonna do dick for my progression.

 

[BodybuildingUniverse]

heaviest i ever go is 135-140. none of that power clean shit either. a strict 5-6 reps, but for arms i generally like more reps

 

[johnny1111]

I do preachers mostly, I'm at 90-95 lb 6-10 reps per set. my arms are 17.5". (I'm 6'1") I need to keep woking at the size thing. -john

 

[Boss101]

Using HST right now, 125lbs 1 set of 10 reps.