Stright bar curls...what width?!?!?

[Y_lifter]

All the other things IMO are just common BB sense or preference for what works for you.

Buck hit the nail on the head for curl gains...

USE A WALL so you don't cheat and go real SLOW on the down stroke.

 

[Jabs]

bignate73
My .02
Changing the width or Angle of exercise will put more resistance or pressure on different side of the muscle. For me it strains different sides more than just going shoulder width. Just like doing seated curls in an incline bench, the front part of your bicep will be much more sore. I developed much better results by varying the angles or widths. So many bodybuilders have meat hooks for arms with no seperation or well developed muscle bellies. My arms are just under 17" pumped but they are well rounded and have good seperation. Maybe I'm not explaining the way I wanted to but I think you get the jest of it. Explain to me why you think its b.s..I would never suggest something I haven't done my self but maybe my perspective is wrong.

thanks
jabs

 

[bignate73]

most of the time what you are feeling are different degrees of brachialis involvement. incline curls place a greater stretch on the biceps so you have to contract much further.

i agree though, variety will yield better bicep development. attacking the muscle from different angles keeps the muscle from adapting. but the wide grip narrow thing, its basically brachialis vs. brachii.

 

[Jabs]

Thanks

 

[bmjaa]

closer grip will stress the outer part of the biceps and a wider grip will focus more on the inner part. Switch the grip every time to get a well developed muscle.

Right on.. that's what I've noticed in my training...

 

[CytoMel]

Try barbell curls while SEATED! Yes thats right, most people have never tried this one. its more of a finisher. I got the idea from a biceps article by Lee Priest. You sit down and curl the bar up and then back down so your palms are touching your knees, its kind of a partial and it will really pump your biceps. You will get stares in the gym for this. It works well, try it!!

 

[moosecles]

this may be a little of topic but in respects of exercises. Lets say you train bis/back on the same day, would you do you 4 bicep excercises before moving on to back, or would you do your compund excersices first , like first barbell curls, then heavy tbar rows, then back to bis etc. what do you guys think?

 

[bignate73]

this may be a little of topic but in respects of exercises. Lets say you train bis/back on the same day, would you do you 4 bicep excercises before moving on to back, or would you do your compund excersices first , like first barbell curls, then heavy tbar rows, then back to bis etc. what do you guys think?

back first since bi's are an auxiliary muscle, but contribute greatly to a back workout. 4 exercises for bis? that volume in itself would constitute a workout, let alone trying to do back would be crazy. you have to remember if you are doing back, you are preexhausting your biceps as it is, if you find you have enough energy for 4 exercises for biceps alone after, then you didnt work hard enough on back or are going very light on bi's.

 

[GenetiKing]

4 exercises for bis? that volume in itself would constitute a workout, let alone trying to do back would be crazy.

Yeah.

Try 2 exercises of 2-3 sets each, all to concentric failure. I would never do more than 6 sets (max) for smaller muscle groups like bi's or tri's...especially if you are hitting back beforehand. Anything more is simply overreaching.

 

[TheGame_620]

When doing straight bar curls do them shoulder with or so. IF you do close grip its gonna be a strain on your wrists. Do close grips on a ez curl bar.