Well, even though I've been eating like shit and not training, I still curled 90's

[2Thick]

rotating curls or palm forward curls? Rotating curls are easier.

no one will ever top the 135 hammer curl

You did a one-handed 135 hammer curl?

 

[Lao Tzu]

a few years ago when i had done HIT for a few months, i could do (i think) 135 with one arm and about 115 with the other. I could do the 115 for reps. I had to duct tape 10 & 25 lb plates to my weider dumbells to get to 115 & 135.

However my back & arm were at an 160 degree angle when i did them (bent forward about 6 inches).

 

[2Thick]

a few years ago when i had done HIT for a few months, i could do (i think) 135 with one arm and about 115 with the other. I could do the 115 for reps. I had to duct tape 10 & 25 lb plates to my weider dumbells to get to 115 & 135.

However my back & arm were at an 160 degree angle when i did them (bent forward about 6 inches).

Nice.... how much did you weigh?

 

[Lao Tzu]

280 roughly. 27-28% bf.

 

[2Thick]

280 roughly. 27-28% bf.

That would explain the logistics of curling 135 with one arm. Anyone below ~250 would probably just fall over...LOL

 

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Hey can I use both arms when I curl that 90lb dumb bell?

 

[casavant]

rotating curls or palm forward curls? Rotating curls are easier.

no one will ever top the 135 hammer curl

They were rotating curls, but if it would make you feel better I'll curl them while keeping my hands fully supinated the entire time and post up about it then. My core biceps exercise for the past 7+ years has been standing straight bar curls- supination is my middle name (well, "Casavant" is actually my middle name, but it sounded cool anyway.)

A 135 hammer curl is indeed a truly impressive lift. Props on that, fo' real.

 

[Jacob Creutzfeldt]

Maybe you were overtrained and the layoff let your body supercompenate.

 

[casavant]

Maybe you were overtrained and the layoff let your body supercompenate.

Yep. My biceps strength always goes down when I hit a regular training program. I don't do a lot of exercises for arms anymore either; it's just that it assists in so many bigger movements.