[quote]Sentoguy wrote:
Thewannabe wrote:
No matter what workout I do, either direct or indirect work to my biceps, they DO NOT get sore. I have information that may help some vets determine what is wrong with me, so let me through it out there.
One day, before I knew what I was doing, I thought really high reps would get my arms toned and cut. I grabbed 12 lb dumbbells and went for 100 curls each arm. It hurt like all hell, but after a while the pain faded (as I am lifting). I started thinking maybe I need MORE reps. I grabbed the 8 lb dumbbells and knocked out 200 each arm (I am not exaggerating). My arms felt like they were on fire, but I kept knocking them out and that pain settled.
Whenever I do a workout that involved my biceps now, they do not get sore, but the day of the workout about 1-3 hours later my forearm near my biceps locks up when I flex my biceps or make a curling type of movement. It hurts as if it is a cramp, and will only release when I stretch my arm down normally. This is completely involuntary and I was wondering if this is why I do not feel soreness? Any questions \ comments?
Doing high reps isn’t going to affect your ability to overload your muscles in the long run. All that might do is to improve your bodies ability to buffer lactic acid.
Also, your comment about your forearm cramping up seems to suggest that your brachialis is doing the majority of the work, not your biceps. Perhaps you have poor biceps neuromuscular coordination (you are lacking in your ability to recruit your biceps).
I’d suggest going back to square one and re-learning how to curl. Instead of just bending your arm, flex your biceps against the resistance. When you can do this at will, then bump up the weight and like Sxio said, try some HIT (a couple of warm-ups and then one all out set to failure, either with or without additional “intensity methods”).
No one loses the ability to overload their muscles (minus perhaps a loss of the actual muscles or paralysis) regardless of what type of training parameters you use. You’re probably just not recruiting your biceps enough to stimulate an overload/growth process/soreness. Or alternatively, you’re just not providing an overload (try using load rather than volume).[/quote]
good advice I think he covered pretty much everything.