[quote]conorh wrote:
How much can you curl? I have spagetti arms, but I can’t curl shit.
Bigger curl = bigger arms. Problem solved.[/quote]
I wouldn’t exactly say that’s true. I can take a 90 lb EZ curl bar and rep it for 8-10 with very strict form and I only have 15.5-16 inch arms
[quote]BIGRAGOO wrote:
Professor X wrote:
Biceps measurements are done flexed in bodybuilding. I hope you don’t think pro’s are claiming 24" biceps unflexed. They are done before or long after a weight training session, but they are done flexed.
That’s right. Cold and flexed.[/quote]
That’s what I did. No pump, just wrap a tape measure and flex the arm. I didn’t even lift that day.
[quote]GDollars37 wrote:
Buy a neck harness from Ironmind or whoever, throw in some towel work, 4-way machine if you have access to one, work the neck three days a week, and you can put at least an inch on your neck in a year easy. Should help solve that problem.
As for your arms, I may not be the best guy to take advice from, given that mine are still a hair under 16" at a relatively lean 205, but I’d ditch the BFL crap and try one of the arm workouts here, Ian King’s old one is pretty solid.
One thing I’d recommend is also maybe trying some powerlifting, I’m transitioning into a Westside-style program, and the work your triceps get (again, 2/3 of the arm) is pretty serious, feel like they’re responding well.
If you’re lifting primarily for aesthetics though, which sounds like it may be the case, I’d focus on beefing up your shoulders and lats first, lean out your waist, worry about your arms a bit later. Just my two cents.[/quote]
I’m going to start looking for a neck harness (I can’t even get my gym to invest in a squat rack, no way are they going to spring for one of the 4-way machines). I’ve been doing a lot of powerlifting exercises the last 6 months. Got up to a 365lb deadlift last week (2X’s bodyweight), a 300lb squat, and 245 on bench ( I have always sucked on bench).
Not big numbers, but a big improvement from where I was a year ago. I’m switching to a narrower stance 20-rep squat (I need more work on the lower quads and not the ass) and will throw in some leg curl and leg extensions. I’m going for a 315lb bench and a 400lb dead.
I’m also going to try to include more direct bicep/tricep work in addition to pull-ups, rows and CG bench. Oh, and I’m going to start eating more. I eat very clean already (my wife is a health food nut and can make just about anything tase great). Lots of lean beef and chicken and fish.
This is waht I love about lifting, there is always something new to try. Thanks everyone.
[quote]jwscorpio wrote:
conorh wrote:
How much can you curl? I have spagetti arms, but I can’t curl shit.
Bigger curl = bigger arms. Problem solved.
I wouldn’t exactly say that’s true. I can take a 90 lb EZ curl bar and rep it for 8-10 with very strict form and I only have 15.5-16 inch arms[/quote]
Sounds about right to me.
Quick thread hijack…
After reading how many guys who post here have the same bicep measurements as I, I feel much better about my progress.
Thanks for that,
Thanks is all, hijack off.
Bob
[quote]jwscorpio wrote:
conorh wrote:
How much can you curl? I have spagetti arms, but I can’t curl shit.
Bigger curl = bigger arms. Problem solved.
I wouldn’t exactly say that’s true. I can take a 90 lb EZ curl bar and rep it for 8-10 with very strict form and I only have 15.5-16 inch arms[/quote]
Yeah, that’s not very much weight and those aren’t very big arms.