Damn, thats nuts. you and meganewb ahould do a curl video. Barbell curls with a shitload of weight has always been impressive to me.
when i was 13 all i did was curl so i burnt myself out on that exercise, i use pulling movements to train my bi’s, but in a powerlifting meet, with hips shoulders and head against a wall i curled a bb with 195 while i weighed in at 185.
generally i stick around the 100-125lb range for 6-8 reps with strict form BB curls
[quote]waylanderxx wrote:
Mcflurry wrote:
I used to do 135 for ten (some cheat, not as much as some) until I got tennis elbow from it:)
Now I just do weighted pullups, BB and DB rows.
Yah man those BB curls for any duration of time fuck me up. I did the sets of 210-215 for a few weeks, and my biceps tendons hated me. Had to take like 4 days off lol.[/quote]
Yup, aside from my general dislike for wasting my weekly volume on direct bicep work, there’s a reason I don’t do straight barbell curls…ever. That tendon inflammation stayed with me forEVER when I did them.
If I do curls now it’s dumbbells and cables only, as they’re much more comfy. Well, I do throw in drag curls from time to time, and those are with a straight bar, but that’s the only one I use it for since the weight is lessened.
[quote]ghostofsin wrote:
generally i stick around the 100-125lb range for 6-8 reps with strict form BB curls[/quote]
What do you mean i generally stick around the X range, you should be progressing in the exercise’s load, if not you are wasting your time.
[quote]hardgnr wrote:
Discussing curls can be a taboo subject here sometimes…[/quote]
What? Even if the thread title is “How much do you curl”?
Mind you, I do appreciate what you’re saying.
[quote]Tim Henriques wrote:
Interesting bit of trivia: curls where included in the first powerlifting competitions along with the Big Three but then dropped over.[/quote]
Almost right, before powerlifting “the strength set” was competed; competition comprised Curl, Bench Press, and Squat. This was up to around 1965 (in Britain at least) then Powerlifting as we know it now (more or less) took over.
[quote]Boffin wrote:
Tim Henriques wrote:
Interesting bit of trivia: curls where included in the first powerlifting competitions along with the Big Three but then dropped over.
Almost right, before powerlifting “the strength set” was competed; competition comprised Curl, Bench Press, and Squat. This was up to around 1965 (in Britain at least) then Powerlifting as we know it now (more or less) took over.[/quote]
That may have happened in the UK, I was referring more to the American History of Powerlifting. Here is a quick quote:
"In June of 1964 the AAU Weightlifting Committee met in Chicago and its members voted a change in the rules to eliminate the barbell curl and keep the bench, squat, and deadlift for powerlifting competitions. "
The time frame is about the same, so both countries adopted the more official version of powerlifting at about the same time.
what you need are squats sunshine, release some test. help the t shirt muscles grow. curling alone is a slow way of goin about it
[quote]Zohaib wrote:
what you need are squats sunshine, release some test. help the t shirt muscles grow. curling alone is a slow way of goin about it[/quote]
You are def going to get a “Who said anything about ONLY curling” response, rightfully so…
[quote]kylec72 wrote:
Zohaib wrote:
what you need are squats sunshine, release some test. help the t shirt muscles grow. curling alone is a slow way of goin about it
You are def going to get a “Who said anything about ONLY curling” response, rightfully so…[/quote]
I was going to, but then again, why waste time on typing something as obvious as that…
what are you guys talking about? dont you know all u need to build huge guns is squats and deadlifts?
Last workout I did 140 for 5 reps with the olympic bar and followed with 150 for 3. I think I can do more though. Form was good too.
Guess since this thread was ressurected… I’ll add going from a standard ez curl bar to a olympic BB… I found the olympic BB to be easier to curl with.
Cen only do 90 with the standard ez curl bar… I can do 100 x 5 with the olympic BB.
Agreed that olympic bar is easier than ez bar, though it can be kinda tough on my wrists. Fridays in the offseason, we always had a 135 pound curl competition, and my best was 9 strict ones.
I don’t have any trouble with my wrists with the olympic bar. I was surprised… I expected to have many wrist problems… as I am a really small guy. 5’2" with 6.25 inch wrists… I must have strong wrists or something cause they aren’t bothered at all!
[quote]krazykoukides wrote:
I don’t have any trouble with my wrists with the olympic bar. I was surprised… I expected to have many wrist problems… as I am a really small guy. 5’2" with 6.25 inch wrists… I must have strong wrists or something cause they aren’t bothered at all![/quote]
It’s not just your wrists it’s how your arm is built. There alittle trick I was taught to see which bar was more suited for you. If you put you arms at your sides palms facing out and you arms lie flat along your body you would do better with a straight bar. If your forearms angle away from your body a EZ bar would be better. However, it’s all prefrence and do whats most comfortable to you. Theres not much science behind curling just do it.
315 w/ straps & belt
[quote]Zohaib wrote:
what you need are squats sunshine, release some test. help the t shirt muscles grow. curling alone is a slow way of goin about it[/quote]
Brainwaaaaaashed
My arm workout sequence from last Thursday:
Triceps - Lying extension: 60kg (132lb) 10-9-7
Biceps - Barbell curl: 60kg (132lb) 8-8-7
Triceps - Bent over cable extension: 70kg (154lb) 15-12-14
Biceps - Standing dumbbell hammer curl, across body: 37,5kg (83lb) 8-8-8
Triceps - Cable pushdown, straight bar: 70kg (154lb) 10-10-8
Biceps - Cable curl, leaning back: 70kg (154lb) 10-10-8
Other stats: age 45, height 6ft 2inch, weight 202lb, training 2 and a bit years with nothing previous, upper arms about 16.25 inches.