Liars.
Grabbing the handles when you do leg curls is enough to stimulate bicep growth.
amatuers, stop misleading the noobs.
lol gg re?
[quote]Stronghold wrote:
I like how the 2009 guys don’t get it.[/quote]
^
[quote]Stronghold wrote:
I like how the 2009 guys don’t get it.[/quote]
Me too, HA!
Btw Bug…clearly you need to just give up. The hard work is just not worth it, if the gains don’t come fast and easy its time to move on. =P
[quote]Invictica wrote:
Liars.
Grabbing the handles when you do leg curls is enough to stimulate bicep growth.
amatuers, stop misleading the noobs.[/quote]
Dude, you’re not supposed to give away The Secret.
I hope you feel good about yourself.
how is direct arm work going to help my back…
it makes sense now to get bigger arms, i should train my back, and to get a better back i should focus on my quads.
I ARE SMART, bodybuilding is like pork chop sandwiches.
honestly i haven’t added any serious thought to my posts and a bit, here’s something I believe in- high intensity lower volume for arms and a lot of angles e.g. hit the outer head, inner head, and the brachialis. when i mention lower volume it is a bit misleading wherein it’s not low volume per se but using instinct to know when your done, pumped, fried. Forced reps, going heavy, and quality of contraction are all useful. Pronation and supination of the wrist is a a helpful means to put the mind into the muscle suitable for some movements. i believe if you are counting reps then your fucked from the start, alternatively shoot for a rep range, higher range for me is 10-12 and helps burn out the muscle so to speak, however for myself heavy w/ 5 rep goal (allowing for variance of a rep or two) has helped not just with strength but with…go figure size.
that’s my 2 cents but then again i’ve got peas shooters my arms are 16.5 but my wrists are like 6.25. Note: in my avatar i’m 190ish so currently i’m +20lbs on that pic.
i was one of the idiots who bought into the “you dont need direct arm work to grow big arms. compounds will make them HYUUUUGE for you” and i unfortunately bought it for over a year, thus why my arms fail miserably in comparison to the rest of my upper body. that or im just screwed in that area.
No way brah, all pull ups for me.
I went about 2 yrs with no direct arm work and lost some size but not much. I definetly think direct work is needed but the amt is up to you to find out how much and how often. I like to superset a tricep movement with a bicep movement, it puts a lot of blood into your arms. I think arms need a controlled rep, not robotic but it is just too easy to swing and jerk the weight on a lot of arm movements just to get the weight up. I can lift a lot more than I train with if that makes since.
My opinion is that a pump is needed to get the arms growing, I know that is not the opinion of most T-Nation memebers , but you need to know that there is more than one way to skin a cat.
[quote]bwhitwell wrote:
I went about 2 yrs with no direct arm work and lost some size but not much. I definetly think direct work is needed but the amt is up to you to find out how much and how often. I like to superset a tricep movement with a bicep movement, it puts a lot of blood into your arms. I think arms need a controlled rep, not robotic but it is just too easy to swing and jerk the weight on a lot of arm movements just to get the weight up. I can lift a lot more than I train with if that makes since. My opinion is that a pump is needed to get the arms growing, I know that is not the opinion of most T-Nation memebers , but you need to know that there is more than one way to skin a cat.[/quote]
I can tell by your peak that you have great bicep genetics like I do. I think dudes like us can get away without doing direct arm work and not suffering too much, but for most trainers I think it’s something you have to do.
[quote]Lonnie123 wrote:
Not only that, but make sure you are getting STRONGER on that arm work week after week. When you are straight up curling the 100lb DB’s, and you’ve been eatin’ like we told ya to, you’ll have your big ass arms. I guarantee it.[/quote]
All along I thought you just had to do lots of pullups to get big bi’s. So what you are saying is that I have to do heavy curls??? hahahaha
the sad thing is that I have read on this website from some of the authors that direct arm training is useless, I am still trying to figure that one out.
[quote]esk221 wrote:
bwhitwell wrote:
I went about 2 yrs with no direct arm work and lost some size but not much. I definetly think direct work is needed but the amt is up to you to find out how much and how often. I like to superset a tricep movement with a bicep movement, it puts a lot of blood into your arms. I think arms need a controlled rep, not robotic but it is just too easy to swing and jerk the weight on a lot of arm movements just to get the weight up. I can lift a lot more than I train with if that makes since. My opinion is that a pump is needed to get the arms growing, I know that is not the opinion of most T-Nation memebers , but you need to know that there is more than one way to skin a cat.
I can tell by your peak that you have great bicep genetics like I do. I think dudes like us can get away without doing direct arm work and not suffering too much, but for most trainers I think it’s something you have to do.[/quote]
Esk221 I used to train at Oates Gym back in the 80s which was owned by Jerry and Ted Oates who were wrestlers at the time. Man, those were good times, we had all types, a lot of visiting wrestlers and BBs were dropping by all the time. Abdulla the Butcher was really a nice guy as well as Jake the Snake.
Jerry promoted a annual BB show with great guest posers, Lee Haney, Gaspsari, Lee Labrada( who I styled my initial training after)and Tom Platz. Jerry trained several local guys in pro wrestling, ever heard od Marty Gennetti(spelling?).Jerry was a great guy.
[quote]esk221 wrote:
No way brah, all pull ups for me.[/quote]
is this serious?
i am unimpressed by this picture
[quote]HolyMacaroni wrote:
esk221 wrote:
No way brah, all pull ups for me.
is this serious?
i am unimpressed by this picture[/quote]
Nah, I was j/k all the way.
Maybe THIS picture will earn your respect!
[quote]esk221 wrote:
I can tell by your peak that you have great bicep genetics like I do. I think dudes like us can get away without doing direct arm work and not suffering too much, but for most trainers I think it’s something you have to do.[/quote]
Disagree and even I have a great peak. Like HolyMac, I don’t consider your arms “big”.
[quote]countingbeans wrote:
kylec72 wrote:
Short Hoss wrote:
I’ve come across a lot of guys wanting to bigger arms, and here’s how you can get bigger arms.
DO DIRECT ARM WORK.
Stop doing everything BUT direct arm work to get bigger ARMS.
gg, /thread.
PS Those who do non-direct arm work and have supposedly aesthetic “huge arms”, please post pics.
Any tips on how to get smaller arms? My arms are out of proportion from the rest of my body, and now I just look like a freak with these tree trunks attached to a twig. I can’t even fit my arms into my favorite A&F shirts anymore. Should I just skip direct arm work altogether? But won’t rows still give me massive gains in these already bulging biceps? I think I’m doomed.
ha ha, newb… You must never get laid[/quote]
You’re fucking retarded, if you think I was being serious… In jest I was mocking the person who wanted to shrink his glutes in a different thread.
[quote]kylec72 wrote:
You’re fucking retarded, if you think I was being serious… In jest I was mocking the person who wanted to shrink his glutes in a different thread.[/quote]
I know you were… Easy dude, I was joking too.
I was mocking all those people that say girls don’t like big muscles. Get it?
Sorry man I should have put 
after my post i guess…
I’m not offended or anything, but 17 inch arms aren’t big anymore? I need to get to work I guess.
I have been throwing in two preacher curl exercises at the end of my back day workout. I go really light and make sure to keep the muscle flexed with perfect form. So I try my best to not use my arms during back exercises and I try my best to only use my arms during the arm exercises. I haven’t figured out how to have a separate arm day and not be sore on my chest or back day.
So far it’s working well…