[quote]StormTheBeach wrote:
Curls get the girls. Tri’s get the guys…[/quote]
You should make that a shirt.
[quote]CrushKillDestroy wrote:
I’d be pretty interested to see any evidence to show that not doing curls leads to a higher incidence of injury. From an anatomical and physiological standpoint there’s no reason to think activating your biceps with chins or rows is any less useful.
When I do curl, which is very very rarely, i’m just as strong as the odd period where i’ve targetted them - I just have smaller biceps from lack of isolation. All my lifts are going up, and frankly, I don’t have the spare time or effort to bothered. After deadlifting 3 or 4 doubles at 90%, then bent rows, then weighted chins, then a set of kroc rows my biceps are bloated.[/quote]
Could do curls at home. At least for me, if done outside a main workout, light curls take next to nothing away from recovery for me.
My biceps don’t get much stimulation from any sort of back work (even chin ups underhand don’t do much, but more than other back exercises).
I mostly start getting achy wrist and elbows if I neglect curls and that’ll turn into elbow tendonitus and wrist strains if I’m not careful.
If I remember correctly - Mauradermeat never did curls (before his ‘ridding the line between PL & BB’ thing)… so ya! it’s possible.
[quote]mkral55 wrote:
Is there a good rule of thumb for how strong your curl should be relative to major lifts? I don’t wanna pull or tear anything, but I also don’t care how big my arms are (And if I did, I want more tricep!)[/quote]
A curl that is 25 % of a deadlift should be sufficient. Use caution and make sure your arm extends fully, those are the main things. 
I powerlifted for over twenty years and rarely did curls. I tore by bicep at a meet about 10 years ago. My palm up arm was slightly bent and I was severely dehydrated as I had to make weight. I think they should be part of a powerlifters routine at least once a week. I learned the hard way.
I powerlifted for over twenty years and rarely did curls. I tore by bicep at a meet about 10 years ago. My palm up arm was slightly bent and I was severely dehydrated as I had to make weight. I think they should be part of a powerlifters routine at least once a week. I learned the hard way.
I just started curling again this week because mention of an injury made me nervous. Funny thing is, I’m a tiny thing but have naturally decent sized biceps. Can’t get an off-the-shelf bench shirt over them that is tight enough in the chest plate. Very sad, I know.
[quote]kpsnap wrote:
I just started curling again this week because mention of an injury made me nervous. Funny thing is, I’m a tiny thing but have naturally decent sized biceps. Can’t get an off-the-shelf bench shirt over them that is tight enough in the chest plate. Very sad, I know.[/quote]
Is it that your biceps are big or your chest is small? Just asking…
[quote]ouroboro_s wrote:
[quote]kpsnap wrote:
I just started curling again this week because mention of an injury made me nervous. Funny thing is, I’m a tiny thing but have naturally decent sized biceps. Can’t get an off-the-shelf bench shirt over them that is tight enough in the chest plate. Very sad, I know.[/quote]
Is it that your biceps are big or your chest is small? Just asking…[/quote]
Point taken.
from a differnt perspective, i dont PL but Box and do MA.
I never bothered with curls at all, then more and more i noticed elbow pain, and i realised it was every time i used a body hooks. Eventually it became very uncomfortable and was really effecting me, i added some ‘pump’ bicep work and its feeling a lot better.
The other day i did a lot of body shot work and my biceps were SORE the next day!
i like doing a high volume partial preacher curl then 8-10 full preachers, i think it was chris thibs recomended them on here.
Used to wind a lot of my mates up about their fasination with bicep pump so had to swallow a lot of pride!
[quote]Fletch1986 wrote:
[quote]CrushKillDestroy wrote:
I’d be pretty interested to see any evidence to show that not doing curls leads to a higher incidence of injury. From an anatomical and physiological standpoint there’s no reason to think activating your biceps with chins or rows is any less useful.
When I do curl, which is very very rarely, i’m just as strong as the odd period where i’ve targetted them - I just have smaller biceps from lack of isolation. All my lifts are going up, and frankly, I don’t have the spare time or effort to bothered. After deadlifting 3 or 4 doubles at 90%, then bent rows, then weighted chins, then a set of kroc rows my biceps are bloated.[/quote]
Could do curls at home. At least for me, if done outside a main workout, light curls take next to nothing away from recovery for me.
My biceps don’t get much stimulation from any sort of back work (even chin ups underhand don’t do much, but more than other back exercises).
I mostly start getting achy wrist and elbows if I neglect curls and that’ll turn into elbow tendonitus and wrist strains if I’m not careful.
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You’re right, light curls don’t add much to fatigue or recovery and don’t take much time. I guess it’s just a matter of never having seen a need for them, so I don’t prioritise them.
I guess it’s very individual, so if they’re beneficial for you - go for it.