Bicep Question

[trikydik]

Ok - so the bicep has 2 heads, long and short.
However there are approx 10 bicep routines....

Dumbbell Hammer curls
Barbell Hammer Curl
Alternating Hammer Curls
Indvidual Bicep Curls
Incline Bicep Curls
Concentrated Bicep Curls (elbow against the knee)
Barbell curl
preacher curl
Cable Curls
Close grip curls
Wide Grip Curls

Etc
Etc
Etc

It is one small muscle with 2 heads.... why should there be so many routines? It makes sense to me to do a bicep curl and preacher curl and move on to shoulders or some other part of the arm like maybe tri's...

What are your guys' thoughts?

[hellomycognomen]

Yea I agree. All the curls are basically the same, and all the hammer curls are the same way.

The only difference is some exercises isolate more than others so they seem harder.

The resistance curve and lever arm bio mechanics also come into play.

I prefer dumbbells for both curls and hammer curls.

[hellomycognomen]

Hey man based on advice of old pros I switched my workout to full body every other day.

I had to cut back exercises to a few select ones.

For biceps I do 4 sets of incline dumbbell curls 30sec rest between sets, then 4 sets of incline hammer curls.

The short rest period is pretty crazy. But yea man 2 biceps exercises and on to triceps.

-Cheers

[Schwarzenegger]

I'm all about high volume and heavy heavy with strict form for biceps. To the point I dont even do them anymore cuz they out of proportion lol.

I contribute my biceps to heavy strict cambered bar preacher curls, standing alternating dumbbell curls, standing cable curls for constant tension, and dumbbell concentration curls for shape. And maybe pop in one or two more exercises for a burnout.

[Friesian]

Personally, I like to train biceps and triceps at same time. Either do this by super-setting or doing straight sets but changing up which muscle I target with each exercise, I find this gives me the best workout in the shortest time. I also like to start each arm session with rope pushdowns and rope hammer curls as I find these allow me to flush the most blood into my muscles.

[wicked442]

Zottman curls and 21 style chin ups. Every 3rd workout or so i'll hit bi/tri for a crazy pump bro day,otherwise i hit bi/back.

[Black]

Yea I agree. All the curls are basically the same, and all the hammer curls are the same way.

The only difference is some exercises isolate more than others so they seem harder.

The resistance curve and lever arm bio mechanics also come into play.

I prefer dumbbells for both curls and hammer curls.

How long are your full-body workouts?

[hellomycognomen]

How long are your full-body workouts?

~2hours, the 30sec short rest is killer man, I'm loving the change. Its basically all business no time to BS. If you have old pros at your gym, befriend them, their advice is gold.

-Cheers

[trikydik]

can you put up the whole body workout on the your blog?

[hellomycognomen]

can you put up the whole body workout on the your blog?

Sure thing man.

-Cheers