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    Barbell curl or preacher curl?

    Which one u prefer to do for maxium growth? I like preacher curl, because i think that i can take more out of my biceps on that. I see stars after heavy preacher curl set

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    For mass I prefer strict heavy barbell curls. For shaping I like preachers (Scott curls) or concentration curls. If you want to shock your bi's try 3 sets of 21's some day

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    Thumbs up New idea

    Once and a while to crush my biceps I start with a decent weight with dumbels(what I can do 6 times so about 75 lbs) then I go to fatigue and then grab 50's do the same and keep going down the line..... it's kinda crazywhen you cant' do more than 6 reps of 10's. the trick is allow no time between each decreasion of weight. It really tears my biceps up I don't knwo how wll it works for bulkign ut it brings every fiber to some ind of catabolic state
    Feeelz goooood

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    I have been taking preacher curls for long time, and have one barbel curls only evry once and while. I guess i i will do them for while now, i also love cable curl

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    BARBELL curls are the babys for mass.

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    yo

    I throw a set in with my preacher after I did 2 sets or one week when I need to even up my right arm is much bigger
    =X

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    barbells=mass

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    i do both

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    Weight = mass, and I don't know anyone who can precher more than they can standing barbell curl. Sure do them, but don't forget the foundational basic (barbell curls)

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    Do u use ez-bar or regular bar on barbell curls? I use regular, it just feels better to for me

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    Use the bar you're comfortable with. Not too long ago I read of a study that said there was not enough difference between the supination of a straight bar and an ez curl bar to change the work load on the bicep.

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    Barbell curls (with proper form, not swinging the weight) are the best mass builder for most......

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    Kung foo

    I have abnormaly flexible and strong forearm/wrists from akido and I find that the straight bar works the flexors a hell of alot more. I now am comfortable with both but I usualy opt for an EZ (especialy on preachers) due to the fact it is much smaller and easier to control.

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    Im a big fan of a superset that I do every other workout it has put a pretty good bit of size on my bi's I superset hammer curls with barbell curls and on this workout just to get the blood flowing I warm my bi's up with one set of reverse grip 21's and a set of regular grip 21's

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