Working the upper bicept. - Exercise & Fitness Message Board

Mitchell_46 · 02-06-2003, 05:07 PM

My bicept workout work out consists of 3 sets of 12 preacher curl and 3 sets of 12 hammer curls. After that workout I can feel it in my lower part of my arm but there is no soreness in the upper portion of my arm. What are some ways that I can work the upper part of my bicept? Even if my upper arm don't get as much activity as my lower part of my arm, will my bicept still grow proportionally?

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CanadianConvict · 02-06-2003, 08:32 PM

Its good to work your muscles from different angles to place different kinds of stress on your targeted muscle. You'll grow quicker if you change things up every once and a while.......Don't let your routine become routine. Standing barbell curls and alternate curls work the upper and overall bicep, seated incline alternate curls kind of work the middle, and preacher & hammer are good for the lower portion....as you know. I think you should always do one of the compound exercises for biceps followed by a couple of others. Just try to use as many angle as you can.

As for your other question, I really don't know anyone that has only worked their lower biceps. lol. Im thinking it might look weird.....but i really dont know. I'll leave this question for someone else.

I dont know why you would just want to work the lower portion.

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AEMT-CC · 02-07-2003, 03:16 AM

I've been going to college for 2 years now & there is this one guy who I have seen do nothing but preacher curls every time he is in the gym. Never works his tri's and never does any other bicep exercise. The guy has good sized biceps, toned and big. But if he was to work his tri's, his arms would double in size. His arms also look kind of wierd.

I think it's best to work all angles of a muscle. In the end you will have better shape.

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Mitchell_46 · 02-07-2003, 08:15 AM

My routine use to be just preacher curl and incline alternating curls. I guess I'll just go back to preacher curls, incline, and I will throw in some stand alternations.

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OBSESSED is just a work the lazy use to describe the DEDICATED.

ManOfSteel · 02-07-2003, 05:52 PM

definately throw some reverse barbell curls into your routine