Originally Posted by P-funk

curious, why do you want a point of reference for a sinlge joint exercise (that you probably shouldn't be doing 2-3 reps on anyway)??

Originally Posted by JimSnow

I don't do 2-3 reps on an isolation movement. I'm just curious about what you big guys are curling.

Originally Posted by P-funk

curious, why do you want a point of reference for a sinlge joint exercise (that you probably shouldn't be doing 2-3 reps on anyway)??

Originally Posted by viet_jon

flossin his numbers!!! i think jim is quite proud of himself.


but numbers mean nothing really. BB'ers shouldn't care.

Originally Posted by JimSnow

Geesh,

I know it's about "full body" movements. I absolutely agree!

You guys haven't walked into a gym, fresh, picked up a heavy dumbell after warm-ups, and curled.. just to see?

Originally Posted by P-funk

I just never gave it much thought. Doing a heavy bicep curl really gets me no where.

Originally Posted by viet_jon

flossin his numbers!!! i think jim is quite proud of himself.


but numbers mean nothing really. BB'ers shouldn't care.

Originally Posted by StanUk

I would say 70lbs seems like a decent amount for your size, but its a hard thing to judge really. Its more than I can do, but the only curls I do at the moment are hammer curls and I only do 2 sets a week.

Originally Posted by JimSnow

Probably impossible to judge without a judge. I don't do concentration curls. I tried them a couple of weeks ago with a set of fixed DBs I use for flies. I don't even know what a hammer curl is. I assume the DB is turned 90 degrees? I tried that once, all it did was "feel very un-natural".

Originally Posted by Fireplug

Don't know what I could do being fresh. Isolation movements are always at the end of my workout. I tend to do sets of 8 to 10 of 45 to 50 pound dumbbells. I would think that 70 would not be too hard to do for one rep.

Originally Posted by AKIRA

I used to curl a lot, in reps & intensity, but what I repped against my thigh or a preacher cushion was usually 25-45lbs.

I curled a 135lb BB once years ago with strict form, just once. Every other time I see someone do it, they look like theyre gonna do a "backflip."

Originally Posted by P-funk

curious, why do you want a point of reference for a sinlge joint exercise (that you probably shouldn't be doing 2-3 reps on anyway)??

Originally Posted by swordfish

I agree 100 % with p-funk, I dont think I have EVER EVER done less than 4 or 5 reps for dumbell curls, or any other single joint movement for that matter. these are the exercises in which I would perform 2 or 3 reps on but still not that often..


barbell bench press
incline barbell bench
squats
front squats
deadlifts
military press
push press
cleans,
etc. etc. multi joint movements


to answer your question by ESTIMATE i would say i could do the 60's or so..

i can do the 50s for a set of 6

Originally Posted by mike456

Jim you have some good fucking genes, your 45, and you been training for 8 freakin months and have great numbers, theres people that are in there 20s that have been training hard for years, and dont have the same numbers as you. Good Job

Originally Posted by viet_jon

not to take anything away from Jimsnow, but you have to realize the older you are, the more fully developed you are. I have no scientific data to back this, but from real life experience, I find this true. Someone might swoop in here, and make me look dum.

my dad for instance, is a scrawny little fuk. But he'd kick the shit out of me any day.

Originally Posted by viet_jon

not to take anything away from Jimsnow, but you have to realize the older you are, the more fully developed you are. I have no scientific data to back this, but from real life experience, I find this true. Someone might swoop in here, and make me look dum.

my dad for instance, is a scrawny little fuk. But he'd kick the shit out of me any day.

Originally Posted by JimSnow

I don't know what you mean by "fully developed", but mature people like myself have a "tough old bird" look about them. Kind of a "hardness". The flipside is... younger people have a ton more potential for muscular mass than I do!

Originally Posted by min0 lee

Those are hammer curls, I actually find them the most natural bicep exercise.

Originally Posted by JimSnow

You guys haven't walked into a gym, fresh, picked up a heavy dumbell after warm-ups, and curled.. just to see?

Originally Posted by viet_jon

Again, no scientific data here. Maybe, the mods of griff can jump in here and tell me I"m wrong.