Thread: "Nerd bicep" HOW DO I OUTGROW IT!?

That's probably what causes scott steiner's biceps to be so freakish looking... if that's the case you get rid of it by getting really big apparently.

umm doesn;t that just on how u have ur arm positioned..if ur fist is facing toward ur bicep then its wat ur calling nerd bicep and if u twict ur fist a little it looks like the first one u drew

Lots of white people are like that, all you can do is make them bigger, but still the strongest Norweigan dude or something looks like that still.

I guess you could say I have the same thing, I've seen "worse" though.

everyone has a different location for the insertion point of their Bicep, nothing you can do but ask for different genetics. But hey, having a shorter insertion point can give the illusion of a higher peak some times. It isn't a big deal, after all if you have big Bis, then you have big Bis right

Franco Columbo had this problem, where he had really short biceps with a high peak, and he was a 2 time Mr. Olympia, so obviously something can be done. A few things that he did you can do for that are reverse curls, where you build up the brachialis, which "lengthens" the biceps towards the elbow. Preacher curls are also good for this...

Lee Haney, 8 time Mr. O., also was also aware of this "problem" that he had. He knew in order to "fix" to fill the gap, he'd have to build big forearms as well as doing "lengthening" biceps movements. He got his forearms huge, and filled the gap, and ended up breaking Arnold's record. So he must've done something right

^^ Flex, I agree that it isn't that much of a hinderence, you can still build very impressive massive biceps no prob, but there is no such thing as lengthening your insertion point, just developing the muscle fully. You will always have those same genetics no matter how you train. Just like you can't change the shape of your chest, just build on what you have, make sense. You gotta play the cards you are given

One of my mates has a shorter bicep, it kinda starts like 1/2 a inch to a inch into his arm. But he don't look like a nerd it actually makes his bi look great when he flexes

His bi really goes into a ball shape and looks huge, whilst my bi is connected right down at my elbow I can't get the same flex as him

oh and I ain't complaining, I'm just trying to let this guy know his situation ain't all that bad, there are benefits

like gr8 and flex say... build on what u got, you can't change your genetics

peace

No doubt Gr, thats what i meant...

I was referering to fully developing the "lengthening" aspects of your biceps as well as filling in the lower forearm to "mask" the high insertion point.

if i flex like that, i can almost fit 3 fingers in there but not quite.... I'm not really complaining at all tho, ive got other good things going for me like my waist is only 28 and my chest is 40 so im happy about that

And yeah my biceps are big, i was just wondering how to fill the gap.. getting bigger forearms is actually a good idea tho.

Thanks guys

i can fit exactly two...........

Originally posted by Flex
No doubt Gr, thats what i meant...

I was referering to fully developing the "lengthening" aspects of your biceps as well as filling in the lower forearm to "mask" the high insertion point.

you are right brotha

Originally posted by ST240

And yeah my biceps are big, i was just wondering how to fill the gap.. getting bigger forearms is actually a good idea tho.

Thanks guys

I have sort of short bi's with high peaks, so i gotta prioritize the same thing for biceps....

You can "fill the gap" as said before by doing both different biceps movements as well as forearms.

For bi's:
*Reverse curls (straight bar, preacher curls...) will develop your brachialis and outer bi's, which really adds meat onto your arms and "lengthens" the muscle.

Close grip curls also work the outer part of your biceps.

For forearms:
endless wrist curls. go until you can't even move the bar a centimeter.

Do plenty of these exercises, and your gap will "shrink" slowly but surely.....

Originally posted by Flex
For bi's:
*Reverse curls (straight bar, preacher curls...) will develop your brachialis and outer bi's, which really adds meat onto your arms and "lengthens" the muscle.

Youre saying do reverse curls with a straight bar on a preacher stand right??

thats probably the lowest weight combo ever

But ill give it a shot haha

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For forearms:
endless wrist curls. go until you can't even move the bar a centimeter.

if you want your forarms to get bigger shouldnt you limit the reps with more weight tho

I can fit 3 fingers on my left and 4 on my right. I'm 6'0 and like 170 with 15" arms (at the peak flexed), but when I flex the ball actually looks pretty big compared to everything else. I would hoever, like to get the very end of the right head to deleope as it's behind the left a bit.