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    Bicep Issues

    I've been mired at 25 lb dumbbell lift for a while.. I did 30 lbs 3 times last week.. This week i decided to do barbell curling first(which actually gave me some gains there), but I still can't do 30 lbs consistently in dumbbell.. I actually noticed if i do 30 my first set instead of my last i can do it easier, rather than burning out through 3 sets. Have i hit my peak already.. What can help?

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    whats your diet look like? training is only one part of improving your strength and size. you cant gain without *cough* gaining lol, if you arent gaining weight, then you arent going to get any stronger. a certain amount of muscle can't magically start lifting more than it can handle, youve got to have more muscle to lift more, which means youve got to eat to gain muscle. it may seem like a slow process especially on the biceps because the weight used is pretty low compared to a lot of other exercises but moving up 5 lbs on curls is a good achievment (may take a month or more to go up 5 or so lbs on them)........ diet is the key

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kracin
    whats your diet look like? training is only one part of improving your strength and size. you cant gain without *cough* gaining lol, if you arent gaining weight, then you arent going to get any stronger. a certain amount of muscle can't magically start lifting more than it can handle, youve got to have more muscle to lift more, which means youve got to eat to gain muscle. it may seem like a slow process especially on the biceps because the weight used is pretty low compared to a lot of other exercises but moving up 5 lbs on curls is a good achievment (may take a month or more to go up 5 or so lbs on them)........ diet is the key
    you can gain strength without gaining muscle, but not the other way around.

    to the original poster:who the fuck cares about what you curl anyway? start squattin and be a real man (unless your a woman, that is).
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    ^^ I agree, who cares if you get stuck on something so trivial...
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    lmao.....to great posts back to back.

    you mean there are other things todo inte SQUAT rack behinds barbell curls.

    which leads to my next point. if you are going to do Barbell curls get the fuck out of the rack so the real people can use it and place your BB on the floor and lift it up from there every set. be a man.

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    Whew!!!!!!!Tough crowd.

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    Maybe you need to do something else for awhile, or just give it time. Maybe you've hit a sticking point, but I seriously doubt a 30 pounds dumbell curl is your genetic limit.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mudge
    Maybe you need to do something else for awhile, or just give it time. Maybe you've hit a sticking point, but I seriously doubt a 30 pounds dumbell curl is your genetic limit.

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    probably your diet...what does it look like? how often do you train them? maybe your overtraining? post your routine/diet

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    Diet is high in protein.. Red Meat/Chicken/protein shakes..

    My arm routine is once a week and is:
    4 sets Dumbbell press
    4 sets barbell press
    4 sets preacher curls
    4 sets skull crushers
    3 sets rope pulldown
    3 sets tricep extensions.

    I work out 4 other days doing different body parts.
    I'm 5'10 153 lbs
    Not sure of my BF% but i imagine not to high not to low.. maybe 15%?

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    Quote Originally Posted by P-funk
    you mean there are other things todo inte SQUAT rack behinds barbell curls.

    which leads to my next point. if you are going to do Barbell curls get the fuck out of the rack so the real people can use it and place your BB on the floor and lift it up from there every set. be a man.
    I hate that shit. Squat, or get the f out
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    You know.. if i do recall i never said i used the rack while i'm doing any of this. I use a set barbell away from there, just for the record.

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    Are ya doing 4 sets for your biceps

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    20 sets for arms...
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    Quote Originally Posted by AirCartman
    Diet is high in protein.. Red Meat/Chicken/protein shakes..

    My arm routine is once a week and is:
    4 sets Dumbbell press
    4 sets barbell press
    4 sets preacher curls
    4 sets skull crushers
    3 sets rope pulldown
    3 sets tricep extensions.

    I work out 4 other days doing different body parts.
    I'm 5'10 153 lbs
    Not sure of my BF% but i imagine not to high not to low.. maybe 15%?
    WOW. I...uh...5'10" 153lb um...12 sets biceps keep up the good work

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