Thread: Biceps not getting sore

When you first get into working out or come back after a long lay off, your muscles will get soar because of the new stress they are experiencing. After a few days however, the muscles become used to the stess and the soreness goes away. You can still have killer workouts and your muscles will become fatigued and may be a little soar, but for the most part, the real soreness happens early and fades away.

Originally Posted by w^rl0rd

I usually do about 9-10 sets w/ 10-15 reps during each bicep workout.
I do all of the basic, compound exercises, nothing fancy like seated incline DB curls.

Ok, how bout we try and crank up that weight a tad. Try pulling a weight that will limit you to 3 sets at 6 to 10 reps each. That should get you sore.

Oh ..... and.....

I do all of the basic, compound exercises

What are those?


And....

nothing fancy like seated incline DB curls.

What's so fancy about that?

What he said is a good call... less reps, less sets. And don't work them 2x a week... you could just be overtraining. Also, focus on the eccentric motion, not only the concentric. In other words, after you curl the weight hard, let back down slowly and with alot of control.

Originally Posted by Witmaster

What are those?

I mean the basics, like barbell curls, alternating db curls,
cable curls, etc.

Shit like seated incline alternating dumbell curls and hammer curls
are considered "fancy" to me, not that they are ineffective though.

As far as reps, I'm on a cut, so I'm going for definition and shape
right now. Do you guys suggest low reps/high weight on a cut?

none of those exercises are compound lifts.

no specific rep range makes you cut. that is a myth.

still don't know what is fancy about those exercises.

I'd raise the weight still. Hell I can curl my coffee cup 500 times and not get sore. Does it give me more "definition"? Probably not.

Raise the weight. Increased resistance is not going to "blow" your cutting phase. Diet is (primarily) what makes or breaks a cut.

Originally Posted by w^rl0rd

I mean the basics, like barbell curls, alternating db curls,
cable curls, etc.

Shit like seated incline alternating dumbell curls and hammer curls
are considered "fancy" to me, not that they are ineffective though.

As far as reps, I'm on a cut, so I'm going for definition and shape
right now. Do you guys suggest low reps/high weight on a cut?

Better get back to the "basics" my friend. Those are NOT compound movements...quite to the contrary.

And no rep-range or weight is going to be better on a cut! Diet and cardio are the most critical on a cut.

go to bodybuilding.com and search for bill grant's webcast and watch it, and follow it exactly. it will make your arms sore.

the day after my first workout and even today, man my quads hurt really bad. Its difficult to just walk and get in and out of the car.

did my biceps on thursday, and did more stomach, chest and back workouts today, man do my biceps hurt, i can barely move them.

my biceps never hurt, no matter how heavy i go, but damn do my triceps kill

You shouldn't aim on just to be "sore"... That has no correlation to direct hypertrophy... It can be a sign that your working it, but not necessarly a growth indicator

Originally Posted by NEW_IN_THE_GAME

my biceps never hurt, no matter how heavy i go, but damn do my triceps kill

Same here, weird huh?

Originally Posted by MWpro

Same here, weird huh?

Do they still GROW? Not saying you should be sore... just wondering.

Originally Posted by drew.haynes

Do they still GROW? Not saying you should be sore... just wondering.

Yea.. The soreness has nothing to do with hypertrophy..I NEVER get sore anymore(except my damn legs).. But I do still see progress with my body

I think I have a similar problem my left arm is sore as hell but right arm very little to no soreness but my left is my weaker arm so i'm going to try using d.b. for a month or so try to even out my strength. good idea or bad idea????? any advice would be great