I'm using a 50 pound dumbell. I do 5 reps of 5 sets. I could only lift it up once or twice on the first set but do use my other arm to help lift up the weight on the remaining rep. On set 2, I could lift it up at least once but use my other arm to help lift up the weight on the remaining reps. Sets 3-5, I always need to use my other arm to help lift up the weight. Am I doing this all wrong? I was told about lifting the heaviest shit for at least 8 to 10 reps, 3-4 sets only if I want mass. What I read, Schwarzenegger said 5 reps of 5 sets of the heaviest shit for biceps. Should I use an arm curl bar to build both arms at the same time once instead of separately working out each arm with a dumbell which actually takes longer time?
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am I doing arm curls wrong?
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Totally all wrong. This is how you train biceps.
Load up a barbell with many plates. Make sure the barbell is in a rack, and positioned around chest level. Duck under the bar, and place it across your traps. Press the bar up with your legs and step away from the rack. Keeping your chest out and your abs tight, sit back with the weight and descend to below parallel where your thighs are at an acute angle to your lower leg. Keeping your knees out and lower back arched, drive hard out of the bottom and back to the starting position.
I guarantee bigger biceps in 1 month.
Load up a barbell with many plates. Make sure the barbell is in a rack, and positioned around chest level. Duck under the bar, and place it across your traps. Press the bar up with your legs and step away from the rack. Keeping your chest out and your abs tight, sit back with the weight and descend to below parallel where your thighs are at an acute angle to your lower leg. Keeping your knees out and lower back arched, drive hard out of the bottom and back to the starting position.
I guarantee bigger biceps in 1 month.
You should use a weight that you can get most of the reps with, you are going too heavy, but who knows your strategy could still work. Much better would be to use 40lb. DB until you can get maybe four full sets and die in the fifth set. Then you can go up to 45 or 50, but you should be getting the first set or two at least all the way.
Or you can do 2-3 sets of 40lb. and then do two sets of 50lb "helpers". I just don't know if you are working the muscle much with all that assistance from your other arm.
Or you can do 2-3 sets of 40lb. and then do two sets of 50lb "helpers". I just don't know if you are working the muscle much with all that assistance from your other arm.
This ^^^^^^ and you can do a few extra with a spotter or your free hand to failure on your 3rd set.
I think he's serious as a heart attack--scaryYou are joking right ??
He wants to train like Arnold
Lolno on is this stupid, he is trolling
no one is this stupid, he is trolling
^this... 50 lbs is a getting onto a pretty big dumbell curl... keep that in mind,
drop the weight for sure, maybe even 35 it sounds...
strongrunbox
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Sqautting doesnt just hit your legs kid
all these advice are great. do they apply to triceps workout as well (3 sets of 8 reps)? I usually use a 50 pound dumbbell to lift for triceps. I either stand or sit down, placing the barbell behind my head using both hands. I drop it as low as I can and lift it up as high as I can. I can do about 6-7 reps, 3 sets. It's only heavy AFTER I had just worked out my biceps.
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huahuamick
You should use a weight that you can get most of the reps with, you are going too heavy, but who knows your strategy could still work.
andyrodgers
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It is recommended to reduce weight until you are able to manage high weight
nova1970sb
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start with 50's. if you cant lift it, hold the dumb bell near your hip. thrust forward at the hips with all you got preferably making a pshhhhh noise(like air is coming out of a tire) and swing your arm slightly back then rock the weight forward. that 50 pound dumb bell will feel like 25 when you are done with it...
