Heavy Lifting(biceps)

[firestorm]

Well in theory, you would be best not to make dramatic jumps in weight. (20lb jumps or more) It would be more benificial to make gradual gains strengthing the tendons along the way. I've done it both ways and noticed that when I came along slowly and gradually I didn't wind up with any of the bothersome aches and pains. When I'd get more agressive and slap the big 45's and maybe 10's on the end of the bar and grit my teeth and turn red for 3 reps was when I found these injuries pop up. So be sure to warm up properly with some light warmup sets and don't take such dramatic jumps in weight on excercises your more succeptible to injury with. Use the straight bar for heavy days and save the EZ bar for your medium/light days until the strenght is up to where you like it. Then you should be able to handle the heavier weights with the ez bar.

 

[MeanCuts]

Firestorm you think using the curl bar as a finisher on heavy days is a good idea?

 

[firestorm]

No not really Mean. I'd do straight bar then preacher ez curls then a finisher. or maybe EZ bar 1st on a light day followed by some alt. d/b curls and then concentration curls. but no I'd never put EZ curls last.

That would be sort of like doing Flat bench presses last on chest day. or incline bench presses last.

 

[MeanCuts]

Originally posted by firestorm
No not really Mean. I'd do straight bar then preacher ez curls then a finisher. or maybe EZ bar 1st on a light day followed by some alt. d/b curls and then concentration curls. but no I'd never put EZ curls last.

That would be sort of like doing Flat bench presses last on chest day. or incline bench presses last.

I hear ya I consider anything after heavy a finisher usually after heavy I do iso dumbell or cables and my last exercise is always chin-ups thought about rotating the EZ bar in with iso dumbells/cables

 

[firestorm]

Well I'll tell you Mean you want an excellent routine, take a look at Gopro's workout section at the top of this forum. I've been doing it for the past several months and it has been awesome. He has it broken down into 3 different routines which you may have seen mentioned in some of the boards here. 1st is POWER week 2nd is REP week and the 3rd week is a SHOCK week. this goes for every bodypart and definitely worth a look see.

 

[MeanCuts]

Originally posted by firestorm
Well I'll tell you Mean you want an excellent routine, take a look at Gopro's workout section at the top of this forum. I've been doing it for the past several months and it has been awesome. He has it broken down into 3 different routines which you may have seen mentioned in some of the boards here. 1st is POWER week 2nd is REP week and the 3rd week is a SHOCK week. this goes for every bodypart and definitely worth a look see.

Thanks bro i'll take a look at it

 

[firestorm]

Your welcome any time.