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Post by vinceneilgiraldo on Nov 28, 2022 23:46:05 GMT 1
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Post by Ron Burgunfeces on Nov 29, 2022 1:30:14 GMT 1
Oh, i think you mean this:
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Post by IMS (VP of Schenanigans) on Nov 29, 2022 4:27:26 GMT 1
This week I have been doing....
Boxing...
Taping....
Lifting....
Walking...
Putting box down onto a stack of other boxes.
Times what feels like hundreds of repetitions.
- The Knäve
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Post by Aristocrat on Nov 29, 2022 4:32:48 GMT 1
I also do them with my arm resting against the bench for sort of an alternative motion. Is that also a concentration curl? Anything with your elbow resting against something? The Nobleman Its a concentration curl if your elbow is against something so you cant swing and cheat. Not a preacher bench, tho. That's a preacher curl. I cant picture your bench idea, but it seems to be a curl of some sort. Like this:
The Nobleman
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Post by Aristocrat on Nov 29, 2022 4:45:32 GMT 1
I do back/biceps (basically a pull day) every Sunday. My typical week involves several pull days. Sometimes, I'll even pull a few times in a single day.
I also enjoy weight training.
The Nobleman
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Post by Ron Burgunfeces on Nov 29, 2022 4:58:15 GMT 1
Its a concentration curl if your elbow is against something so you cant swing and cheat. Not a preacher bench, tho. That's a preacher curl. I cant picture your bench idea, but it seems to be a curl of some sort. Like this:
The Noblemani would say that's a single arm preacher curl.
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Post by Aristocrat on Nov 29, 2022 4:58:36 GMT 1
O Hi Vince. Allow me extend a belated welcome to the Noble Fitness Thread!!
Now.
Tell me about these bicep baller curls (for the girls).
How often are you doing biceps, and how many different exercises do you have? In other words, in your rotation, how often can you expect to be performing the same bicep exercise?
Also.
What is a concentration curl, and why do you call it nonfunctional?
The Nobleman Thanks so much for the welcome! Ron B described the concentration curl accurately. I think it's called that because when performing it, you look like Rodin's sculpture, "The Thinker" (see below). Some athletic trainers refer to it as nonfunctional, since the move is not something you would do you in a sport or everyday life. If you do it, just keep your head up. I'll admit to some stupidity and say I've come closer to taking out a row of teeth than I would like, when the dumbbell swings up. I do back/biceps (basically a pull day) every Sunday. I had been doing 10 sets for back and 10 for biceps, but upped the biceps to 12 sets a couple of months back. Here is my breakdown: - Incline Dumbbell Curls I alternate each week normal and hammer; I do 3 sets and alternate reps and weight 12 X 25 lbs. or 10 X 30 lbs. - Standing Dumbbell Curls I do the opposite of what I did on the incline bench. If I did incline hammer curls, I do normal dumbbell curls, and vice versa. I do my best not to cheat by swinging the body, but I sometimes do on my last reps. I can move a little more weight standing than on the incline, so 3 sets, 12 X 30 lbs. or 10 X 35 lbs. I will occasionally do EZ bar curls and can move between 75 and 85 lbs. - Reverse EZ Preacher Curls - Years ago I read reverse curls build the middle part of the biceps, which helps aesthetically. In my case it has built noticeable brachialis muscle. I will do 3 sets, either 12 X 35 lbs. or 10 X 40 lbs. - Concentration Curls - This is my finisher. I can tell when I have imbalances, so doing a single arm exercise is helpful in that regard. I do 3 sets, and either 12 X 25 lbs. or 10 X 30 lbs. So 4 exercises, 3 sets each, for 12 sets total. I'm mid fifties and average size. I've been moving these amounts for a while and am comfortable in that I have likely reached my genetic potential. I could move more weight but I have none of the nagging injuries friends my age have. I'm healthy and the exercise helps my mental health, too. Rodin's The Thinker: If I understand you correctly, you're doing the same exercises every week/every other week.
Don't you think it might be for the greater benefit of your baller guns to expand your repertoire?
Example.
I do biceps weekly, 3 sets of three exercises, but I'll rarely repeat the same exercise in a given month.
You can do a barbell curl regular grip, wide grip, narrow grip, and alternate between curl bar/straight bar grip.
Or say.
A barbell drag curl. Ever tried a drag curl, Vinny? How about a reverse drag curl? Ever been hip to bang one out on a reverse drag?
Or the cable with all the different connections. Handles and angles and shit.
Don't even get me started. The Nobleman
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Post by Ron Burgunfeces on Nov 29, 2022 6:51:59 GMT 1
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Post by Aristocrat on Nov 29, 2022 7:20:05 GMT 1
That dude laid the smack down on that bitch and provided some nice drag curl education in the process.
Good/ > the new Metallica song.
The Nobleman
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Post by Aristocrat on Nov 29, 2022 7:22:05 GMT 1
Like this:
The Nobleman i would say that's a single arm preacher curl. It also fits your definition of a concentration curl, so it seems a preacher curl is a subset of concentration curl.
The Nobleman
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Post by Aristocrat on Nov 29, 2022 7:26:34 GMT 1
If you want to be a baller, your waist measurement should be well less than half your height. Weigh in and waist in every morning. Log the results daily in a spreadsheet (Google sheets). Compute your weekly average since these figures will fluctuate from day to day. Track your results to a more baller you.
I dont think I need to do it every morning. 2x a week is fine. Currently - 188.0 lbs and 33 7/8" waist
at 75" tall, my waist is well under half, but... could be better.
I expected worse. I suppose your pear shape comes from a flare at the hips.
The Nobleman
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Post by Aristocrat on Nov 29, 2022 7:38:10 GMT 1
12 sets of biceps! Seems like a lot for such a small muscle group. Your back targets the biceps too, how come you think they need this much? No? Me? I do no biceps or triceps specific exercises currently. They get hit through intense compound movements. Sometimes I’ll do curls w my sandbag or triceps skullcrushers on my rings to burn em up after my final set of back or chest, respectively. The simple answer? Vanity! I'm not vain at all, but biceps show. Me?
Vanity when I was in my 20's, sure.
Now?
The biceps are one of the easiest and most obvious muscle groups to weight train. I train to keep from getting weak and decrepit as I age. Keeps me strong and fit. To omit biceps would be a mistake.
The bitch attention gets old after a while - especially as a married guy. It's like, okay, bitches. Settle down. Calm down. Sometimes, I just want to be left alone.
The Nobleman
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Post by Aristocrat on Nov 29, 2022 7:53:20 GMT 1
how many inches you got on the 'ceps? Who measures their biceps? You measure your waist to know how fat you are. You crank your 'ceps, and you get what you get. I wouldn't know how to make them bigger, and I don't know that I'd even care to.
But.
I got curious, and I found that I was able to measure my right baller gun with my $6 amazon tool. My right baller gun measured at just a hair over 16" at max flex. I'll measure again the next time I crank the 'ceps to see if they baller flare.
The Nobleman
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Post by Aristocrat on Nov 29, 2022 7:58:02 GMT 1
This bitch has improper form. The elbow should be cranking against the inside of the thigh.
No?
The Nobleman
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Post by Aristocrat on Nov 29, 2022 8:00:05 GMT 1
This bitch has baller guns. No two ways about it.
But.
I don't want guns on my bitch.
I'm not Ronnie B.
The Nobleman
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Post by Aristocrat on Nov 29, 2022 8:13:25 GMT 1
......while I dont dislke Restless Gypsy, I consider it one of the weaker songs on ITEC. Easy Livin, Mantronic, KOSAG, The Rock Rolls On, I'm Alive, title Track, 95 Nasty, Shoot from the Hip and Easy Livin all are better. So is I'm Alive, if we're being honest.
Restless Gypsy is too blandly formulaic and going for pop-rock crossover. I do still like it though. So.......
I can see you're revising your opinion of "Restless Gypsy" to try to pwn me, but it won't work because I can only know what you've written up until this point, but if you're going to now write that you like all those other shitty songs better then I will now retain that going forward.
The Nobleman
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Post by Aristocrat on Nov 29, 2022 8:17:24 GMT 1
... I dont claim to have been at The Sting show. I was at the Sting show. I still have Chris Holmes' sweatband from that show on my doorknob, and can be seen in the live video in the crowd.
Right. Like I said, you claim to have been at the Sting show.
I don't know if your hanging Chris Holmes's sweatband on your doorknob is more gay or your cherishing your Kelly Nickels bass strap.
Pwnd.
The Nobleman
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Post by vinceneilgiraldo on Nov 29, 2022 8:48:07 GMT 1
Thanks so much for the welcome! Ron B described the concentration curl accurately. I think it's called that because when performing it, you look like Rodin's sculpture, "The Thinker" (see below). Some athletic trainers refer to it as nonfunctional, since the move is not something you would do you in a sport or everyday life. If you do it, just keep your head up. I'll admit to some stupidity and say I've come closer to taking out a row of teeth than I would like, when the dumbbell swings up. I do back/biceps (basically a pull day) every Sunday. I had been doing 10 sets for back and 10 for biceps, but upped the biceps to 12 sets a couple of months back. Here is my breakdown: - Incline Dumbbell Curls I alternate each week normal and hammer; I do 3 sets and alternate reps and weight 12 X 25 lbs. or 10 X 30 lbs. - Standing Dumbbell Curls I do the opposite of what I did on the incline bench. If I did incline hammer curls, I do normal dumbbell curls, and vice versa. I do my best not to cheat by swinging the body, but I sometimes do on my last reps. I can move a little more weight standing than on the incline, so 3 sets, 12 X 30 lbs. or 10 X 35 lbs. I will occasionally do EZ bar curls and can move between 75 and 85 lbs. - Reverse EZ Preacher Curls - Years ago I read reverse curls build the middle part of the biceps, which helps aesthetically. In my case it has built noticeable brachialis muscle. I will do 3 sets, either 12 X 35 lbs. or 10 X 40 lbs. - Concentration Curls - This is my finisher. I can tell when I have imbalances, so doing a single arm exercise is helpful in that regard. I do 3 sets, and either 12 X 25 lbs. or 10 X 30 lbs. So 4 exercises, 3 sets each, for 12 sets total. I'm mid fifties and average size. I've been moving these amounts for a while and am comfortable in that I have likely reached my genetic potential. I could move more weight but I have none of the nagging injuries friends my age have. I'm healthy and the exercise helps my mental health, too. Rodin's The Thinker: If I understand you correctly, you're doing the same exercises every week/every other week.
Don't you think it might be for the greater benefit of your baller guns to expand your repertoire?
Example.
I do biceps weekly, 3 sets of three exercises, but I'll rarely repeat the same exercise in a given month.
You can do a barbell curl regular grip, wide grip, narrow grip, and alternate between curl bar/straight bar grip.
Or say.
A barbell drag curl. Ever tried a drag curl, Vinny? How about a reverse drag curl? Ever been hip to bang one out on a reverse drag?
Or the cable with all the different connections. Handles and angles and shit.
Don't even get me started. The NoblemanI have read conflicting accounts on the necessity to 'confuse the muscles' by changing things up. I have also read that changing exercises too frequently can be counterproductive. I do change things up a bit as I mentioned. For instance, my primary bicep exercise is the incline dumbbell curl. In a given month the first week I'll do normal curls, 3 sets, 10 X 30 lbs. Week two will be hammer curls, 3 sets, 10 X 30 lbs. Week three I'll do normal curls, 3 sets 12 X 25 lbs., and the fourth week, hammer curls, 3 sets, 12 X 25 lbs. So in month, I never did the exact routine. I will periodically mix in the EZ curl bar, and though it's been a while, even the barbell. Yes, that's a preacher curl above, and I do that for reverse curls, and have done them in the past with both normal and hammer curls. I think it is similar to the concentration curl in that it aims to isolate the biceps and eliminate momentum.
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Post by vinceneilgiraldo on Nov 29, 2022 8:49:49 GMT 1
This bitch has improper form. The elbow should be cranking against the inside of the thigh.
No?
The NoblemanI'm just now noticing her elbow. But you are correct. The elbow should be inside the thigh.
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Post by vinceneilgiraldo on Nov 29, 2022 8:51:41 GMT 1
This bitch has baller guns. No two ways about it.
But.
I don't want guns on my bitch.
I'm not Ronnie B.
The NoblemanI'm with you there and I wish I could get baller guns with 10 lb. dumbbells.
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