arm growth.....................
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soldier74
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You gotta shock em Matt...im finding out. Push past when ur "done"...u got more. You may not think so. It doesnt take heavy weight at that point either. Pushpast brutha, push past the end. Get 3 more, then 5 more and so on. Break on thru that ceiling. This will cause more fiber recruitment, bringing growth.
oldmusclemike
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Matt your arms are not bad at all. You seem to be symmetrical. IMOP 
My arms have never been good except many years ago. I found that when I did plateau I would work them 3 or even 4 times a week. Not more than 2 days in a row. when I did this I had a light day with some higher reps and of course a very heavy day.
My arms have never been good except many years ago. I found that when I did plateau I would work them 3 or even 4 times a week. Not more than 2 days in a row. when I did this I had a light day with some higher reps and of course a very heavy day.
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carverelli
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Don't forget that triceps are 2/3 of your arm size. They are as much or more so important as biceps.
I've been told by several trainers to work the weakest part of the rep more than the strongest part, even if less weight is used
I've been told by several trainers to work the weakest part of the rep more than the strongest part, even if less weight is used
Teutonic
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THIS IS THE best post yet (slapping myself)...to try to throw up a big gun bemoaning size w-o hitting the 3 headed tri vs the two headed bi is like ...silly.
I like reverse grip bench either heavy as I can say ( I hate numbers ) 225 x 8-12 for starters or as a wrap up when I m quivering from 6-8 other movements. ALSO I like 2 handed tri etx sitting backwards on a preacher curl station w a bench in front of me to keep from hauling the db off the floor and using 100 s or 120 s for 8-10 down to 80 s for 15 ish. Powerlifting is was my best fav way to train and ancil movement s were few but heavy. Heavy = growth if u feed the machine and rest it too.
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Teutonic
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...beef up them oh so forgotten forearms....Mike Mentzers f arms...gasp...
I do mine 1 arm at a time using a db in the other hand to anchor myself and only the arm should move braking at the elbow.. If ur swinging or use delt lat s or torso twisting to get the hvy one s up ur sacrificing form and a tendon or liga s gonna haunt YOU when ur 52, too.
bigben66
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bigben66
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Couldn't disagree with this more if I'm honest, but it's an open-ended question anyway, because everyone responds differently to programming variation.
Drop sets, supersets, low recovery periods, textbook form with pinned elbows and squeezing the muscle contractions like you're ringing out a wet sponge work for me. Arms currently 19.5" and growing.
My current biceps workout is 40 sets in 25 mins - and man, they are growing like a weed.
Matt, from past experience, if what I am doing isn't working - I do something totally different - 9 times out of 10 the muscles will respond.
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carverelli
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LOL that's what I use for 2 handed dumbell extensions.... backwards on the preacher curls benches slight angle to keep from scraping the back of my head with the dumbell...also keeps tension on the triceps at the top
Used to love skull crushers with excurl bar but it gives me old elbows tendinitis pretty quick. And yes Mentzer forearms are legendary, right up there with platzs legs
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soldier74
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nice. took you up on this suggestion today, ...well maybe not 40 sets, i cant lie, but damit i did alot, n it sure feels like ima get some new growth, lol. i was pumped for almost 2 hours after...
soldier74
avi changes as i do
damn! if i didnt know any better your pic looks like something i could pour some bbq sauce on and go to town...big drummie!!;-)
Teutonic
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Matt-
It s all in ur goal s and though sacriligous to say...I m in a stay as hard as possible at 202-212 mode. So I do what I can to stay here and go hard and fast. If I were trying to get bigger (ie heavier I d incorporate more calorie s more sets more gear.) I cannot. U can and should.
My body's been "through it " so we old soldiers do what we can with what we got and if you CANNOT surrender ( get soft) or attack ( get bigger harder faster ) you can at least hold the line. Or fall back in good order. (Age gracefully but not w o kiking and screaming---the gym)
Just need foods, fluids, ammo ( trt plus ) sleep when I m able , and --ck what I can.
BB said it Matt. U change up both during your climbing the mountain and refusing to give it up.
I enjoy younger folk s as my generations mostly bloated and floating away on a couch in the a c, dick or remote in hand. No way. I threw Frisbee for 40 w that one after DL s in 100 heat to sweat.
It s all in ur goal s and though sacriligous to say...I m in a stay as hard as possible at 202-212 mode. So I do what I can to stay here and go hard and fast. If I were trying to get bigger (ie heavier I d incorporate more calorie s more sets more gear.) I cannot. U can and should.
My body's been "through it " so we old soldiers do what we can with what we got and if you CANNOT surrender ( get soft) or attack ( get bigger harder faster ) you can at least hold the line. Or fall back in good order. (Age gracefully but not w o kiking and screaming---the gym)
Just need foods, fluids, ammo ( trt plus ) sleep when I m able , and --ck what I can.
BB said it Matt. U change up both during your climbing the mountain and refusing to give it up.
I enjoy younger folk s as my generations mostly bloated and floating away on a couch in the a c, dick or remote in hand. No way. I threw Frisbee for 40 w that one after DL s in 100 heat to sweat.
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