What's up guys,
I weigh just shy of 230 and am 5'11. I feel like my bicep peak is nearly non existent. My arms measure in at 18'. I am content with where my triceps are at, but certainly not my biceps. While training, I certainly focus on the pump and hypertrophic style training with high reps and drop sets; I am not in this for strength. My arm routine (ignoring tricep training) typically consists of alternating dumbbell curls, preacher curls, and incline dumbbell curls, followed by preacher curls to get whatever I can out of my biceps before calling it a day. Rep range is 12,10, and 8+ with a drop set following my last set on every exercise I do. What can I do better to increase peak? Is it a matter of being more cut than I currently am?
I was also speaking with a guy that was bigger/more cut than myself at the gym (strong broscience). He was explaining to me that working out abs is not necessary when training for bodybuilding. He expounded, as a matter of fact, that working out core increases one's midsection size and detracts from the coveted V taper. Is this true? If what he says is true, I, luckily, have barely worked out my abs/core alone (ignoring the core workout one secures from working out the other areas of one's body).
I am certainly not a bodybuilder, but I want to look like one! Not incredibly knowledgeable when it comes to fitness training, but would greatly appreciate any input that can be offered my way.
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I weigh just shy of 230 and am 5'11. I feel like my bicep peak is nearly non existent. My arms measure in at 18'. I am content with where my triceps are at, but certainly not my biceps. While training, I certainly focus on the pump and hypertrophic style training with high reps and drop sets; I am not in this for strength. My arm routine (ignoring tricep training) typically consists of alternating dumbbell curls, preacher curls, and incline dumbbell curls, followed by preacher curls to get whatever I can out of my biceps before calling it a day. Rep range is 12,10, and 8+ with a drop set following my last set on every exercise I do. What can I do better to increase peak? Is it a matter of being more cut than I currently am?
I was also speaking with a guy that was bigger/more cut than myself at the gym (strong broscience). He was explaining to me that working out abs is not necessary when training for bodybuilding. He expounded, as a matter of fact, that working out core increases one's midsection size and detracts from the coveted V taper. Is this true? If what he says is true, I, luckily, have barely worked out my abs/core alone (ignoring the core workout one secures from working out the other areas of one's body).
I am certainly not a bodybuilder, but I want to look like one! Not incredibly knowledgeable when it comes to fitness training, but would greatly appreciate any input that can be offered my way.
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