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bragothon : How here many can curl 75lb dumbells for reps(juiced or otherwise)? I recently (last 2 weeks) backed off all the reps and calisthenics(for 2wks/eod). Definitely needed the break. So I started with a warm up of 45lbx10;50lbsx10;65lbsx10;75lbsx6;80x4-lost form; then back to 75lbs for 8-shit form last 2 reps. Tells me there's little need for direct arm training(as I've always heard) cause mostly I just do different hand position pullups(and EO week weighted pllps). To me this seems superior for arm strength. But I don't get out much and wonder how it stacks up. end bragothon:)
 
Lokedogg said:
bragothon : How here many can curl 75lb dumbells for reps(juiced or otherwise)? I recently (last 2 weeks) backed off all the reps and calisthenics(for 2wks/eod). Definitely needed the break. So I started with a warm up of 45lbx10;50lbsx10;65lbsx10;75lbsx6;80x4-lost form; then back to 75lbs for 8-shit form last 2 reps. Tells me there's little need for direct arm training(as I've always heard) cause mostly I just do different hand position pullups(and EO week weighted pllps). To me this seems superior for arm strength. But I don't get out much and wonder how it stacks up. end bragothon:)
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LOL bragothon

I have done the 75lbs for ten but didnt really curl heavy or try heavier weight
Once i curled the hundreds with horrible form but got em for some reps
 
nah not 75s for a regular curl i can do 65's for 10. Hammer curls i can do 75s for 10. Im also 175lbs and never juiced.
 
Valkyrie said:
nah not 75s for a regular curl i can do 65's for 10. Hammer curls i can do 75s for 10. Im also 175lbs and never juiced.
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It's funny I never see 175lb guys at the gym doing 75's for regular, juiced or not! But I regularly hear about them on the internet.
 
Most I ever have done was 60-65 pound db's. Any heavier and the loss of form only develops my ego..

anybody ever see the dorks "preacher curling" two 45's on each side of a cambered bar? With two spotters lol. Goes down like 5 inches all screaming/ looking around to see if everyone is watching. I swear it wasnt me
 
IRON37 said:
Most I ever have done was 60-65 pound db's. Any heavier and the loss of form only develops my ego..

anybody ever see the dorks "preacher curling" two 45's on each side of a cambered bar? With two spotters lol. Goes down like 5 inches all screaming/ looking around to see if everyone is watching. I swear it wasnt me
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Yep! And that's the best part of working out at home- You keep it real! I'm gonna have to admit I've been in the gym and wanted to prove I was stronger than everyone else and basically wasted my time. Once over a hot piece of ass I did an 'amazing feat of strength' kind of lift. When I looked around I found she had to have been gone through it all. And the pain, it lasted for months. I'd even like to say I learned my lesson from that experience. But that would be lying. I pulled that shit a few other times. I think I've finally learned my lesson. Least I hope I have. Yeah I have:) On these db curlz; it wasn't that challenging. It's more a testimony of how much arm strength you can get out of varied pullups! In another 3-6 weeks I'll test out db curl strength again and see. Btw- I'd say most people who claim they've not done as I've mentioned would be lying.
 
The most I ever curled with dumbbells was 100's for 1.
This was done in an up-and-down-the-rack set.
I started with 12 reps at 35's, went up to 1 rep with the 100's, then back to 12 reps with the 35's in 5 lb increments, only resting about 5 seconds between sets.
The form with the 100lb d-bells was very rough but I got them anyway.
At that point, it was enough just to hold onto the d-bells.
That was in 2004 at 235lb bw.
Last week I did 9x9 with 50's alternate incline curls at 218lb bw.
Most ever curled was 200 for 6 with a cambered bar on my 6th set in 1984 at 172lbs bw.
That was before ever trying juice.
Arnold always was a proponent of cheating as long as one was properly warmed up, but I tend to agree with you that cheating doesn't effectively attenuate the biceps.
For this I prefer preacher curls, incline dumbbell curls, and reverse curls.
 
Arnold used to do advertisement's for an apparatus like this in the 1980's. I got one and liked it for my biceps, but found that it put strain on my pec's near my arms by straining them against the metal support. I guess having my shoulders extended forward put undue stress. The strains were enough to miss several workouts and took weeks to recover from. Because of this, I eventually put it away for good.
 
DRveejay11 said:
Sort of on topic???!!!!! I figued I'd share (sorry Loke).

Anyone ever try this for curls?

I got one a few weeks ago for kicks. Killer Bi's isolation. Love it so far. I thought it would be one more BS scammy piece of JUNK equipment I wasted my money on but I'm very pleased with this thing!
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Its a cool piece of equipment there is one in my gym but I think most people are hesitant on trying it out.
 
DRveejay11 said:
Sort of on topic???!!!!! I figued I'd share (sorry Loke).

Anyone ever try this for curls?

I got one a few weeks ago for kicks. Killer Bi's isolation. Love it so far. I thought it would be one more BS scammy piece of JUNK equipment I wasted my money on but I'm very pleased with this thing!
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Veejay, we use to have one of those at my gym. Yeah, it looks kind of gay, but man it gave me the best bicep pumps ever! I sure miss it.
 
Scott21 said:
It's funny I never see 175lb guys at the gym doing 75's for regular, juiced or not! But I regularly hear about them on the internet.
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Hell, I never see 250lb guys using 75lb dumbbells for curls. The only time I did was when Ronnie Coleman was in town in 2002 and worked out at the BodyMasters gym. He used 85lb dumbbells for incline curls with strict form. I knew as soon as I read Loke's first post that every idiot on here would claim being able to do the same....or at least curl with 65's for reps. :rolleyes:
 
my elbows would explode with tendonitis lol. ive done that much and more in the past for hammer curls.
 
DRveejay11 said:
Sort of on topic???!!!!! I figued I'd share (sorry Loke).

Anyone ever try this for curls?

I got one a few weeks ago for kicks. Killer Bi's isolation. Love it so far. I thought it would be one more BS scammy piece of JUNK equipment I wasted my money on but I'm very pleased with this thing!
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Arnold shown using this same brace. Notice the moderate weight as form is STRICT. Arnold did use a lot more on straight bar "cheat" curls.
 

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John Benz said:
Hell, I never see 250lb guys using 75lb dumbbells for curls. The only time I did was when Ronnie Coleman was in town in 2002 and worked out at the BodyMasters gym. He used 85lb dumbbells for incline curls with strict form. I knew as soon as I read Loke's first post that every idiot on here would claim being able to do the same....or at least curl with 65's for reps. :rolleyes:
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im not claiming anything i only speak the truth :)
 
reps. you're not the ones in question here bro. The guy in your avatar looks like he moves some heavy weight. ;)
 
the arm blaster is great.. I bought a well built metal one on I think monster muscle or pro wrist wraps? Killer isolation.. its nice for some tricep stuff every now and then too
 
Well fuck it, I got a car bumper that I ripped lose( from a car) I strap to a log chain and hang from my neck. I find this provides superior isolation while instilling me with a huge sense of accomplishment knowing there's one less bumper that could bump into shit.
 
That's the kind of creative thinking I like to hear.
My first lifting bar was a 55LB, steel, chromed, 4' L x 3" thick ex-hydraulic rod that I got from the scrap heap at the hydraulic repair shop I worked at.
The boss saw me standing in the yard holding it at arms length one day and said, "Hey, what the hell you think you're doing?"
I said, "Can I have this?
"What for?"
Scared to death of the guy, and not wanting to lie, I just blurted out,
"Well, I thought I could do curls with it."
His tone changed and he said, "Really?"
Noting his enthusiasm, I said, "Yeah."
Then he let me pick out two more short ones for single-arm curls before bellowing, "Now go put them in your trunk before the owner sees you and get the hell back to work!"
This was in 1979, at 6" and 154lbs.
 
Lokedogg said:
Well fuck it, I got a car bumper that I ripped lose( from a car) I strap to a log chain and hang from my neck. I find this provides superior isolation while instilling me with a huge sense of accomplishment knowing there's one less bumper that could bump into shit.
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LMFAO!!!
 
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