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Old 16-Apr-04, 02:01 AM   #1
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Heya guys, i dont know if anybody has the same problem as me, but when i train like is mentioned in lots of articles etc

Low Reps - Heavier Weight with slow movements on both eccentric and concentric movements, but Guys i have for myself if i do that my BICEP itself doesnt feel as work as i wantd it to feel..

I Tried doing 2x30Reps and then 2x10 with Half the weight of my 10rep maximum (35KG) Dumbells. So i was doing 18KG each hand for THOSE LARGE REPS, and today my arms feel like theyve never felt in their life, perfectly worked...

But any other bodypart i get a proper workout with the slow movements etc, but just not my biceps..? Anybody else have anything similar to what ive mentioned here?? Thanks would like to know of any similar cases becuase i think its the only way ill really target my biceps and get the burst i need..

oh and i always rest 90seconds between sets.
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Old 16-Apr-04, 08:41 AM   #2
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I could never really beat up my biceps the way I wanted with 10 reps. Once I started using a heavy enough weight that I couldn't do much more than 6 reps, I started seeing and feeling much better results. Give it a try and see what you think.
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Old 16-Apr-04, 03:15 PM   #3
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As far a i know just cos your arms feel well worked from doing long sets doesn't mean they are. When you do a long set the muscles gets pumped full of lactic acid it is this that causes the soreness. This will help with endurance but wont really build up a deal of mass. In order to build mass you need to lift heavy weights with sorter sets. I find that my doing sets of 6-8 works best for me, this should still give you the same feeling too. Please correct me if i'm wrong people.
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Old 16-Apr-04, 09:05 PM   #4
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You should do both, doing both induces myofibrillar and sarcoplasmic growth.
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Cool guys, yeh i knew about the lactic acid watever it is, but you get that when you train your legs even SLIGHTLY so mayb ebcause the arms are smaller u need to give it that extra shock sometimes, Normally guys my routine comprises of 6-10reps. i start on 10 and as i go heavier 8 then 6 but i wanted to get the shock to my BICEP, becuase Kllerduck, you have a point there.. but i think Muscles work by INTENSITY over TIME
Intensity x Time, your muscle doesnt know what its doing how long, it only feels the amount of stress over time if you think of it that way, but yeh otherwise ive always been doing 6-8reps for heavier weights and 10 for medium weight
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