If you're an arm freak like me you probably have a certain philosophy on how to train your pythons. I sure would like to hear your views on the subject!
I am not an arm guy either. Standing in front of a mirror curling is boring to me. I know, I’m weird.
Why do people associate big arms, no not arms, big biceps with being strong? They are the smallest superficial muscle group you can train. At best they play a supporting role for real mover muscles. Biceps don’t help you throw a ball, a spear, push a car, punch or help carry your buddy’s refrigerator up some stairs. If you carry a heavy box you don’t hold it out in front of you. You hold the box against your belly and hips shifting the weight to your legs and hips. I don’t get it.
Strength doesn't come from physical capacity. It comes from indomitable will. -Gandhi
You cannot dream yourself into a character. You must hammer and forge yourself into one. -Thoreau
I am not an arm guy either. Standing in front of a mirror curling is boring to me. I know, I’m weird.
Why do people associate big arms, no not arms, big biceps with being strong? They are the smallest superficial muscle group you can train. At best they play a supporting role for real mover muscles. Biceps don’t help you throw a ball, a spear, push a car, punch or help carry your buddy’s refrigerator up some stairs. If you carry a heavy box you don’t hold it out in front of you. You hold the box against your belly and hips shifting the weight to your legs and hips. I don’t get it.
I want to free your mind CD! LOL! Challenge yourself to put on that inch or two on those babies!! I"m just fucking with you bro! Much respect!!
I want to free your mind CD! LOL! Challenge yourself to put on that inch or two on those babies!! I"m just fucking with you bro! Much respect!!
LOL! I actually have been pushing the bicep work more than usual. I don’t have a dedicated arm day, but I’ve been paying more attention to what I’m doing and trying to add weight once I can hit a certain rep range. Before I just went through the motions and didn’t care if I skipped a week. I do some kind of curls on my press days.
Strength doesn't come from physical capacity. It comes from indomitable will. -Gandhi
You cannot dream yourself into a character. You must hammer and forge yourself into one. -Thoreau
LOL! I actually have been pushing the bicep work more than usual. I don’t have a dedicated arm day, but I’ve been paying more attention to what I’m doing and trying to add weight once I can hit a certain rep range. Before I just went through the motions and didn’t care if I skipped a week. I do some kind of curls on my press days.
I am not an arm guy either. Standing in front of a mirror curling is boring to me. I know, I’m weird.
Why do people associate big arms, no not arms, big biceps with being strong? They are the smallest superficial muscle group you can train. At best they play a supporting role for real mover muscles. Biceps don’t help you throw a ball, a spear, push a car, punch or help carry your buddy’s refrigerator up some stairs. If you carry a heavy box you don’t hold it out in front of you. You hold the box against your belly and hips shifting the weight to your legs and hips. I don’t get it.
I tend to work them in on back and chest days (bis and tris respectively), with regular and reverse forearm curls both days.
Cellard, you bring up interesting points. They help with supporting compound movements as you said, beyond that I think the reason for training them becomes sort of obvious. I don't really need to elaborate, you understand.
Okay, I'll elaborate briefly.
There was this really bad girl I hung out with in college at Temple, her name was Jodi. We were watching Thor (she picked) and said Hemsworth was the best thing she'd ever seen. I pressed her on it, and she responded with a pretty succinct analogy.
We all like a plump rear and well endowed chest on a girl; she equated biceps to like looking at a girl's chest. It's just nice to look at.
For the most part, you rarely see good biceps on someone who isn't in otherwise great shape in general, and for that reason it's more of an easy "checkbox" / indicator of strength than anything from a practically useful standpoint.
I tend to work them in on back and chest days (bis and tris respectively), with regular and reverse forearm curls both days.
Cellard, you bring up interesting points. They help with supporting compound movements as you said, beyond that I think the reason for training them becomes sort of obvious. I don't really need to elaborate, you understand.
Okay, I'll elaborate briefly.
There was this really bad girl I hung out with in college at Temple, her name was Jodi. We were watching Thor (she picked) and said Hemsworth was the best thing she'd ever seen. I pressed her on it, and she responded with a pretty succinct analogy.
We all like a plump rear and well endowed chest on a girl; she equated biceps to like looking at a girl's chest. It's just nice to look at.
For the most part, you rarely see good biceps on someone who isn't in otherwise great shape in general, and for that reason it's more of an easy "checkbox" / indicator of strength than anything from a practically useful standpoint.
we had a saying back in the day Dirt, it went something like benches for the wenches and curls for the girls.
I tend to work them in on back and chest days (bis and tris respectively), with regular and reverse forearm curls both days.
Cellard, you bring up interesting points. They help with supporting compound movements as you said, beyond that I think the reason for training them becomes sort of obvious. I don't really need to elaborate, you understand.
Okay, I'll elaborate briefly.
There was this really bad girl I hung out with in college at Temple, her name was Jodi. We were watching Thor (she picked) and said Hemsworth was the best thing she'd ever seen. I pressed her on it, and she responded with a pretty succinct analogy.
We all like a plump rear and well endowed chest on a girl; she equated biceps to like looking at a girl's chest. It's just nice to look at.
For the most part, you rarely see good biceps on someone who isn't in otherwise great shape in general, and for that reason it's more of an easy "checkbox" / indicator of strength than anything from a practically useful standpoint.
LOL! Hemsworth is more of a “total package” though. My gym is full of 165 lb bros who like to take their shirts off and you can just see the sparkles in their eyes as the check out their own bi’s and abs. They curl six ways from Sunday and everyone of them is a paper doll. I don’t get it.
Strength doesn't come from physical capacity. It comes from indomitable will. -Gandhi
You cannot dream yourself into a character. You must hammer and forge yourself into one. -Thoreau
LOL! Hemsworth is more of a “total package” though. My gym is full of 165 lb bros who like to take their shirts off and you can just see the sparkles in their eyes as the check out their own bi’s and abs. They curl six ways from Sunday and everyone of them is a paper doll. I don’t get it.
Those "bros" tend to have tiny penis syndrome. I've seen worse even in "hardcore, tough guy" style gyms. Bi-curious college boys would strip down to their underwear between sets and hit poses very badly while all the friends sat there and were pretending to be BBer judges, LOL! We ran those fuckers off quick. The women could be even worse. Constantly checking themselves out in the mirror and smiling like they're practicing holding a smile on stage or something.
Precisely why I starting training in a storage unit and will soon be training at home =)
LOL! Hemsworth is more of a “total package” though. My gym is full of 165 lb bros who like to take their shirts off and you can just see the sparkles in their eyes as the check out their own bi’s and abs. They curl six ways from Sunday and everyone of them is a paper doll. I don’t get it.
They usually don't get in my way in the gym because they know I could curl their 165lb ass. I leave my shirt on though because I don't want to scare anybody.
I tend to work them in on back and chest days (bis and tris respectively), with regular and reverse forearm curls both days.
Cellard, you bring up interesting points. They help with supporting compound movements as you said, beyond that I think the reason for training them becomes sort of obvious. I don't really need to elaborate, you understand.
Okay, I'll elaborate briefly.
There was this really bad girl I hung out with in college at Temple, her name was Jodi. We were watching Thor (she picked) and said Hemsworth was the best thing she'd ever seen. I pressed her on it, and she responded with a pretty succinct analogy.
We all like a plump rear and well endowed chest on a girl; she equated biceps to like looking at a girl's chest. It's just nice to look at.
For the most part, you rarely see good biceps on someone who isn't in otherwise great shape in general, and for that reason it's more of an easy "checkbox" / indicator of strength than anything from a practically useful standpoint.
For me, I have noticed it as a mixture of identified effort to make the body better as well as safety. The woman wants to know she will be safe and protected as well as with someone that takes care of themselves.
For me, I have noticed it as a mixture of identified effort to make the body better as well as safety. The woman wants to know she will be safe and protected as well as with someone that takes care of themselves.
All ladies want to feel safe and protected. Both physically and financially. Just part of their genetic makeup as ladies.