Almost all body builders that begin a weight training regime want bigger biceps. These are the muscles that show strength, and weight trainers like their shirts fitting tightly at the top of their arms. Because the biceps get a lot of attention they become the most over trained muscle which means for a lot of gym users their muscle growth actually goes in reverse.
The first reason that most body builders train their biceps too much is because they pay too much attention to body building magazines. Nearly all magazines have an article that will help you get bigger biceps within 6 weeks. In the article you'll see a massive weight lifter, and he'll tell you his biceps routine.
A typical arm workout in a magazine will normally be a workout of about 20 sets of exercises. This is way too many sets to encourage growth in your biceps. You can give your back, cheat and shoulders a good workout with 20 sets, and your biceps don't require no where near this many sets. At the end of the article you'll normally see a photo of the body builder sitting their with his favorite protein shake in his hand. The article you read is an ad for the supplement he's holding, and is in no way intended to help you get bigger biceps. They want you to purchase the supplement.
When you exercise your back and shoulders, all the pulling you do will have already given your biceps a decent workout so giving them another 20 sets will definitely train them too much. Body builders who write these magazine articles can give their arms 20 sets because they're usually on growth hormones and/or steroids. This type of routine is impossible if you're a natural body builder.
After all the training you give your back and shoulders all you need to do to get your biceps to grow is about 4 sets a week. You don't need to punish your arms to make them bigger, your main requirement is to make sure you gain strength.
All you need to do is add extra weight to the bar every week, and as you gain more strength then your arms will get bigger. Getting bigger isn't achieved with adding more sets to your routine. If you fail to add extra weight or extra reps to your routine then your muscles won't grow.
If you don't gain the strength to add more weight or extra reps every workout then you need to look at what you're eating. To get stronger you need to eat enough carbs, protein and healthy fats to aid the repair of your muscles. Without the right balance of macro nutrients, and enough of them you won't get bigger. Eating enough small meals spaced out through the day will cause a natural anabolic effect in your body that will cause you to get bigger.
Keeping a journal of what your doing will help you discover what is working best for you. When you get all of the little things right you'll begin getting the gains you're after. - 16650
The first reason that most body builders train their biceps too much is because they pay too much attention to body building magazines. Nearly all magazines have an article that will help you get bigger biceps within 6 weeks. In the article you'll see a massive weight lifter, and he'll tell you his biceps routine.
A typical arm workout in a magazine will normally be a workout of about 20 sets of exercises. This is way too many sets to encourage growth in your biceps. You can give your back, cheat and shoulders a good workout with 20 sets, and your biceps don't require no where near this many sets. At the end of the article you'll normally see a photo of the body builder sitting their with his favorite protein shake in his hand. The article you read is an ad for the supplement he's holding, and is in no way intended to help you get bigger biceps. They want you to purchase the supplement.
When you exercise your back and shoulders, all the pulling you do will have already given your biceps a decent workout so giving them another 20 sets will definitely train them too much. Body builders who write these magazine articles can give their arms 20 sets because they're usually on growth hormones and/or steroids. This type of routine is impossible if you're a natural body builder.
After all the training you give your back and shoulders all you need to do to get your biceps to grow is about 4 sets a week. You don't need to punish your arms to make them bigger, your main requirement is to make sure you gain strength.
All you need to do is add extra weight to the bar every week, and as you gain more strength then your arms will get bigger. Getting bigger isn't achieved with adding more sets to your routine. If you fail to add extra weight or extra reps to your routine then your muscles won't grow.
If you don't gain the strength to add more weight or extra reps every workout then you need to look at what you're eating. To get stronger you need to eat enough carbs, protein and healthy fats to aid the repair of your muscles. Without the right balance of macro nutrients, and enough of them you won't get bigger. Eating enough small meals spaced out through the day will cause a natural anabolic effect in your body that will cause you to get bigger.
Keeping a journal of what your doing will help you discover what is working best for you. When you get all of the little things right you'll begin getting the gains you're after. - 16650
