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It is super bizarre that such a seemingly simple muscle group can be a struggle for most of the gym people.
As easy as it is to load the biceps, I think itās just as easy to take the tension off it, and to have other muscle groups and joints contribute to the movement of the weight on the concentric and eccentric.
Common failures (and there are many others)
1. They go too heavy
2. They use momentum
3. The arc of the weight is suboptimal, and they cheat by shortening the arc, rather than elongating it
4. Shoulder flexion on concentric takes early tension off the bicep/initiates the movement
5. Shoulder extension shortens the movement on the eccentric and the weight moves without the bicep lengthening, reducing tension and load on the bicep
People should try to go super light and figure out how to make it difficult. Just to find what works, and what is cheating them out of gains.
Another funny thing is that shoulder flexion can also increase the load on your bicep by putting it in a mechanically disadvantaged position, but where/when it happens in the movement matters greatly.
Biceps is the easiest muscle to train.
At least, it should be in theory.
Small muscle, two basic functions:
-Elbow flexion
-Forearm supination
You can see it, you can feel it while you train.
Many exercises to bend your elbow under resistance. Itās not rocket science.
I understand people struggling with back, legs, even chest or shoulders, when it comes to correct form and intensity.
But to screw up biceps training when youāve been going to the gym for a while is a special talent.
Pump chasing with a mid to high rep leg day
The sickening thing is that itās about to be high carb leg day for a long time, really soon.
Gonna have even more fun on Leg Days
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Holy sh*t!
The legend, Ryan Braun, showed up right after we got autographs from another legend, Paul Molitor.
I had Braunās jersey on and got him to sign it.
Brewers WS title coming in hot!
18 things you may not know about DJBuildIt
(#16 will shake you to your core:
1. Iāve eaten more raw cookie dough than anyone you know
2. Iāve lived in 5 states and 2 countries
3. I was in the Army
4. I have a degree in finance
5. I used to get black out drunk 5 days a week in college
6. I donāt like to drink now, and sometimes will take 5-7 months in between even a beer
7. I love a good Frappuccino even if I never have one
8. I was prescribed glasses in 6th grade and even though I love Harry Potter, thought I looked like a nerdy Harry Potter, so instead of wearing them, I just didnāt see shit in class for a year
9. A state specific fried chicken place gave me food poisoning
10. I woke up in a mostly dry pool of my own blood coming from my mouth when I had Mono for a month+ as a teenager
11. Iām a 2-3 handicap golfer and I play for 1-1.5 months each year
12. My brother is taller than me :/
13. Being an Uncle is the most fun thing I get to do
14. I am 38yo and competed in an NPC Menās physique show 14.5 years ago and took second. That was my only contest until hopefully next year
15. Iām an optimist and believe in myself, but I donāt want to come off as cocky or like a douche, so i throttle my public and internal beliefs about what i can achieve
16. Iām straight
17. I have a baseball card collection
18. I was a major World of Warcraft nerd starting with Burning Crusade. I deactivated and reactivated my account many times. I finally sold it for many hundreds (sorry please donāt come after me, I had to escape it)
18 things you may not know about User_MM_ (#16 will shake you to your core)
1. My initials are M.M.
2. I have lived in 7 states
3. I own a Pest Control company
4. I am originally from CA, but have never surfed
5. I dropped out after 1 year of college
6. I own a Burgundy iPhone 18 Pro Max
7. I have been bitten by a snake
8. I read 30-40 books/yr
9. I used to play baseball and was a catcher
10. My credit score is over 800
11. I'm a whore for pumpkin spice
12. I used to swim competitively
13. I love Dancing with the Stars
14. In highschool, I stole thousands of dollars worth of beer, Legos, sushi, and hair products from stores
15. My blood pressure has never measured over 115/70
16. I'm straight
17. I am deathly afraid of spiders
18. I had my armpit sweat glands killed via micro-waves due to hyper-hydrosis
The Reverse Curl Revolution is just beginning.
Join the movement
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Reverse grip curl using a strap.
Stole this one from @DJBuildIt. Itās an excellent movement. I feel dumb for not thinking to try it myself!
I flipped this picture horizontally because Iām always looking ahead, never behind. So this is my left arm, not my right.
And Iām looking forward to the bulk that will be commencing shortly. Taking a few extra days off to get my body ready to PUSH.
Iām also looking into hiring a talent agent for my arms. So if you know anyone who specializes in managing arm-related modeling talent, send them my way.
Layover in Chicago today before heading to Milwaukee for the World Series
Bringing the goods on the plane for my vitamin C
Also ran into @TJ_Bongiorno and he kept asking me if I wanted a bagel or some cold cuts, even after I said I was wrapping up my cut really soon.
@toro__training
Bulletproof advice.
Also, have you tried complimenting random strangers lately?
It feels good to receive compliments, but itāll lift your mood even more to make someone else smile.
Itās so easy to be in a good mood. Whether thatās a burrito and an energy drink or making someone elseās day.
You just gotta choose it.
We all know that hydration is an important part of exercise performance, so hereās a super tightly guarded secret about how to hydrate and replenish your sodium when youāre in a pinch.
With a shout out to The Beast, T Dog @ironnfox
Grilled Chicken is the best chicken.
If you arenāt grilling it, youāre goofing.
Thereās only a few things you MUST do here so anyone can do it.
1. Dry brine it. Salt it 12-18 hours before youāre going to cook it. This will make it so much more moist, tender, and tastier.
2. Season it however you like. I do garlic, and Greek Freak seasoning. Thatās it. You can do it during the dry brine salting, or after. It wonāt get into the meat like salt will so itās not a big deal to wait. I do it all at once though during the dry brining so that itās quicker and easier.
3. DO NOT cook it until 165 degrees internal as the FDA says. Thatās way too hot. Itāll turn to shit. You can safely cook it to 150 and keep it at that temperature either at the top rack of the grill with super low heat, or with aluminum foil on a plate.
The chicken will likely rise a little internally even after you remove it, so stopping at ~150 and tenting it with aluminum foil for 5 minutes or so is my go to move.
Safety guidelines:
@ 145 degrees, 8-9 minutes
@ 148 degrees, 5.5-6 minutes
@ 150 degrees, 3.5 -4 minutes
@ 155 degrees, 1.2 minutes
Just launched the IG page for the bodybuilding journey.
First 69,420 people to follow me will get a big hug and good luck for 7 years.
Donāt follow me and your gains will be severely limited and the God of Gains and Aesthetics might smite you any day.
Woah, Sweaty Betty, bam-ba-lam
I love sweating during a workout. Turn the MFing AC off in the gym and let me get hot.
5 more days to cut
Then itās time to blow up
Looked back on the peak of my bulk in february, 214-215lbs.
Petered out on growing at about 4800 calorie average over 2.5 weeks.
800g of carbs a day. And probably not enough right around my workout believe it or not. 250g+ right in the AM.
Cream of Rice
Dates
Rice Krispie cereal
Orange juice
Frozen berries
You gotta eat to grow. Shovel it in with a bigger spoon or fork if you have to.
Out here with my disgusting freak legs, trying to make them even freakier on a new piece of equipment
NewTech M-Torture Squat Machine
Getting my first dose of anon jealousy hate online on a post related to machines and gym clothing, haha.
When I was natty, I never held any resentment towards those who chose to be on gear.
Being miserable and envious is a terrible existence. I hope these people start to direct their energy towards improving themselves, and being fulfilled and content.
I am officially one week into stomach vacuums and it feels like itās working already.
My fiancĆ©e has commented that my waist is even tighter than before, and my weight has been holding steady around 188, so it isnāt weight loss.
And overall I feel more connected there, and itās tighter to the touch.
Itās only one week, but itās been promising so far and itās also super easy to do every day.
Low effort, big reward.
@GaintrustMikey
In which a literature based ālifterā proclaims that the real problem gymbros face is that theyāre not using ENOUGH weight and that they care TOO MUCH about form š
This message is applicable to less than .1% of the gym community and thatās being
Anyone connected to bodybuilding, fitness, or personal training, or anyone who spends ANY time in a gym knows that the real problem is EGO LIFTING with too much weight and not caring enough about form.
All the real Broscientists (a term of endearment around these parts) know that having amazing form is an intrinsically desirable skill that is hard to master, and that the ability to make light weight heavy and then progress in weight is The Wayā¢ļø
For a good laugh go see how he resorted to pedantry and semantic nitpicking when I correctly challenged his original (false) contention, then started crying to Grok to back him up, and lastly resorted to ad hominem attacks, condescension, and repeated calls for ātaking the Lā after I called him out for acting like a child.
I think heās a little jealous that I have successfully applied the principles of hypertrophy to a level he would never sniff in 50 lifetimes.
This is what happens to most people when they attain a large audience. Their egos become increasingly fragile, they start to like the smell of their own farts, and they canāt admit when a point they made doesnāt hold up to even the slightest bit of scrutiny.
FWIW, I didnāt have even a little bit of a bad impression of Max prior to this, and I especially didnāt expect him to turn into a sniveling baby because of my mostly innocuous reply.
Imagine I had called him a retard in my OP. Then I could understand the responses he made, as I had made it personal and was not replying in good faith.
That was not the case. He was the one who was arguing in bad faith and made it personal.
I gave him the benefit of the doubt after his first response, and replied in good faith again, but he no longer deserved it after his second reply.