Curls

taylor994 · Post by **taylor994** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 8:31 pm

I've been working out for about 3 months now. I've been surprised by the quick progress made in increase in strength. All of a sudden however, I have hit this "wall" with curls and am no longer making progress from week to week. I curl once per week and do 3 sets of standing curls and 3 sets of preachers, then rest for the other six days. Any advice?

Xochi · Post by **Xochi** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 10:50 pm

Do you mean you don't do anything the other 6 days? Or just no curls on theose days?

taylor994 · Post by **taylor994** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 4:52 am

Just no curls. Monday - Back/Bi, Wed - Chest-Tri, Fri - Shldr and Leg

Boss Man · Post by **Boss Man** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 8:37 am

Okay apart from switching Shoulder with Leg, so leg is done first, no real problem there.

Though vary your Curls. Don't settle for the same thing. E-Zbar Curls, Inclined Hammers. Really mix it up. The Bicep has approximately 25-30+ exercises / variations. It IS the most flexible muscle to train, so finding even a slight variation on what you're doing shouldn't be hard.

1. Bicep Curls

2. Bicep Curls 90 degree Twist

3. Bicep Curls 180 degree Twist

4. Seated Bicep Curls

5. Inclined Bicep Curls

6. E-Z Bar Curls

7. Flat bar Curls

8. Reverse Curls

9. Preacher curls

10. Reverse Preacher Curls

11. Zottman Curls

12. One Handed Cable Curls

13. Two Handed Cable Curls

14. Preacher Curls, using Inclined Bench backrest.

15. Two Handed Peacher Curls

16. E-Z Bar Preacher Curls

17. Preacher Reverse Curls

18. Hammer Curls

19. Seated Hammer Curls

20. Inclined Hammer Curls.

21. Concetration Curls

22. Wide Arm Curls, (forget exact name for these).

23. Inclined W A Curls.

24. Seated WA Curls.

25. Cable Reverse Curls.

26. Olympic Bar Curls

27. E-Z Bar Reverse Curls

28. Cable Preacher Curls

29. Two Handed Cable Preacher Curls.

30. Two Handed Reverse Cable Preacher Curls.

That's from memory, and you probably could do more.

Rocko · Post by **Rocko** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 2:17 pm

The Zottman is probaly one of fav. because i also feel it in forearm when i go down with the dumb bell. kinda like a mulit-exercise there

tyciol · Post by **tyciol** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 2:34 pm

Try doing an alternate exercise like someone suggested, or varying how many reps you use, maybe something like a drop set.

GNASTY · Post by **GNASTY** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 8:47 pm

I've had the similar problem and this is what has helped me. I do curl exercises twice a week. One day is high rep 10-12 reps X 3 sets and then the second day is "shock" day which is 6-8 reps at the heaviest weight. I do this with different exercises so muscles are always being trained to fire off muscle fibers in different ways.