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Iliftrocks · 12-08-2003, 08:22 AM

Dang, don't shoot me, but my arms hit a real growth spurt after starting my squat routine. YMMV. My arms grew about an inch in girth within a year of dropping direct work and starting heavy squatting.

I do very little direct isolation movements with my arms, and they are pretty big. Not world class but I'm 5'8" and my arms are over 16.5" around at the ceps. I do probably as little as one set of 10 to 12 reps of machine curls a week, and as many as three sets.... Doing the curls hasn't added size, but my arm looks more sculpted, the only reason I do any direct bicep work. Doing tricep work after all my pressing just makes me more tired.

I'm not saying I don't work my arms though. I bench pretty heavy, do rowing exercises, pulldowns, and overhead presses. Not to mention shrugs and dumbell flyes.... I used to do a lot of arm work, but found that I didn't improve my arms at all, and they detracted from my bench and overhead work, could have been overstressing myself.

12-08-2003, 08:22 AM	#14 (permalink)
Iliftrocks Junkie Location: Near Raleigh, NC	Dang, don't shoot me, but my arms hit a real growth spurt after starting my squat routine. YMMV. My arms grew about an inch in girth within a year of dropping direct work and starting heavy squatting. I do very little direct isolation movements with my arms, and they are pretty big. Not world class but I'm 5'8" and my arms are over 16.5" around at the ceps. I do probably as little as one set of 10 to 12 reps of machine curls a week, and as many as three sets.... Doing the curls hasn't added size, but my arm looks more sculpted, the only reason I do any direct bicep work. Doing tricep work after all my pressing just makes me more tired. I'm not saying I don't work my arms though. I bench pretty heavy, do rowing exercises, pulldowns, and overhead presses. Not to mention shrugs and dumbell flyes.... I used to do a lot of arm work, but found that I didn't improve my arms at all, and they detracted from my bench and overhead work, could have been overstressing myself. __________________ bill hicks - "I don't mean to sound bitter, cold, or cruel, but I am, so that's how it comes out."