Why Your Biceps Aren't Growing
Almost all body builders that start a body building regime want bigger biceps. Biceps are the main part of the body that shows strength, and body builders 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 progress actually goes in reverse.
The most common reason that most body builders over train their biceps is because they read body building magazines. Most magazines possess an article that will try and tell you how to get bigger biceps within 6 weeks. In the article you'll see a massive body builder, and he'll give you his biceps routine.
A common biceps workout in a magazine will normally be a workout of about 20 sets of exercises. This is way too many sets to stimulate growth in your biceps. You can give your back, cheat and shoulders a good workout with 20 sets, and your biceps don't need no where near this many sets. After reading the article you'll normally see a photo of the body builder sitting their with his favorite supplement in his hand. The whole article is an ad for the supplement he's holding, and is in no way suppose 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 of the back and shoulder exercises you do all you only need to give your biceps about 4 sets a week. You don't have to punish your arms to get them to grow, 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 week then you need to look at what you're eating. To get bigger you need to eat enough protein, carbs 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 spread 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. - 17268
The most common reason that most body builders over train their biceps is because they read body building magazines. Most magazines possess an article that will try and tell you how to get bigger biceps within 6 weeks. In the article you'll see a massive body builder, and he'll give you his biceps routine.
A common biceps workout in a magazine will normally be a workout of about 20 sets of exercises. This is way too many sets to stimulate growth in your biceps. You can give your back, cheat and shoulders a good workout with 20 sets, and your biceps don't need no where near this many sets. After reading the article you'll normally see a photo of the body builder sitting their with his favorite supplement in his hand. The whole article is an ad for the supplement he's holding, and is in no way suppose 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 of the back and shoulder exercises you do all you only need to give your biceps about 4 sets a week. You don't have to punish your arms to get them to grow, 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 week then you need to look at what you're eating. To get bigger you need to eat enough protein, carbs 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 spread 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. - 17268
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