Training Arms? Wasting your time

BiggestDog

I firmly believe that training arms is a waste of time. I have been training for heavy for 7 years now and hate seeing people in the gym wasting their time on ridiculous arm excercises.

The reality is if you are hitting your chest and your back heavy enough, as the arms are the levers for these excercises, it really negates any real benefit of curls, puldowns etc.

i constantly read on this ite about people doing 20 mins bi' or tri's after specific workouts and find it hilarious that with all the supposed experienced trainers on here no one ever seems to correct them.

Sure doing 4 x 10 curls may have some minute benefit but if your goal is build, big strong and sculted arms, go heavy on your chest and back and stop wasting your time isolating tiny muscles.

Your time is much better spent putting maximum effort into your larger areas and as a direct result your smaller areas will grow.

d'Oracle

I have seen a few mentions of this matter recently.

Must be the weather.

podge57

BiggestDog wrote: »

Sure doing 4 x 10 curls may have some minute benefit but if your goal is build, big strong and sculted arms, go heavy on your chest and back and stop wasting your time isolating tiny muscles.

Why not do both?

BiggestDog

POINT of Thread: Ur wasting your time

d'Oracle

http://www.70sbig.com/?p=1995

BiggestDog

Experienced and "big" trainers often do curls not because of the benefit but because of the way it feels. Its an ego trip when you have big arms, im often guilty of it if i feel i just want a pump. But at this point i know i dont get any growth out of doing it.

d'Oracle

Awesome.
Well thanks for the speech.
There are clearly some good intentions there.

brianthebard

Never seen anyone on this forum say they do 20 mins of bi's and tri's. Also I suppose the 3/4 inch of growth I've had in my arms in the past 12 weeks wasn't due to the direct arm training I added in, but instead....um a lunar eclipse caused it.

d'Oracle

brianthebard wrote: »

Also I suppose the 3/4 inch of growth I've had in my arms in the past 12 weeks wasn't due to the direct arm training I added in, but instead....um a lunar eclipse caused it.

Doubtful.
Hasn't been one of them since last year.

Worst. Postulation. Ever.

Hanley

Not this again. I'm so glad I'm on my iPhone cos I'd be going on a serious rant otherwise.

Training a muscle to make it grow... How ridiculous.

Dazd_N_Confusd

I don't do curls because I get a searing pain up my forearms so I do pull-ups instead.

I kinda despise the ego-driven nature of the typical gym goer but would be lying if I said I wouldn't want to do curls.

*Waits for someone to recommend ez bar*

BiggestDog

brianthebard wrote: »

Never seen anyone on this forum say they do 20 mins of bi's and tri's. Also I suppose the 3/4 inch of growth I've had in my arms in the past 12 weeks wasn't due to the direct arm training I added in, but instead....um a lunar eclipse caused it.

what a load of bullsh*t. this is why normal people avoid these forums because of internet warriors like you. u have not put 3/4 inch on your arms in 12 weeks due to isolation alone, you very very very special person

brianthebard

Dazd_N_Confusd wrote: »

I don't do curls because I get a searing pain up my forearms so I do pull-ups instead.

I kinda despise the ego-driven nature of the typical gym goer but would be lying if I said I wouldn't want to do curls.

*Waits for someone to recommend ez bar*

try pinwheels, if its the lower/back of your forearms that are giving you trouble this variation might help, I really like them.

BiggestDog wrote: »

u have not put 3/4 inch on your arms in 12 weeks due to isolation alone, you very very very special person

Actually I did. Try and prove me wrong littledawg.

Hanley

BiggestDog wrote: »

what a load of bullsh*t. this is why normal people avoid these forums because of internet warriors like you. u have not put 3/4 inch on your arms in 12 weeks due to isolation alone, you very very very special person

You know what, f*k this. In ending this bull**** myth once and for all. Go find pictures of Matt Kroczaleski from the recent BB comp he did. Look at his arms in comparison to everything else and tell me he hasn't suffered for not training then directly.

BiggestDog

brianthebard wrote: »

try pinwheels, if its the lower/back of your forearms that are giving you trouble this variation might help, I really like them.



Actually I did. Try and prove me wrong littledawg.

the burden of proof is on you, you wild exaggerator

brianthebard

lol.

BiggestDog

brianthebard wrote: »

lol.

well done, what are you a 16 year old girl.......now everyone believes you, you just said lol.

go on prove it? internet warriors hate getting called out

Hanley

BiggestDog wrote: »

well done, what are you a 16 year old girl.......now everyone believes you, you just said lol.

go on prove it? internet warriors hate getting called out

Zzzzzzz

brianthebard

BiggestDog wrote: »

well done, what are you a 16 year old girl.......now everyone believes you, you just said lol.

go on prove it? internet warriors hate getting called out

lol I've never been called an internet warrior before, this is sort of exciting.

BiggestDog

Hanley wrote: »

Zzzzzzz

below average powerlifter...........

Hanley

BiggestDog wrote: »

below average powerlifter...........

Lol

cc87

So are all isolation exercises now obsolete or is it just bicep curls??

Khannie

BiggestDog wrote: »

what a load of bullsh*t. this is why normal people avoid these forums because of internet warriors like you. u have not put 3/4 inch on your arms in 12 weeks due to isolation alone, you very very very special person

Alright, I want everyone in this thread to take a ddeeeeeep breath. This kind of posting is not ok.

BiggestDog

brianthebard wrote: »

lol I've never been called an internet warrior before, this is sort of exciting.

just got a warning off the big brave internet warrior because i simply asked him to substansiate his claims? You able to prove it or not? Just be honest:D

BiggestDog

Hanley wrote: »

Lol

omg....are your feelings hurt?

Khannie

Alright, I call troll. Take a break.

The Davestator

Biggest Dog, why dont you post up some pics of your massive guns and a suggested training programme before slating others for 'discussing' your point on an internet 'discussion' forum

Khannie

Davestator: Biggest dog can't reply to you. He's been temp banned for trolling.

d'Oracle

He has been banned dude.
Read the thread first.

squod

d'Oracle wrote: »

http://www.70sbig.com/?p=1995

The strongest guys in the world do curls. If it’s good enough for them, it’s good enough for me.”

Tits, why didn't someone tell me sooner. I've been too cool for bicep curls in recent years. Fella showed me a way to do them only last night. I'd post up what he said only I'd be bloody castigated for doing too many reps or something.

d'Oracle

squod wrote: »

Tits, why didn't someone tell me sooner. I've been too cool for bicep curls in recent years. Fella showed me a way to do them only last night. I'd post up what he said only I'd be bloody castigated for doing too many reps or something.

I was too cool to do Curls before it was cool.

g'em

Enough.