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Forearm V. Bicep? Anonymous
Hey /fit/; Today was my Bicep and Back day, so lots of curls, pull ups, chin-ups, rows, etc. I'm pushing myself pretty hard, but I'm confused: When I finished, I could barely lift up 5 lbs (which is good, overloaded muscle FTW). That being said, most of the burning, tired feeling is in my forearm (red circle), with only some of the burning feeling in my Bicep (closer to the blue circle). On a real good set, my forearm is absolutely rock hard with all the veins bulging, but by bicep only really feels it near the elbow (yea, I'm sure its the muscle that has that feeling). Is that how its supposed to feel, or am I doing something wrong?
>> Anonymous
>>230888
greetings from /b/ you meathead.

you are neglecting to think about the other forces at work. a good example is the free body diagram presented in your picture. the baseball exerts a moment arm downward, which you must compensate for. this is your forearm burning. to avoid this in the future, try relaxing your wrists to a more neutral position. I'm guessing that you curl with your wrists pulled in.

second is the burning near the bottom of the bicep. i do not think this is the muscle, otherwise i would expect it to be more uniform throughout the muscle (constant force throughout, and whatnot). I suspect it to be some minor tendon or ligament damage. give it some time, rub some tiger balm or icy hot on it and see how it is in a couple of days. if it doesn't improve, maybe you should see a doctor.
>> Anonymous
>>230948

Wow, intelligence from /b/...

I probably am curling my wrist up ever so slightly, but not too much. Its not a painful kind of burning,its the "good pain" from muscle work; I just don't feel it as constantly or as much as I did in my forearm. I'm not in pain now, nor was I half an hour afterwards; I just didn't get as much of a ripped feeling in my bicep as I'd like.

I'll keep the wrist thing in mind though, shouldn't be too much of a change.
>> Anonymous
>>230888
greetings from /x/ you jackass meathead

you are neglecting to think about the other forces at work. a good example is the dark lord satan, whose image is presented in your picture. the baseball exerts a moment arm downward, which you must use to form a petagram. this is your soul burning. to avoid this in the future, try purifying your spirit to a more neutral state. I'm guessing that you live with out evil thoughts.

second is the burning near the bottom of the bicep. i do not think this is lord satan, otherwise i would expect it to be more uniform throughout the muscle (constant rage swarthing over your body, and whatnot). I suspect it to be some minor demon or psychic side-effect. give it some time, rub some ancient herbs or powders on it and see how it is in after you find nirvana. if it doesn't improve, maybe you should see a psychic.
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>>230969
How in god's name
>> Anonymous
>>230954
well i am a degreed engineer.
but maybe you could just drop to a lower weight.

or: one of the best bicep exercises i ever got was something a friend told me. it started with a preacher curl at max weight. do as many as possible, it's fine if it's only two
then remove 5-10 lbs and repeat. continue in this fashion, only removing weight when you are physically unable to lift the bar. continue until you're only lifting the bar. (it looks silly in front of the ladies at the gym, but that's not the point). hopefully that'll cause a lot more work to be done in the biceps.
>> Anonymous
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>>230888
greetings from /wg/ you asshat.

you are neglecting to think about the other forces at work. a good example is the free body diagram presented in your picture. do you have a higher rez version of this? this is your thumbnail being posted. to avoid this in the future, try relaxing your wrists to a more neutral position. I'm guessing that you sort out your high-res images from the thumbs.

second is the burning near the bottom of the bicep. i do not think this is the the original image, otherwise i would expect it to be more widescreen compatable (16:10 ratios, and whatnot). I suspect it to be some minor DA fag or re-copying damage. give it some time, rub some different search engines and see how it is in a couple of days. if it doesn't improve, maybe you should see a photographer.
>> Anonymous
>>230982
>>230969
I think i just got your thread trolled. my bad.
>> Anonymous
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>>230888
greetings from /c/ you silly goose.

you are neglecting to think about the . . . ummm.

Wait, wat? Oh noes. . .

nyoro~n
>> Anonymous
>>230974
Thanks for the suggestion; I was actually doing something similar: Standard standing bicep curls starting with 26lbs (sadly, my max dumbbell to 8 reps) to 5 reps; done at the end of my routine. helped me force three reps. Dropped that down to 20, repeated; 16; repeated; 10; repeated (9 without forced); then just plain 5 lbs.

My biceps definatly feel something, but its still my forearm. I also checked my form, my wrists aren't curled up any more than in the picture, if not less so; just slightly above straight out.
>> Anonymous
When doing your curls, try bringing the arm up only as high as the arm in the image then down to the thigh. Try it with a dumbell.

If that doesn't work, see>>230969
>> Anonymous
>>230992
I do actually do a set of reps like that, along with supinated curls. Considering that I do hold my wrist pretty straight, is that slight flexing up (again, like in the picture, with my knuckles barely at midpoint of my forearm) really enough to screw up the movement?
>> Anonymous
greetings from /v/, you leet haxor

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