Best Bicep Exercise

[IceDragon]

Originally Posted by REPS

Compound movements are superior to isolation movements for the majority of time! I probably should have stated BEST BICEP ISOLATION EXERCISE

Probably, but I'm kind of pedantic like that.

[Malley]

Originally Posted by _Wolf_

i only laughed because you mentioned saying your arms have become better since you dropped isolation exercises...then you mentioned that you do kickbacks (in the same sentence). i found that funny.

ID, no offense, but IMO kickbacks are the most worthless exercises. Given that I am a strongman/powerlifter, we too have to strengthen our triceps and i like to do skull crushers (also an isolation exercise) and dips because they have the biggest carry over onto the big lifts.

think about it like this, ID: if you do kickbacks, which other lift does kickbacks help in? nothing. if they do, it is a marginal effect. now, consider other tricep exercises (isolations): skull crushers, various dumbbell extensions and pulley push downs. do these have carry over onto other lifts? yup. so which is more superior? skull crushers, various extensions and push downs

Now to get away from the strength perspective of it, kickbacks are pretty good to engorge those triceps with blood. I would only use them with light weight though, so I could get a really good squeeze at the top. Keep in mind, not everyone train for strength.

I do love skull crushers, just cant do em anymore. They kill my elbows. Last time I did 155lbs on skulls and my elbows havent been the same!

[1quick1]

Originally Posted by Malley

Now to get away from the strength perspective of it, kickbacks are pretty good to engorge those triceps with blood. I would only use them with light weight though, so I could get a really good squeeze at the top. Keep in mind, not everyone train for strength.

I do love skull crushers, just cant do em anymore. They kill my elbows. Last time I did 155lbs on skulls and my elbows havent been the same!

I just got back from trying to do OH skulls and they were killing my shoulders. Guess I'll stick with dips.

[Malley]

Dude skulls KILL me! I just cant do em anymore. Try close grip bench with DB's, those are bad ass!

[Big Guns]

One mpore off topic comment. Try Kick Backs laying face down on an incline bench. Both arms at same time. cool

[Malley]

I do like those, they add a little bit of variety into it.

[wala]

Last time I did kickbacks was decemeber, they were always a warm up exercise tho, like what Malley said.

[1quick1]

I've done them a couple times. They seem alright here or there but I wasn't converted from dips.

I thought this thread was about single arm barbell curls?

[Malley]

Originally Posted by 1quick1

I've done them a couple times. They seem alright here or there but I wasn't converted from dips.

I thought this thread was about single arm barbell curls?

You know how that goes, we start talking about one thing and move on to another.

[REPS]

Originally Posted by wala

Last time I did kickbacks was decemeber, they were always a warm up exercise tho, like what Malley said.

DB Kickbacks are ok, but if you do one arm cheat versions like Larry Scott did with the 150's then it can deliver some soreness! Also, the elbow joint is unloaded in the Kickback so it is probably one of the only tricep exercises where it is ok to use loose form.

[wala]

Originally Posted by REPS

DB Kickbacks are ok, but if you do one arm cheat versions like Larry Scott did with the 150's then it can deliver some soreness! Also, the elbow joint is unloaded in the Kickback so it is probably one of the only tricep exercises where it is ok to use loose form.

I suppose so dude, yeh.

Do you do kickbacks in your own routine REPS?

[Big Guns]

Originally Posted by REPS

DB Kickbacks are ok, but if you do one arm cheat versions like Larry Scott did with the 150's then it can deliver some soreness! Also, the elbow joint is unloaded in the Kickback so it is probably one of the only tricep exercises where it is ok to use loose form.

Remember also....There is a BIG difference between lifting a weight and working a muscle. 150lb kickbacks would not work the muscle very effectively.

[1quick1]

Strong mo fo to do kickbacks with 150lbs. The couple times I did them it was really light.

[REPS]

Originally Posted by 1quick1

Strong mo fo to do kickbacks with 150lbs. The couple times I did them it was really light.

That was one of his secrets in his Loaded Guns book! He said it was the only way kickbacks ever worked for him and he had an amazing set of arms!