bicepcurls

[mattw7]

hey kerry

just want to know what im doing wrong becuase when i do barbell curls , ez bar curls and alternate curls i dont feel the pump in my biceps, all i feel are either the back of my shoulders or my forearms working. its really bothering my workouts so iff you could let me know what im doing wrong i would be very greatful.

cheers.

[kerrykayes]

KK - Trust me this is very common, the bicep muscle is one of the smallest muscles that we work as a bodybuilder and everybody overloads it too much, either by volume (too longer workout) or to many different exercises, or too much weight. Your body then has to recruit other muscles, normally the front delts, defiantly lower the weight you are using and try and do some preacher bicep curls, I think you will find that this will solve your problem.

[mattw7]

cheers kerry, and ye i would love to try preacher curls , but my gym doesnt have the machine to do it heh.

[Ashcrapper]

lean over an incline bench and use a dumbbell then :)

[stow]

KK - just shout at us if we shouldn't add our 2penneth...

Matt - Try dropping the bars (both straight and EZ), you are using brachialis too much and missing the isolation of the biceps (assuming you want to work the peak of the biceps). Instead go for dumbells, seated and alternate arms. Start with the weight hanging by your side palms backwards, perform the curl and as you bring the weight up rotate your forearm so you end with your palm totally palm up.
This will isolate your biceps a load more as the biceps rotates the arm while lifting it, whereas brachialis is just the dominant lifter (has to do with which forearm bone they are connected to).
Good luck.