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Am not able to increase bicep weights yet?

  • Auror
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    on 16 Jan 2013 2:59 PM
    I was wondering if I am doing something wrong with my process, I have been recording all my workouts, but there is little progress with weights when it come to my biceps.  Since I started working my biceps, the weights I use was (seated bicep curl) 15, 20, 25, 30, 20, (hammer curl 20), and that was around October when I started. (Note, I started working out in August but didn’t start the Body for Life until October)
     
    I can notice some progress, with using heavier weights for triceps and chest, but over 3 months I am still at 15, 20, 25, 30 and 20.  (Except for today, I tried 15, 20, 25, 30, 25 and succeeded) I tried going up to 35 but I could not do 6 reps and fail.  (But I can notice my biceps are getting a little bigger.  But if my arms are bigger, why am I unable to increase weight beyond the 30?
     
    When I do dumbbell skull crushers I started with a pair of 30s, and now can do 40s.  Chest dumbbell press I started with a pair of 50s and can now do 60s.  Is my process a bit too slow?  I thought I should be able to do 35 or 40 by now?
     
    Thank you for your help,
    Ross LaVallee
  • Ashplowe
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    on 18 Jan 2013 11:03 AM

    The point of lifting weights under the BFL system is to work the muscles until failure.  As long as you're doing that, you're going to be stimulating muscle growth.  It doesn't matter if the weights aren't going up, as long as you're struggling to lift those last few reps, you're stimulating your muscles.  Keep trying with the 35s, even if you can only do 3 reps before failure.  Eventually you'll get to 4, then to 5 and 6, then you'll be ready to increase the weight.  

    Remember, muscle growth is the goal here, not necessarily increasing weights.