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Wheatley
Jul 15, 2007, 07:51 AM
How do I build big bicepts easy and quick

Clough
Jul 15, 2007, 08:02 AM
I don't know that there's an "easy" way to do it. But, you might want to check out the following sites.

Building Big Biceps - Biceps Workout and Bicep Exercises (http://www.bodybuildingforyou.com/training-fitness/big-biceps-exercises.htm)

Bodybuilding.com - Champion Arm Development! (http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/arms.htm)

eBicep.com - Bicep Exercise, Bicep Workout and Bicep Muscle Guides (http://www.ebicep.com/)

Develop large biceps and big triceps with my big bicep workout. (http://www.muscleblitz.com/arm_muscle.htm)

Capuchin
Jul 16, 2007, 10:08 AM
Dear Sanjay Persad,

Actually, muscle is built by the actual tissue tearing and rebuilding even stronger. That is why one can't lift muscles for like 10 hours continuously. You are thinking of a muscle tear, and that is bad. That is where the actual muscle tears, not the tissue.


zz.

Sanjay, I have to agree with what iwillhelp says here.

J_9
Jul 16, 2007, 10:17 AM
Dear Sanjay Persad,

Actually, muscle is built by the actual tissue tearing and rebuilding even stronger. That is why one can't lift muscles for like 10 hours continuously. You are thinking of a muscle tear, and that is bad. That is where the actual muscle tears, not the tissue.


zz.

I have to agree too. ;) It is a very clear and simple answer.

bushg
Jul 16, 2007, 10:25 AM
There is no easy and quick way to build muscle. Muscle is built by tearing the muscle tissue and having it scar over stronger. You just need to make a regimine and keep to it. Lift weights, pull ups, push ups, swimming is also really good if you have access. Good luck building those biceps!


zz.
I also agree, My son lifts weights every other day. I was amazed when I found this out.:eek:

Nosnosna
Jul 16, 2007, 10:27 AM
Yes, muscle is built by repairing minor tears in the muscle. Any time you lift anything, regardless of the weight, there are what are called micro-tears within the muscle. This is what causes soreness the day after a workout (soreness immediately after the workout is generally caused by lactic acid buildup).

Your muscles get bigger by replacing the damaged muscle fibers. Since they were damaged, your body decides there weren't enough of them, and so creates more. This takes recovery time... lifting weights every day is counterproductive, as the muscles don't get enough time to heal before you're damaging them again. For a regular workout, three times a week is good... Heavier workouts may need to go down to twice a week. For the greatest strength gain, I've gone with a focused workout plan that only works a given set of muscles one day a week, and had great success with that.

For building large muscles, you should create a workout plan that focuses on high resistance, low repetitions... build slowly, as you absolutely must give your connective tissues (tendons and ligaments) time to catch up to the muscles... muscles build fast, ligaments and tendons don't. Muscles also heal fast, while a pulled tendon will keep you out of the gym a full month. This will focus your body on building bulk. I recommend against this, as you will do better with a focus on tone and strength, rather than raw power, but if you're committed to having bulky muscles, then that's the way to go about it.

Bear in mind that many body types simply don't lend themselves to large bulky muscles like you see in Bowflex commercials. I, for example, will be bench-pressing nearly twice my weight before I get any of the body-builder type bulk muscles.

Edit to add: Any exercise regimen that you come up with that focuses on such a minor muscle group as the biceps is going to be irresponsible in the end. Put together something that works the entire body, and everything will tend to fall into place. Remember that if you can do a hammer curl with 100 pound dumbbells but your back hurts doing it, you're in worse shape than when you started.

bushg
Jul 16, 2007, 10:27 AM
There is no easy and quick way to build muscle. Muscle is built by tearing the muscle tissue and having it scar over stronger. You just need to make a regimine and keep to it. Lift weights, pull ups, push ups, swimming is also really good if you have access. Good luck building those biceps!


zz.
I also agree, My son lifts weights every other day. I was not too happy when I found out he was tearing his muscles. :eek:

Deepak_jains
Jul 29, 2007, 12:21 AM
I have to gain weight, I tried supplements also but nothing useful and also doing gym regularly. Please suggest best way to gain weight.

PowerT
Apr 1, 2008, 05:21 PM
Very good answer

satirical
Aug 11, 2010, 09:37 AM
Building biceps doesn't happen quickly. It happens over a long period through dedication. I would recommend a site: Muscle Building Tips. Natural Bodybuilding. Free Workout Routines. (http://www.how2muscleguide.com/)