Barbell curls

how much do you guys barbell curls. just a quick question so i know if mines is decent or pathetic

 

i haven't curled a bar in almost 10 years.

 

About 35kg for 3 sets of 8-12

 

****..... 40 lbs 6 sets of 8-12 for me, mind you i only started lifting a week ago

 

thats about what i started at around 3 - 4 months ago. just make sure you keep good form and dont swing the weight up

 

yeah, it is tempting to do that when things get tough

 

i tend to go for 60 kg when doin barbell curls for 8-12 and 3 sets with a drop set on my last set, i have 25k each arm on dumbell curls same as above, and i tend to throw in a 40 kg of 21s on the barbell for 3 sets, kills your arms but makes me feel strong.

 

do you guys actually box or do you just want to 'look' like boxers?

 

yes i do box but does that mean that i cannot incorporate weight training into my routine to gain the muscle before i tone back down, different fighters have different training routines and i guess mine just works for me

 

tell me, what benefits do you get from doing bicep curls?

 

the biceps act as the triceps stabilizer and antagonist when the arm is fully extended and circumducted like when you twist at the end of a punch.

if the bicep was not conditioned then the tricep would be more susceptible to injury.

 

you get to scare your opponent with your mightyness?

 

Joe Frazier thinks bicep curls are no good for boxers because they shorten the muscle.

I have no idea if that's right, but I can't see how they would really help boxers, so I don't do them.

 

strong biceps will help you clinch.

 

I don't do them often, maybe once every 2 weeks or so. My arms and shoulders are getting out of proportion with the rest of my body. But when I do them I'm usually using around 95-105 lbs for 6 to 8 reps.