No progress in increasing weight with curls

Mike said:

I have been stuck on the same weight on curls for months. Same when I try
dumbbell curls. Every other exercise I see continual improvement. I do 4
sets of 10 and if I try to increase weight I find my technique goes out the
window and I start swinging. Any suggestions?

Try something different. Dumbbell incline curls are a good idea.
--

JMW
http://www.rustyiron.net

Mike said:

I have been stuck on the same weight on curls for months. Same when
I try dumbbell curls. Every other exercise I see continual
improvement. I do 4 sets of 10 and if I try to increase weight I
find my technique goes out the window and I start swinging. Any
suggestions?

It sounds like its about time to mix things up a bit. For example,
try sets of five with a heavier weight. I have found that I can use a
much heavier weight doing 10 sets of 3 than I can with 3 sets of 10.
Or perhaps you might consider giving your biceps a rest for a week.

Try something else for a couple of weeks and then come back to your 4
sets of 10. Then come back and tell us what you tried, and how it
worked for you.

Jason

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I have been stuck on the same weight on curls for months.>

It shouldn't matter if you have curlers in your hair or not.

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Quoted message said:

I have been stuck on the same weight on curls for months. Same when I
try
dumbbell curls. Every other exercise I see continual improvement. I do
4
sets of 10 and if I try to increase weight I find my technique goes
out the
window and I start swinging. Any suggestions?

As others have said, it's time for a change. Either try some other
exercises for a while or vary the set/rep scheme, e.g., increase your
limit strength by trying 8 sets of 5 for a few weeks, then try 7 sets of
6, then 6 sets of 7, then 5 sets of 8, and finally 4 sets of 10 again.

-S-
http://www.kbnj.com

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Quoted message said:

I have been stuck on the same weight on curls for months. Same when I try
dumbbell curls. Every other exercise I see continual improvement. I do 4
sets of 10 and if I try to increase weight I find my technique goes out
the
window and I start swinging. Any suggestions?

Cheers
Mike

What are your goals? simply to be able to curl more weight for sets of 10,
hypertrophy, strength...?

I wouldn't use a 10 rep set for any of these goals for flexors. I wouldn't
go any higher than 6.

Are you gaining overall body weight?
Are your other larger areas getting an appropriate amount of attention? Why
I ask is you mention barbell curls and dumbell curls, 4 sets of 8.
What is your body weight now and what are you able to do in various chins
and pull-ups and rows?
What is your training layout, sets, reps, exercises, frequency......

If you are doing the same thing over and over, expect no adaptive response.

Mike said:

I have been stuck on the same weight on curls
months. Same when I try dumbbell curls. Every
other exercise I see continual improvement.
I do 4 sets of 10 and if I try to increase
weight I find my technique goes out the window
and I start swinging. Any suggestions?

Start swinging.

Cheating - or loose exercise form - as a part of your workout program
is a legitimate strategy for breaking through a plateau. So swing away!

When you return to strict form, you will probably notice a significant
increase in what you're capable of curling /without/ swinging.

--
Curt
http://curtjames.com/

Curt James said:

Mike said:

I have been stuck on the same weight on curls
months. Same when I try dumbbell curls. Every
other exercise I see continual improvement.
I do 4 sets of 10 and if I try to increase
weight I find my technique goes out the window
and I start swinging. Any suggestions?

Start swinging.

Cheating - or loose exercise form - as a part of your workout program
is a legitimate strategy for breaking through a plateau. So swing away!

When you return to strict form, you will probably notice a significant
increase in what you're capable of curling /without/ swinging.

Cheating curls may help you with negatives I suppose.

Personally, I'd walk away from the curl bar and try chins for a while.

- bc

Mike said:

I have been stuck on the same weight on curls for months. Same when I try
dumbbell curls. Every other exercise I see continual improvement. I do 4
sets of 10 and if I try to increase weight I find my technique goes out the
window and I start swinging. Any suggestions?

Cheers
Mike

To sum up what I've heard over the years:

1) Greater weight, fewer reps.
2) Same weight, more reps.
3) Beat the clock: same weight, see how many reps you can do in 5 minutes.
4) Different form of exercise, eg. incline curls.
5) Negatives: cheat the weight up, maybe using two hands on one db, and
lower with one hand.

rm
and lo, how the mileage doth vary.