bringing up lagging body parts for old people

[gman]

Thanks, Rick. I would like to workout with someone like you one of these days. I am on my own, and I know I probably don't push myself as much as I could, or recruit all the fibers I could. I bet I think I am working hard, and I am not even scratching the surface of what I am capable of.

I know I brought this up before, but I recruit my calves 0% and they are the best looking muscle I have. Weird, huh?

[esplendido]

Thanks, Rick. I would like to workout with someone like you one of these days. I am on my own, and I know I probably don't push myself as much as I could, or recruit all the fibers I could. I bet I think I am working hard, and I am not even scratching the surface of what I am capable of.

I know I brought this up before, but I recruit my calves 0% and they are the best looking muscle I have. Weird, huh?

Welcome to genetics! I hate you ...LOL!

[gman]

Yeah, my calves are an inch and a quarter bigger than my puny biceps! lol

Most people have the opposite problem

[thepump]

10 to 6 sets brings them up for me

[little d]

Hey, sassy.. how about lagging bi's for females? I ez curl preacher for 80lb's 4 12 reps, 30lb db, do alot of cons curls, with not very good results! I have my low weight & form days and high weight days! I am desperate to bring them up! Age 51, 4''10 123lb doing my first national show in July.

[sassy69]

Hey, sassy.. how about lagging bi's for females? I ez curl preacher for 80lb's 4 12 reps, 30lb db, do alot of cons curls, with not very good results! I have my low weight & form days and high weight days! I am desperate to bring them up! Age 51, 4''10 123lb doing my first national show in July.

Hey D -- you sound like a powerhouse! Bis can be a challenge - how much of it is genetic, how much isn't? I don't know. Bis are the one thing I've got genetics for - as pointed out on a different thread, I've got a short bicep but a killer peak. Unfortunately I don't have a killer tricep so the bi peak overpowers it but also because I'm tall, I don't proportionately have thick muscles.

But anyway, what got my peaks to come out was doing ezbar 21s. My current program is:

- ezbar 21's + DB hammer curls
- machine preachers (90 degree angle) to full contraction & hold
- cable straight bar curls
- reverse ezbar curls (forearms)
- high cable bi curls (range of 10-15 x 3)

Over time I go w/ back / bis or switch to bis/tris and w/ bis/tris alternate for heavy / light so I can do active recovery , lifting 2x/week. I've had elbow tendonitis for years so I tend to change up high or low reps based on what I can curl w/o pain.

On your curls make sure your wrists are bent back (i.e. not curl your hands forward on the contraction to get max contraction.

[little d]

Thanks Sassy! I will try the 21's and the Hammers. I have wrist issues.. possible arthritis.. its hell getting old! But hey beats the alternative!

You still compete? How tall are you?

[sassy69]

Thanks Sassy! I will try the 21's and the Hammers. I have wrist issues.. possible arthritis.. its hell getting old! But hey beats the alternative!

You still compete? How tall are you?

I'm seriously considering buying some wrist wraps - like those elastic wrist supports because all of my presses stop at 65 lb cuz I can't get heavier DBs up by myself for the first rep. I don't really have a good spotter and if the both DBs don't get up for the set up, my wrists are the weak part and can't hold up the one while the other is getting set up. Its all up at once or scratch. Its all tendonitis.

The 21s usually work pretty good, or I'll just revert to full ROM curls and super w/ hammers. Hammers take a little more stress off so I can go a little higher. Otherwise, seriously I was capped at 20 lb db curls doing just alternating seated incline curls. Really humbling. I work just about every other option w/ preachers at different angles, even 21s on preacher machines, high rep / low weight, etc. Luckily I've got good peaks, but can't rest on your laurels.

[gman]

Just wanted to let you guys know, I did shoulders yesterday, and I used 35's to do laterals with. Not heavy for a lot of guys, but double what I used to do. Like Rick said, even though I had to cheat a little to get going, my middle delts right below the point of my shoulder meeting my arm are killing me today like never before.

[esplendido]

Perfect!

[gman]

my shoulders are still a little sore on Friday night, and I did the laterals on Tuesday morning. Thanks, Rick!

[Gunz]

my shoulders are still a little sore on Friday night, and I did the laterals on Tuesday morning. Thanks, Rick!

I feel your pain !! Every workout with him is like that. Be thankful he's not in your face at the gym!?$%*&@

[esplendido]

I feel your pain !! Every workout with him is like that. Be thankful he's not in your face at the gym!?$%*&@

The results are obvious

[Rocco1943]

This question is probably kind of dumb to a lot of you, but what is the correct way to measure your thighs? How far from the knee do you measure? thanks in advance

[gman]

Good Question, I am not sure either, I measure mine relaxed way up high about 4-5" down from the top inside where it meets your crotch. It gives me the biggest size that's why I do it there! lol