Supersets bicep concentration curls????

intensitylisa

Cathlete
:D Have any of you found during the concentration bicep curls one arm is stronger than the other? I started the curls with my left arm using 12 lbs and found myself at failure half way through the set!! My right arm seems to be stronger even though I went down to 10 lbs for that.
 
Yes, I do and I hate that. My left arm is a bit weaker than my right. I was thinking of using a heavier weight on the left arm. Does anyone think this is a good idea? I was worried my left might end up looking bigger than my right but I don't think that will happen. I have also thought about doing more reps on the left.


Any contributions is most welcome.

Yen
 
It's pretty normal for one arm (usually the left if you're right handed) to be weaker than the other. That's why it's good to work with dumbbells, which can helo the weaker side catch up rather than allowing the stronger side to help it along.

I suggest starting the concentration curls on your stronger arm (which will give the weaker arm a bit longer to rest, but also set the goal for the weaker arm). Instead of usiing different weights, or doing a different number of reps (as poster 2 wondered about), I'd use this exercise as a great way to incorporate assisted lifting. Let's say you can do 12 reps at 12# for the right arm. Use 12# for the left arm as well, and once you reach failure (maybe you can only do 10), use your right arm to help get the weight to the up position, and lower the weight with the left arm by itself (working on the negative). Try to assist as little as possible, supporting your left hand right behind the wrist. Don't move up on weight until the left arm "catches up" to the right.
 
Yep me too. In my case I don't think my left arm is weaker, it just doesn't have the endurance that my right arm does. I use 15 pound dbs for the concentration curls during Supersets and I can finish all the reps on both arms with 15lbs, but my left arm burns out much more so than my right.
 
Ah excellent suggestion, I'm having the same issue only in addition to a weaker left arm my left wrist is weak with tendonitis. I was putting my right fingers under it to help and was wondering if I was defeating the whole purpose!

Concentration curls are HARD! YOW!
 
I think those concentration curls are just killers - I have been doing the upper body of SS premix (the one with 2 sets) and I do the 12# weights and when I am done with the first set I tell myself "I will not, I repeat, I will not use the 12# weights for the next set!" But by the time I get to it - I find mysself doing the 12#'s again.

My hats off to anyone who can finish a whole set of those with 15# weights! I break a big sweat by the time I am done with those. There are times when I could say I hate those curls, but I also love them - does that make sense? I am always glad when I am done.

And, yes, I am weaker on my left arm, so I do my left arm first just to get it over with - does that make sense?

Cheryl
 
>You are my new hero DeeDee. 15#s!?! That rocks!

Thank you!

My husband was doing SuperSets with me and he kept getting pissed because I was using the same weight he was using for most of the workout. I actually used more than him on the front raises, where you lift 4 counts, out to the side 2 counts and down 2 counts then reverse it. I used 10lb dbs and my husband used 8 pounders.}(
 
>My hats off to anyone who can finish a whole set of those with
>15# weights! I break a big sweat by the time I am done with
>those. There are times when I could say I hate those curls,
>but I also love them - does that make sense? I am always glad
>when I am done.
>
>
>Cheryl


Thank you and yes it makes perfect sense to me to hate and love certain moves. I hate lunges when I'm doing them, but once its over, I feel so worked that I just love 'em.:p
 

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