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Photos by Per Bernal AKIM WILLIAMS HAS A PROBLEM MOST OF US WOULD LOVE TO HAVE: HIS BICEPS ARE TOO BIG. For a top-level IFBB professional bodybuilder, this is a real issue in terms of symmetry and muscular balance. If the judges’ eyes are continually drawn to your biceps and not your physique...

Nobody proudly declares, “I’m a cheater.” Whatever the context, cheating is something people sheepishly confess to when confronted. In bodybuilding, too, there’s so much emphasis on proper form that few trainers admit to using momentum to hoist heavier metal. But you should feel no shame for...

Moe Elmoussawi liked high reps—did he ever! For a while he cranked out 1,000 per body part in sets of 50 to 100. The routine below was the one he used before placing ninth in the 2008 Olympia—his career high point—and it’s a little less of an endurance test (he alternated it with a...

akim-williams-biceps-7.jpg Photos by Per Bernal Known as one of the strongest bodybuilders in the IFBB, with all-time personal records of more than 800 pounds on both squat and deadlift and more than 500 on bench press, Akim Williams might be expected to throw around barbells and dumbbells...

Photos by Jason Breeze Since turning pro at the 2003 Canadian Championships, where he won the superheavyweight class and the overall title, Frank McGrath hasn’t competed a lot, but his physique is one of the better known in the IFBB ranks. “It’s weird to think that,” says McGrath, “because I’m...

Do you want an arm-training secret from Mr. O? How about two? Forget that. Go big or go home. We're going to give you 50. These 50 (yes, 50!) arm-training tips helped Heath bring home six Sandows, so far. And he used his own advice as he prepared for the last Mr. Olympia. 1 | Train biceps and...

QUESTION I really want to build my biceps, but whenever I am doing curls and really pushing myself, my forearms get pumped up like crazy, but my bi’s—not so much. What can I do? ANSWER This is a common problem, as most lifters initiate biceps exercises by curling the wrists inward...

Photos by Kevin Horton TIP #1 | Push all working sets to full-rep failure and most beyond failure. TIP #2 | Use rest-pause to extend sets. TIP #3 | The right training partner(s) help motivate success. TIP #4 | Forced reps are crucial. TIP #5 | Make weights feel heavier by slowing their...

Training Biceps The Right Way December 20, 2016 By John Doe It took me a long time to learn what really got results with training the biceps and what was just ego-lifting. You must be extremely careful to protect the bicep tendons as you get further along into training and especially as you...

Brothers and sisters. I was doing some decline Flyes this morn and on what turned our to be my last set...I felt an ache or strain on the tendon at the bottom of my biceps (where biceps and forearm tie in). It only aches...there was no pop...it hurts only when I try to straighten arm (like at...

Here’s an “All-Out Arm Assault” workout that includes each of these 3 key elements… A1: Barbell Curls 8 sets x 8 reps – 15 seconds rest between sets (Old School Vince Gironda Style baby!) How you grip the bar will make a difference. If the inside aspect of your biceps (medial...

Just curios as to how big your guns measure. I'm a tall guy so putting meat on my arms helps my over all appearance. Pre TRT I believe I was in the 17-17 1/2 range. Today's measurement(cold) 18 1/2 right and 18 1/4 left Please be honest LOL!

Austrian Alps: Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Incredible Secret Arm Routine Revealed In the 1970s, there was no need to consult grizzled mountaineers or your dentist’s dog-eared copies of National Geographic to find the world’s most awe-inspiring peak. Denizens of any local gym knew that impressive...