How to Build Bigger Biceps... Your Key to Building Big Arms
 D o you believe the barbell curl is the MOST effective way to build bigger biceps?The musclemen of the 1950s might disagree! How to Build Big Arms - Massive Biceps Old StyleWhen most folks talk about building bigger arms, the topic of discussion generally starts and ends with barbell curls. For proof, walk into your local gymnasium and you will see its patrons busily hoisting barbells in the desire to build bigger biceps. But what if there is a more effective alternative? What if - as scientific research suggests - there is a more efficient way to build bigger arms? There is such an exercise, and it is called the chin up. Barbell Curls vs The Chin UpThe musclemen of the 1950s practiced the chin up exercise with startling results, most notably, the strongman sensation Marvin Eder. Soon this lifting colossus would go on to earn the mantle "The Biceps of The Bronx", and with arms measuring 19 inches, would routinely perform repetitions with a staggering 200 lbs!
The chin up, or palms-up pulldown, is traditionally regarded as an upper back exercise like the bent over barbell row. Moreover, the chin up is also considered an effective deltoid exercise for the shoulders. However, what most trainees DON'T realize is how the chin up is the best biceps exercise you can do - more efficient than the curl. How is this so? For our answer we must turn to science. Best Way to Build Bigger Arms - Appliance of ScienceWhen performing a traditional curl with a dumbbell or barbell, the biceps muscle is worked around a single joint axis, the elbow. This results in the predominant stress going onto the lower biceps. However, when performing a chin up or palms-up pulldown, you work the biceps around TWO JOINT AXES, the elbow and the shoulder. Why is this more efficient? You get to work the biceps muscle more uniformly from BOTH ENDS resulting in a more effective biceps workout. The benefits to you? You get to build big biceps fast. In SummaryThe musclemen of the 1950s knew a thing or two about building bigger arms. They also knew which exercises were proven muscle builders.Follow their example by adding the chin up to your muscle building arsenal, and you will soon build bigger biceps.
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