Re: Isolating exercise question

[Guest guest]

I don't do the full BFL workouts anymore. I've been doing Turbulence

Training but I'm about to start the 6-month program in New Rules of

Lifting for Women. I find that I do better without the isolation

exercises for bi's, tri's, calves, and little toes.

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> We are on C3. I was wondering today if any of you that have more

> experience actually do not do the full BFL workout? When we do

upper

> body, my biceps are so shaky by the time I get to working them that

I

> pitter out and do not get a good workout on my biceps. Can you take

> an upper body workout day and work just biceps? I am learning as

> much as I can about this and thought I would ask about it.

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> Thanks,

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[Guest guest]

> When we do upper body, my biceps are so shaky by the time I get to

> working them that I pitter out and do not get a good workout on my

> biceps.

I know this is a dumb question, but why not *start* with biceps on

some days?

Dana

[Guest guest]

Because if you isolate and fatigue your biceps first, then they're shot for

other heavy pulling movements, which means your back doesn't get a good

workout. Same deal with triceps, wreck them first, and you won't be able to

press anything heavy, so your chest doesn't get a good workout. That's why

the BFL routine starts with larger muscle groups and ends with the small

ones.

After a few challenges a lot of people move away from the bodybuilding

isolation routines altogether. I haven't done isolated bicep or tricep

exercises in a few years. So, to answer 's first question, I definitely

wouldn't recommend giving biceps their own day. I don't even give them their

own exercise. :-)

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> > When we do upper body, my biceps are so shaky by the time I get to

> > working them that I pitter out and do not get a good workout on my

> > biceps.

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> I know this is a dumb question, but why not *start* with biceps on

> some days?

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> Dana

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[Guest guest]

Biceps are considered ancilliary. Her best bet is to back off the weight a

little. The major

movement is going to be back work. Pulldowns, rows, everything but deadlifts

will hit the biceps

too, then do the biceps after the back workout. Just like the bench press and

other chest work

will work the triceps, and then you do tricep work afterward.

On Wed, 09 Jan 2008 09:30:55 -0700

" Dana Worley " wrote:

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>> When we do upper body, my biceps are so shaky by the time I get to

>> working them that I pitter out and do not get a good workout on my

>> biceps.

>

> I know this is a dumb question, but why not *start* with biceps on

> some days?

>

> Dana

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>

Doc

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