The importance of great biceps for both men and women
Let’s be honest with physical attraction. Women often look for men with a little meat on their bones. Muscles represent resilience, toughness, and—again with the honesty—sexiness! During college, there was a reason why my roommate would always demand that we “go where the biceps are.” Why? Because biceps are hot. And they’re an easy muscle to show off.
In fact, I’ll bet that you’ve been “showing” your strength by flexing your biceps—even those string bean “biceps” that you so valiantly rocked back in sixth grade.
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Women can have Biceps
Biceps aren’t just for the boys. Ladies, if you want lean, sculpted arms like Jennifer Aniston, Jessica Biel, or Cameron Diaz, working your biceps is absolutely essential.
Slimming down your arms by lifting weights will make you look that much more amazing in your tank tops, little black dresses, and your bikinis on the beach this summer!
Oh, and don’t be concerned that you’ll “bulk up.” You will build muscle, but as muscle is denser than fat, you’ll look lean and toned—not Hulk-like.
However, biceps aren’t just about beauty. The biceps are important for many common functional movements—from loading the dishwasher to hauling heavy boxes.
Isolated movement V/s Functional Movement
- Most people work biceps in isolated exercises, working only one muscle or muscle group at a time. Isolated exercises improve the looks of these muscles as well as their overall strength, but it’s important to train for function too.
- Functional movements, also known as compound exercises. These are movements that help you train for the motions you perform in everyday life. They are multi-joint movements that work several muscles or muscle groups at a time. For example, when you pick up your child, you are not only using your legs and your core, but you are also working your biceps. Altogether, this is a functional movement or compound exercise.
Do 1 set of these 5 exercises—some isolated, some compound—a week to build the biceps of your dreams. Do 8 to 12-15 reps each and add weight once you’re able to do 12-15 reps. Switch to 2 sets after a week, 3 sets after two weeks and take a break after 4 to 6 weeks.
Woman and Man Flexing their Muscles with great biceps
I recommend doing these exercises 2 to 3 times a week, allowing at least 48 hours of rest time between biceps workouts for maximum recovery and results. All these moves can also be done with dumbbells, which can force you to put more emphasis on good form to keep each arm equal.
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Standing Curl
The standing curl is the foundation of a biceps-building routine. Start with feet together or with one foot in front and one foot in back if you need more stability.
With your arms fully extended at your sides holding a barbell or dumbbell, keep your elbows tucked in close to your body, and slowly curl the weight(s) up. At the top of the curl, squeeze your biceps and slowly lower the weight(s) back down. Make sure to keep your elbows close to your body and don’t let them move at all during your rep.
Alternating Dumbbell Curl
Place your feet shoulder-width apart or stand with one foot in front and one foot in back. Begin the exercise with both arms extended at your sides, palms facing forward.
Slowly curl one arm up to shoulder height and squeeze your biceps at the top. Slowly lower the dumbbell down and alternate arms. Make sure to keep your elbows close to your body and don’t let them move at all during your rep.
Hammer Curl
Place your feet shoulder-width apart or stand with one foot in front and one foot in back. Begin the exercise with both arms extended at your sides, palms facing each other.
While keeping your palms facing toward each other, slowly curl the arms up to shoulder height and squeeze your biceps at the top. Slowly lower the dumbbells back down. Make sure to keep your elbows close to your body and don’t let them move during your rep.
Chin-Ups
This compound exercise works your biceps, latissimus dorsi, and abdominal muscles, among others.
With your palms facing you, put your hands on a chin-up bar, shoulder-width apart, engage your lats, and pull your body up so that your chin goes over the bar. Lower yourself back down so that your arms are completely extended. Repeat. While doing a chin-up, make sure to keep your muscles engaged so that you don’t stress your skeletal structure and its connective tissues.
Supinated Bent-Over Rows
The supinated bent-over row works the biceps, the latissimus dorsi, the hamstrings, and some of the muscles in the back.
Start with your feet shoulder-width apart and your hands on a barbell or with a dumbbell in each hand, palms facing away from your body. Bend over so that you feel your hamstrings engage. Keep your back flat and chest expanded and pull the barbell into your body until it is just below your chest as if you were rowing. Lower the weight(s) back down and repeat.
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