how much do you bicep curl

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how much u bicep curl (KGS)

i know everyone is different but i was just wondering how much u bicep curl (on the machines or free weights if u use them)

and how long has it taken you to reach that

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Reply 1

bubloo

i can do 15kg with dumbells and 25kg with a barbell, pretty ****ty i know but i haven't been weight training for very long

Reply 2

nota bene

Are you referring to 1rep max?

I do my 3 sets of 4-6 reps @45kg, 1 rep max is about 55kg. (free weights ftw!)

edit: I've been going to the gym regularly for about a year and a half

edit2: I'll add dumbbell results as well 2 sets of 4-6 reps @21.5kg is what I do during a normal bicep workout... have no idea of 1 rep-max, not exactly the exercise I prioritise to find out my max in :p:

(Bench, Deadlift and Squats are more fun doing 1 rep-max :biggrin:

)

Reply 3

qwaszx123

cool

i can only do 35 kgs on the bicep curl machine lol but ive only been going for a couple of week

35kgs on the machine whats that equal to on free weights

Reply 4

nota bene

totally depends on the machine, some might be very close to free weights and other may not; it also depends on whether you get 'help' by that the machine stabilises the exercise or if you are hindered by it because you want to move a bit more freely...

edit: free weights are always free weights, they cannot be much different in different places whilst machines can - hence it is easier to compare results with free weights.

Reply 5

Stone

My best is 40kg plus ez bar and Im sure as hell my form is better than 95% of people of bicep anything over 20kg who'll answer on here.

Reply 6

nota bene

Stone

My best is 40kg plus ez bar and Im sure as hell my form is better than 95% of people of bicep anything over 20kg who'll answer on here.

I.e. 60kg? (if internation standards of the bar...)
Yes, well form is surely something the plays a huge role in what the figures say... My sets are good form, my 1 rep-max I guess is not _that_ good, but it is not anything very bad either.

Reply 7

Stone

ez bar is about 10kg, oly bars are 20kg

raw, or suited?

Stone

ez bar is about 10kg, oly bars are 20kg

I've seen ez bars that are 20kg... but the one we have at the school gym is 8kg.

Reply 10

MSNBOY

nota bene

I've seen ez bars that are 20kg... but the one we have at the school gym is 8kg.

Bars vary depending on weather they are olympic or not.

Reply 11

Stone

MSNBOY

Bars vary depending on weather they are olympic or not.

No.

Reply 12

nota bene

MSNBOY

Bars vary depending on weather they are olympic or not.

yes exactly my point (which wasn't clear :p:

).

edit: saw your response Stone, educate me then! :biggrin:

Reply 13

david cool

in each hand i do 21kg , so thats 42kg in total

Reply 14

Stone

Just one example of the weight for standard oly bars.

http://www.performbetter.com/detail.aspx_Q_ID_E_4337_A_CategoryID_E_391

Standard globally is 20kg.

Reply 15

meathead1987

Who cares? Are you going to be competing in a curl competition anytime soon?

Reply 16

Jonesy2k7

22kg on dumbells been gym for 6 months.

prob about 70kg on machines.

Reply 17

Stubo

lol everyone can do so much more on the internet, although I believe stone, and perhaps notre. stone cos he has a pic. I rarely do a one rep max on ez bar either but i do 21's with 12.5's on each side so my max is probably45ish(kg)

Reply 18

Cal

Jonesy2k7

22kg on dumbells been gym for 6 months.

prob about 70kg on machines.

Likewise, maybe closer to 90kg or even 100kg on the machines, although I've no idea of what assistance it gives. That's two sets of 8 with the dumbells and two sets of 10 with the machine.

These threads are always a bit pointless I find, mainly because people lift weights in many different ways. One person may be talking about a single, one rep lift. Where as another may be talking about how many 20 odd reps, I know that I still sometimes do 20 reps of 12-14kg. And of course some people have terrible form, I've seen new gym members clearly using their entire body strength in a bicep curl.

Reply 19

dyslexic_banana

I always find these threads a bit eyebrow-raising; everyone always seems surprisingly strong. I bicep curl 17.5 kg on each arm, currently performing about 7/8 reps. of this, which seems to pale in comparison to most posters, yet I'm fairly confident that I'm considered muscular. Yet, I feel like a weakling, whenever I read threads such as this; either there're a Hell of a lot of beefcakes about, or something's a bit fishy. I am confident that I have perfect technique, though; my arms remain firmly locked by my side, so my body doesn't assist in the lifting, in any way. What I find odd, is how I even see muscular guys, at the gym, who seem to be using their bodies to assist them, when lifting weights. It's true about machine performances being misleading; I've used various machines, for the seated chest press, say, and may find myself being able to do 6-8 reps. of 105 kg on one machine, but only 63 kg, on another. I've been working out for four years, but sporadically, and I didn't initially adhere to the right diet; more recently, I've been taking it more seriously, but alcohol consumption (and the associated lack of appetite, the following day) has always tainted my progress, somewhat.

Technically, the answers to be given to the poll, depend on whether or not it means with both arms combined, or on each arm, individually. I voted '15-20', but that represents what I can do on each arm. The 70+ lot are a curious bunch, in my mind.

As another interesting question: How much do everyone's biceps/arms measure, when flexed (but not after a workout)? Mine were a tad over 15 inches, at last measurement, but may have increased slightly, since.