How To Grow Your Biceps
Published on June 7, 2023.
What's the bicep?
The biceps brachii (usually known as the biceps) is the muscle that’s located in your upper arm. There are two heads of the biceps, the long head and the short head. The long head starts from your shoulder blade. The short head starts from the coracoid process, a bony projection on the scapula, and meets up with the long head to form a single muscle belly. That muscle belly is inserted on the radius bone of your forearm. The biceps are responsible for flexing your elbow joint, turning your palm upward, and help in shoulder flexion and abduction.
Awesome, how do I grow it now?
Okay, there are several things you should do. First, train exercises like barbell curls, dumbbell curls, hammer curls, and concentration curls. Make sure to incorporate a variety of exercises. Secondly, apply progressive overloading. Gradually increase your weight to stimulate muscle growth. Another key thing to do is maintain proper form. You don’t wanna break or hurt something, it’s not fun. Just like every muscle group, you need to eat properly. Make sure to eat enough protein, carbs, and fats. The final important thing you should do is allow sufficient rest and recovery.
What should I avoid doing?
The first big no-no is ignoring proper form. Like we said earlier, improper form can create injuries. Bad form also reduces the effectiveness of a workout. Another thing people do is overtrain. Training as much as you can is awesome, but if you overdo yourself, you’re actually hindering your progress. A really common mistake people make is not stretching or warming up. Warming up and stretching reduces the chance of injuries and helps you recover quicker. The last big thing you need to avoid doing is having unrealistic expectations. You won’t build muscle overnight and you’re different from others. Don’t compare yourself to others, only compare you to yourself.
Myths we saw about growing your biceps.
The first myth we saw was that training biceps everyday would lead to faster growth. That’ll actually overtrain your biceps, hindering your progress. Another myth is that high reps with low weight will help define your biceps. In reality, you need to challenge yourself with the right weight to help you grow them. Doing high reps will help with endurance, not growth. Another myth is that biceps can only be trained with isolation exercises like curls. The truth is that compound workouts like pull-ups and rows help grow biceps as well.
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