Hi im 19, 5'9, and 14 stone. I currently do 45 minutes bicep curls everyday, with a break after every two days. So, Monday (workout), tuesday (workout) wednsday (day off). I lift about 20 kg, with reps. I havent seen much development however and am wondering whether i would be better off doing this workout day on day off. Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
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read around the forum before you ask that question, because we can all see whats coming...........
. I have looked.Don't worry, I got a good whipping for asking this once..
The simple answer is that your muscle needs time to repair itself after every workout. If you work out intensively you need to leave it at least 48 hours before going at it again, if you don't do this your muscle tissue wouldn't have repaired itself sufficiently and a) you risk doing yourself an injury b) you won't make much progress.
I hope this helps. Just remember, 48 HOURS (every other day) between lifting and you will start to see results. Take in lots of protein, especially on rest days and VARY your workout.
Every time you work out you are tearing up the muscle, -it will grow back stronger but it needs TIME.
The simple answer is that your muscle needs time to repair itself after every workout. If you work out intensively you need to leave it at least 48 hours before going at it again, if you don't do this your muscle tissue wouldn't have repaired itself sufficiently and a) you risk doing yourself an injury b) you won't make much progress.
I hope this helps. Just remember, 48 HOURS (every other day) between lifting and you will start to see results. Take in lots of protein, especially on rest days and VARY your workout.
Every time you work out you are tearing up the muscle, -it will grow back stronger but it needs TIME.
Uhm.. helloooo? Nothing about the 45 minutes of bicep curls? That, my friend, is the reason why you are making no gains. If anything, your hurting your muscle growth. You need to exercise your whole body - using a variety of compound exercises. Where are the deadlifts, the squats, pullups, bench press, etc? Curls aren't a bad thing, maybe at the end of a few workouts for an isolation here or there, but they should definately not BE your workout - I would advise you to look around the forums a bit before continuing your workout, it's a good read.
Agree with shafted, you should mix up the exercise as much as possible. But I will say that curls are the excersize I do the most of in each workout. Try more bench pressing, and hit your chest hard.
When I was starting out, my workout looked something like this.
Curls
4 x 12 Reps. @ 20 Kilos.
Hammer Curls
3 x 10 Reps @ 20 Kilos.
Dumbell Press
3 x 15 Reps @ 15 Kilos
Chest Dumbell Flys
3 x 20 Reps @ 20 Kilos.
Close Grip Bench Press
4 x 15 Reps @ 10 Kilos (start small)
Seated Shoulder Preses
3 x 10 Reps @ 20 Kilos
Lateral Raises
2 x 10 Reps @ 20 kilos.
Bar Dips -As Grip Bench Press.
If you don't go to the gym, and only own Dumbells, this will start you off great. But you'll need to invest in a bench at Barbell to get to the next stage once you're away.
When I was starting out, my workout looked something like this.
Curls
4 x 12 Reps. @ 20 Kilos.
Hammer Curls
3 x 10 Reps @ 20 Kilos.
Dumbell Press
3 x 15 Reps @ 15 Kilos
Chest Dumbell Flys
3 x 20 Reps @ 20 Kilos.
Close Grip Bench Press
4 x 15 Reps @ 10 Kilos (start small)
Seated Shoulder Preses
3 x 10 Reps @ 20 Kilos
Lateral Raises
2 x 10 Reps @ 20 kilos.
Bar Dips -As Grip Bench Press.
If you don't go to the gym, and only own Dumbells, this will start you off great. But you'll need to invest in a bench at Barbell to get to the next stage once you're away.