Developing the bicep peak

The biceps bracii's a long muscle. The peak in the appearance of the bicep is caused by the felxation of the brachalis muscle underneath the bicep. You can work this muscle a bit more by doing the following exercise.

Use overhead cable curls while holding your elbows a bit higher than usual.
Cable curls
 
i am not convinced that working your biceps any particular way will alter the shape of the muscle. while you can alter size, i think that genetics determine the shape.
 
Ive done alot alot of dips and some curls and its helped a little bit. Steping it up today at the gym I cant wait woot :)
 
You must be missing the point then. The shape is not altered, the biceps apper to peak because of the underlying muscle's development. This pushes up on the bicep when felxed.
 
Johnny said:
You must be missing the point then. The shape is not altered, the biceps apper to peak because of the underlying muscle's development. This pushes up on the bicep when felxed.
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In theory, yes. In reality, this is fallacious reasoning. Why? Because, as Freddy stated earlier, the bicep peak is usually limited to genetics. To tell you the truth, growth potential of the entire arm lies upon what our parents gave us. There is a way to measure growth potential by measuring between the start of the peak and the elbow. I believe something like half an inch or smaller between the gap has the greatest growth potential. Anyone read Mens Health Muscle? There's a good article in there about this. I'll have to scan and post it up here when I get the chance. Anyhoo, this article furthers on this theory to explain that both the triceps and biceps are limited to genetic factors we inherit. Supposively, a measurement of over 1" between the elbow and the start of the peak has the least amount of growth potential, and measurements of 1/2" and smaller have the greatest amount of growth potential. I hope I did not screw up those numbers, I'll have to scan the article in.

I've found that the best way to train the biceps is to not isolate. Barbell rows and chinups are my favorite bicep exersizes. Yes, that's right...barbell rows and chinups. They both put great amounts of stress on your biceps, plus you can use a lot more resistance with barbell rows and chins than you can with various forms of curls. The common theory these days is "if you want a muscle group to grow, isolate it with tons of exersizes!" This is fine if your body does not work as a unit. I've yet to find someone like that though, and I won't. The body functions as unit, each muscle group depending on another for assistance. This is why compound movements are unmatched when it comes to packing on lean body mass.
 
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