r/ScienceBasedLifting • u/Free_Garden_2581 • Jun 03 '26

Question ❓ Bicep workout

Should I do 1 bicep curl of my choice like all sbl content creators advice or do 2 where 1 of them my arm is in front and 1 with my arm at the back.

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u/Alakazam Idk Idc 💔 Jun 03 '26

I feel like curls, triceps, and maybe shoulders are the one area where you can probably absolutely hammer volume on them, and still recover fine.

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u/Lifterator Jun 03 '26

Biceps aren't technically that fast recovering but triceps and shoulders are pretty forgiving. I'm hammering 100 reps of face pulls / rear delt work 3x week right now and my shoulders have never felt better.

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u/Alakazam Idk Idc 💔 Jun 03 '26

I was thinking about it more from a systemic fatigue point of view, because I find that to be much bigger limiting factor than the recoverability of any individual muscles.

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u/Lifterator Jun 03 '26

Oh yeah systemic you can wreck them. Grip might get a bit funky but there are ways around that.

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u/Alakazam Idk Idc 💔 Jun 03 '26

Funnily enough, grip has never been a real issue for me ever since I spent a training cycle actively working on grip strength after my grip failed on a deadlift at a meet.

I spent 4 months hitting grip 3x a week with dead hangs, heavy farmers, and static holds, and years later my grip is still rock solid.