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Thread: What’s a respectable curl weight?

post 1616244921 09-11-2020, 03:06 PM
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What’s a respectable curl weight?

Most men in the gym I see curling no more than 25-30s.
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post 1616244991 09-11-2020, 03:07 PM
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i do 25s - 3x12. i can go heavier, but why? for who, for what? i am not a Bloatlord.
post 1616245181 09-11-2020, 03:09 PM
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35 dumbbells and up
post 1616245221 09-11-2020, 03:09 PM
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40lbs + for 5x5
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post 1616245271 09-11-2020, 03:10 PM
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For barbell, I’ve seen a video of Rich Piana curling 135
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post 1616245341 09-11-2020, 03:11 PM
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the most i did was 70 pounds each hand
post 1616245521 09-11-2020, 03:14 PM
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post 1616245671 09-11-2020, 03:15 PM
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80 dumbbells
post 1616245801 09-11-2020, 03:17 PM
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post 1616246021 09-11-2020, 03:20 PM
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I’m a 100 lbs and I do the bb or 20’s hammer curl/reg and preacher curl the smaller bb at 40 lbs

I’m impressed at 60-70 depending on the guys size

But it your swinging them up every thing your doing sucks and I’m disgusted/horrified or if you do them in the squat rack
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post 1616246671 09-11-2020, 03:29 PM
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I don’t get a good pump the heavier I go

30-35 is the sweet spot for concentration curls - can do a thumbless grip and use less forearm. I leave heavy bicep stuff for barbell curls or compound exercises.
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post 1616246821 09-11-2020, 03:30 PM
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post 1616248031 09-11-2020, 03:43 PM
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I'll only go heavy on hammer curls and curl bar curls. Regular db curls I don't think I've ever gone past 35lbs at my biggest and strongest. Usually stuck to 20-30lbs with fat grips. That would always blow my arms up anyways.
post 1616248431 09-11-2020, 03:47 PM
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In 35 years of lifting I can not tell you what my PR is on curls. Who ****ing cares.
post 1616249571 09-11-2020, 04:00 PM
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135lbs barbell
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post 1616251401 09-11-2020, 04:18 PM
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Whatever my 1 rep max is minus 10 pounds
post 1616251541 09-11-2020, 04:20 PM
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100lb dumbbells with good form
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post 1616251631 09-11-2020, 04:22 PM
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What kind of curl?
post 1616252151 09-11-2020, 04:27 PM
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How many times have you guys actually seen someone strict curl 135lbs? Only once from me and this dude had some of the biggest arms I've seen irl.
post 1616255531 09-11-2020, 05:01 PM
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50 plus at least 5 reps per set
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post 1616256071 09-11-2020, 05:07 PM
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Form over weight with curls, that said I’ve been using 60s at the top of my pyramid.
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post 1616256251 09-11-2020, 05:10 PM
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Strict barbell curl for reps I would say anything 115+ is well above the average gym bro. Strict dumbbells I would say 50+.
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Originally Posted By GordonXXX⏩
i do 25s - 3x12. i can go heavier, but why? for who, for what? i am not a Bloatlord.
For gains. What type of ****ing question is that? You want your arms to stay nice and skinny for your boyfriend?
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post 1616256531 09-11-2020, 05:13 PM
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50 at least if you lift.
post 1616262291 09-11-2020, 06:32 PM
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Originally Posted By siberianrocky⏩
In 35 years of lifting I can not tell you what my PR is on curls. Who ****ing cares.
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post 1616263031 09-11-2020, 06:40 PM
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Who cares? As long as you're making biceps gains it doesn't matter.

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It has to be at least 2x bodyweight
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