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Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth

1127: How to Grow Your Biceps

Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth

Sal Di Stefano, Adam Schafer, Justin Andrews, Doug Egge

Exercise, Health & Fitness, Health, Fitness

4.811.8K Ratings

🗓️ 26 September 2019

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Sal, Adam and Justin isolate the bicep, it's function, aesthetics and the best way to train it for maximum growth.

  • Why the bicep flex is the universal “check out my muscle”? (2:35)
  • The anatomy of the bicep. (7:44)
  • Why the bicep curl is the easiest exercise to do. (12:20)
  • Ways to train your biceps to respond faster. (14:30)
  • Game-changing moments that altered the way the guys trained their biceps. (16:54)
  • The importance of utilizing full range of motion when training your biceps. (31:25)
  • The proper dosage for bicep growth: The rep ranges, amount of sets & training frequency required. (33:36)
  • The value of BFR (blood flow restriction) training. (39:27)
  • Sal’s ultimate workout to grow your biceps: Exercises, rep ranges, sets, frequency & MORE. (43:02)
  • Adam’s ultimate workout to grow your biceps: Exercises, rep ranges, sets, frequency & MORE. (46:15)
  • Justin’s ‘functional’ workout to grow your biceps: Exercises, rep ranges, sets, frequency & MORE. (51:11)
  • The importance of trigger sessions on your off days. (54:15)

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Transcript

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0:00.0

If you want to pump your body and expand your mind, there's only one place to go.

0:06.0

Mite, obite, ob with your hosts.

0:09.0

Salda Stefano, Adam Schaefer, and Justin Andrews.

0:13.0

So this episode, we know a lot of you guys are going to love this episode

0:17.0

because it talks about your favorite body part, biceps.

0:21.0

In fact, when somebody tells you to flex your muscle, what muscle do you instinctively flex?

0:26.0

Yep, it's your biceps. So this episode is all about bicep training.

0:30.0

Now, a lot of people think the biceps are simple. It just curls the arm, like how complex can it get.

0:35.0

Believe it or not, there's much more to training the biceps than just flexing the elbow.

0:41.0

Elbow positioning and where you feel the tension of the exercise makes a big difference.

0:46.0

So in this episode, we go through all of it. We go through the anatomy and function of the bicep.

0:50.0

We talk about why it's important to develop and work your biceps, even if you're an athlete.

0:54.0

And you don't care about having nice looking arms.

0:57.0

It's actually quite functional to have well developed biceps.

1:00.0

And then towards the end of this episode, we give you a full bicep workout for free.

1:07.0

So Adam, Justin and myself put the whole workout together for you.

1:11.0

So it's all here in this episode. So we know you're going to go away with some tangible stuff you can apply to your training.

1:20.0

Also, we have a free guide that talks about training your arms and gives you more information.

1:26.0

You can find that at mindpumpfree.com. So we know you're going to love this episode.

1:30.0

But before it starts, I want to let everybody know that Maps Starter is 50% off.

1:36.0

Now, Maps Starter is the workout program. It's a full body workout program for beginners and people who haven't worked out in a long time.

1:44.0

So if you want to get all the benefits of resistance training, you know, building muscle, burning body fat, sculpting your body.

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