I read NROL cover to cover and loved it. There's nothing factual that I disagree with in any significant way. The writing is clear, inspiring and fun. That being said, for a guy like me who exercises with the idea of enjoying the work more than getting the maximum benefit, talking about curls the way fundamentalists talk about sex misses the point.
Some things in the world of sports and exercise feel really effin' good.
Standing up to hammer over a short climb without losing speed
Backing up and nailing an overhead to win a point
Going up to block a shot and getting all ball
Involuntarily speeding up when you see the marathon finish line
Seeing a pitch like slow motion and hitting it on the fat part of the bat
The last rep of a good, clean set of curls
I'm sticking with 'em, not 'cause I want bigger arms, but because I like the way they feel.
I usually do an arm workout, including curls, and even some cardio as a bonus workout on weekends. Combined with the core routines 3/week, it's been great. Do what works for you.
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TPM, I think I'd be the last guy in the fitness biz to tell a dedicated exerciser not to do what he enjoys. If you like curls, do curls.
The goal of the book was to provide a program that offers the best and fastest results possible, but we defined "results" in terms of overall strength, muscularity, and body comp. That doesn't mean there's anything wrong with a little extra work.
I didn't mean to come off as a fundamentalist when it comes to arm training. The big point was not to waste too much time on it, given the relatively small amount of muscle mass you'd work and the fact you could get more benefit from using that same time and energy on other exercises.
I mean, I enjoy hitting golf balls, and no one benefits from that, least of all me.
Thanks for the reply. I limit myself to an hour in the gym and use curls to motivate me to get my workout done early. I'm 60, have been exercising 6 days a week since I was 23 and NROL was the first book since "Education of a Body Builder" that got me to reexamine what I do in the gym, running and riding. Thanks for that, too. I'm too young to be set in my ways.
Since I'm starting from a completely unconditioned level, I'm going to try to explicitly avoid any direct arm for quite a while work and see what the hell happens.
I still haven't yet built any significant muscle anywhere for me to get any evidence yet on how this will work out.
Since I'm starting from a completely unconditioned level, I'm going to try to explicitly avoid any direct arm for quite a while work and see what the hell happens.
I still haven't yet built any significant muscle anywhere for me to get any evidence yet on how this will work out.
I have had my arms grow signifigantly. I'm sure I have gained muscle elsewhere but my arms are easily the most visible body part. I haven't done any curls.
Having said that, unless you're starting off fat, lifting isn't going to make your muscles grow much unless you're eating enough. Takes an energy surplus to grow muscles in most folks. You'll definately get stronger rapidly but if you want to get big you need to eat more calories than you're using.
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