To put extra stress on the peak of the biceps Coleman always starts with the one
arm cable curl.
He is also keen on performing 21 - styled two -
arm cable curls with the EZ - bar handle, preferably between the EZ - bar and hammer curls.
An example of this would be working out your biceps at different angles and muscle lengths, an example would be preacher curls and straight
arm cable curls.
Back / Biceps / Forearms Cable pullovers 4 x 8 - 12 Wide reverse grip pulldowns 3 x 10 - 14 T - bar rows 4 x 10 - 14 Bent over barbell rows 4 x 10 - 14 One arm dumbell rows 3 x 10 - 14 Seated cable rows 3 x 10 - 14 Deadlifts 3 x 6 Standing barbell curls 3 x 10 - 12 One arm d / b curls 3 x 10 - 12 One
arm cable curls 3 x 10 - 12 One arm preacher curl 3 x 10 - 12 Wrist curls 3 x 25 Reverse 3 x 25
Not exact matches
• Standing dumbbell
curls: 4 sets 12,10,8,8 • Standing
cable rope pull downs: 5 sets 15,12,10,10,8 • Standing hammer
curls: 4 sets 12,10,8,8 • Standing Triceps push down: 5 sets 15,12,10,10,8 • Standing straight bar
arm curls: 4 sets 10,10,8,8 • Dips on bench: 4 sets of at least 20 reps 20,20,20,20 • Seated concentration
curls or seated machine
curls: 3 sets - failure • Single
arm reverse
cable pull downs: 3 sets of at least 20 20,20,20 • 10 - 15 mins on bike or treadmill
The one
arm high
cable curls are a great exercise to build up the biceps while adding in a little core stability.
If you really want to change the shape of your biceps and create that peaked looked when you flex your
arms, then high
cable curls are a must.
Quads: squat (or leg press), leg extension Leg bi: leg
curl on 2 different machines calves: standing calf raise, seated calf raise Chest: bench press,
cable flyes back: bent over row, pulldown traps: barbell shrugs * shoulders: behind neck press, side lateral bis: barbel
curl, one
arm dumbell
curl on preacher bench tris: lying tricep extension,
cable pushdown fores: hammer
curls, behind the back standing wrist
curls abs: weighted crunches,
cable side crunches
FIRST incline press using thick bar 1 x 8 - 10 incline dumbbell flye 1 x 15 - 20 incline press using thick bar 1 x 8 - 10 dumbbell bench press 1 x 8 - 10 flat bench dumbbell flye 1 x 15 - 20 dumbbell bench press 1 x 8 - 10 front pulldown or chin 1 x 8 - 10 stiff -
arm pulldown 1 x 15 - 20 front pulldown or chin 1 x 8 - 10 one dumbbell pullover drop set of 3 x 8 close - grip bench press 1 x 8 - 10 pushdown with rope handle 1 x 15 - 20 close - grip bench press 1 x 8 - 10 seated overhead (one -
arm) extension drop set 3 x 8 incline or hanging kneeups 1 x 8 - 10 ab - bench crunch 1 x 15 - 20 incline or hanging kneeups 1 x 8 - 10 SECOND [2] dumbbell upright row 1 x 8 - 10 standing forward - lean lateral raise 1 x 15 - 20 [2] dumbbell upright row 1 x 8 - 10 dumbbell (two -
arm) press drop set 3 x 8 incline one -
arm dumbbell lateral 1 x 8 bent - over dumbbell lateral drop set 3 x 8 dumbbell (two -
arm) row on high bench 1 x 8 - 10 seated bent -
arm bent - over dumbbell lateral 1 x 15 - 20 dumbbell (two -
arm) row on high bench 1 x 8 - 10 one -
arm dumbbell row 1 x 8 - 10 barbell shrug [wrist straps or hooks are fine] 1 x 15 - 20 standing dumbbell
curl w
arm - blaster 1 x 8 - 10 spider
curl with E-Z
curl bar 1 x 15 - 20
cable curl with straight bar 1 x 8 - 10 incline (two -
arm)
curl drop set 3 x 8 incline (two -
arm) hammer
curl drop set 3 x 8 rotator cuff with ShoulderHorn and dumbbells 1 x 8 - 10 hang from chinning bar'til failure THIRD front squat 1 x 6 - 8 leg extension 1 x 15 - 20 front squat 1 x 6 - 8 sissy squat 1 x 8 - 10 supine leg
curl 1 x 15 - 20 leg press on angled leg press 1 x 8 - 10 stiff - legged deadlift 1 x 8 - 10 immediately followed by back extension 1 x 30 - 50 (no weight) 5 minute rest leg press calf raise 1 x 20 leg press calf raise 1 x 15 standing calf raise 1 x 12 - 15 seated calf raise 1 x 12 - 15 D.A.R.D raise 1 x 8 - 10 4 - way neck work with towel — 1 15 - second rep for each of the 4 ways TIPS for using this program in your weight lifting routines:
A: breathing squat 1 x 20 immediately followed by stiff -
arm pullover 1 x 20 5 minutes rest good morning 2 x 8 incline bench press using thick bar 3 x 5 seated
cable row using shoulder - width bar 3 x 7 close - grip bench press using reverse grip 3 x 7 hang from chinning bar until failure gripper work B: trap - bar deadlift 3 x 5 trap - bar deadlift for four progressively heavy singles 5 minute rest seated overhead press using thick bar (in front) 3 x 5 - 7 standing biceps
curl with straight bar and narrow grip 3 x 8 - 10 seated alternate hammer
curl 2 x 8 - 10 thick bar hold with overhand grip: twice to failure (20 to 40 seconds each) weighted crunch using ab - mat or ab - bench 1 x 20 - 25 Notice that you are no longer limited to the exercises in the McRobert books.