The Larry Scott training video he did with Francis Benfatto that you uploaded completely changed my arm growth. I thought I had weak insertions, but I had just never trained them properly. Starting with warming up the forearms and wrist, and even incorporating them into a well controller preacher curl has done wonders. Thank again Carlos!
You can't beat Larry Scott or Chuck Sipes for early 60's bicep training and thanks for doing your curls like they should be done,with a straight bar. Beneficial for beginners and older bodybuilders.Great video!
I love Preacher curl . not hhe machine . just Barbell , The pump is always there same as when you do chin ups wide . Sometimes I training home one arm preacher curl .Great video Man
Excellent video, and good advice on warming up the forearms prior. Personally I prefer the straight bar with a the preacher bench straight down , or slightly curved.
Thanks for the video. I’ve also injured my wrist I’ve gotten some rehabilitate exercises that I do for my wrist but I was wondering if you’d be able too share what you practised too help diminish your wrist pain
Quick question, did Vince Gironda ever have a training protocol for warming up? I always see the 6 x 6 8 x 8 and 10 x 10, but I don’t know what he does for warm-ups if anything.
@@silverfox8801 now I have to agree with you there. In all honesty though, when I performed the exercises like Vince suggested, I felt the biceps in exactly the same area he specified. It all depends on your individual anatomy of course, but for me at least, Vinces suggestions work well
@@fortunatoluccresi5243 as I said in the video, I custom built it based on Vince's Gyms Standing Preacher Curl Bench...it took many years and prototypes to get it correct
@@GoldenEraBookworm oh, I'm sorry, I must have missed that. I'm in the process of building one with a buddy since there's no way I can buy one that works nearly as well.
I have only recovered from 3 years of serious illness that almost killed me. I was in a wheelchair last summer! It's a miracle I'm walking, let alone training
Aghhhh don’t tempt me, I’m running a great program but it only has regular curls and hammer curls, the urge to tweak stuff is coming Granted I do the hammer curls on a slight incline
Arthur Jones discussed the pitfalls of this type of preacher curl around 50 years ago. They're better (IMHO) when the bench has a relatively steep angle, or do it on the flat side (upper arms perpendicular to the floor) so your biceps actually get some work at the top of the movement. Larry discovered this himself with spider curls. To be fair, Arnold had great arms before he ever stepped foot in Vince's gym, but felt the preacher helped his "lower biceps a great deal" (I suppose he means the Brachialis.) Still, an interesting video with plenty tips!
In my opinion, doing curls using an emphasis on a bench greatly underloads the biceps, unlike a simple lift. On the bench the pumping and impact on the muscles feels much worse due to the rigid fixation, but this is my opinion
@@GoldenEraBookworm The upper part of the amplitude is absolutely ineffective; everyone keeps the weight relaxed on their elbows. I specifically trained for a year only on a bench, the result was near-zero, the muscle felt bad, I would say disgusting, the only thing that can be good is if you do it like Larry, at the lowest point without support on your elbows
@@GoldenEraBookworm With all due respect, you made videos about my beloved Reeves, but your arms and biceps look as if you have never trained at all (I don’t want to offend, I’m saying what I see)
Don't do them more people rupture there biceps doing preacher curls then any other exercises besides d.L there dangerous cable preacher curls or machine preacher curls better. Show me one person who developed biceps like Larry Scott doing preacher curls. No one. Just to sell more courses and preacher machines
Please provide the plans to construct a preacher bench similar to the one used by Larry Scott and Vince Gironda used. I am interested in purchasing it if you have it available.
This is somewhat true. The set up is the rack that holds the bar should be on the outside of the stand or the front at the lower and ready position for the lift. You stand on the back of the stand with the top of the pad at breast level. Leaning over the stand grab the bar and pull the weight by first pushing your shoulder blades together behind you, and this causes the elbows to bend at that time bring your elbows together behind your back and hold the top position for 2 seconds. Let your shoulder blades relax and now push them to the front to begin the lowering of the bar. As the bar begins to fall pull everything to your back again slowing the bar down as you set it back in its cradle, and resisting the fall all the way down. You will breathe out with a hard breath to lift the weight and will continue to breathe in your nose and out your mouth to lower the weight. Always watching the weight. The idea is pretend you are working in a field as a farm hand and retrieve supplies from the side of the truck over the bed. When you grab that weight you don't press it up in this fashion, you'd stand the weight up and bring it to you over the side of the truck bed. If you were standing above someone in a hole and they handed you this weight you'd pull the weight to you not lift it higher, or if you had to lower a thing into the hole you wouldn't lower it in this fashion because it could fall on someone. The idea of this stand was to simulate a work scenario that you'd be in that puts division between you and the lift. The truth is it's being used wrongly and that's why the injury occurs. Please learn to use this stand correctly.
The Larry Scott training video he did with Francis Benfatto that you uploaded completely changed my arm growth. I thought I had weak insertions, but I had just never trained them properly. Starting with warming up the forearms and wrist, and even incorporating them into a well controller preacher curl has done wonders. Thank again Carlos!
That is one of the best supersets for arm growth. I'll be demonstrating it once I try it out myself towards the end of this year
@@GoldenEraBookworm the pump is out of this world!
I have been doing them as well, crazy pump, really focused on that mind muscle connection, but I didn't get any results whatsoever.
"Breadloaf Biceps" - that is exactly what they should be called - love it!
You can't beat Larry Scott or Chuck Sipes for early 60's bicep training and thanks for doing your curls like they should be done,with a straight bar. Beneficial for beginners and older bodybuilders.Great video!
@@johnkelley6278 thank you. I agree, these guys used minimal gear and developed phenomenal arms through hard work
Landon from Basement Bodybuilding with his 18" arms. Super strong preacher curl.
@@angrygoldfish yep, credit is given where credit is due
Your channel is wonderful, been watching tons of your videos. Please continue posting new content, fan/subscriber from Singapore.
@@Hugh2007 thanks, will continue to do so
Nice work, brother. 💪😎
Thank you! Cheers!
Larry Scott performs it to perfection
@@giovannyc3886 he does, I'm still perfecting my form
Hi. I just started watching your channel and I really like it. The Leroy Colbert video was nice.
Thanks so much for the video
@@nathanthomas3694 you're welcome
As always the information is top notch but as an aside I really wanted to compliment that shirt. Very subtle but a nice touch.
Glad you like it! Daryl Coant sells them
You can never go wrong with Larry 🔥🥇🏆🌿
@@UltimateMasterBroly he was the man
@@GoldenEraBookworm absolutely agree 🏆❤️💪🥇
Great video! Nice home gym too!
Thank you!!
thanks for the tips boss, gonna do a massive set of preachers tomorrow for back day
Have fun! I also do preachers on pull day
Great video, my form can definitely use these improvements
Great to hear! I'm glad I helped
Been watching your videos ever since your interview with Joel and Brock from MTM. More of this type of content, please!
Awesome video. Top tier info! RESPECT
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Nothing has blown up my arms more than the preacher bench
@@ryanleclaire3948 it's number one for biceps development
Thanks for doing these instructional videos Carlos they are so helpful!
I love Preacher curl . not hhe machine . just Barbell , The pump is always there same as when you do chin ups wide . Sometimes I training home one arm preacher curl .Great video Man
@@rocco74superhuman45 wide chin ups would have a similar effect...you need to be plenty strong though
Interesting take of the biceps building exercise
You look good Carlos
Thank you. I am back to health. I was seriously sick last year. There were very toxic people in my life and I got rid of them
Excellent video, and good advice on warming up the forearms prior. Personally I prefer the straight bar with a the preacher bench straight down , or slightly curved.
Thanks for the video. I’ve also injured my wrist I’ve gotten some rehabilitate exercises that I do for my wrist but I was wondering if you’d be able too share what you practised too help diminish your wrist pain
You're looking big bro ❤
@@pragatimaloo9081 slowly but surely
Arnold once said he liked doing these at the end of his workout for the pump
The days of rheo blair gironda .heavycream conncoctions.etc.great.serge draper etc era ..
The greatest in my opinion. Bodybuilding was such an art form back then, full of creativity
Great video. Are there any tips on improving flexibility for the outer head of the biceps variation, especially with tucking the elbows in together?
@@ianmurphy8569 shoulder mobility needs to be increased
@@GoldenEraBookworm thanks Carlos
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Nice at home gym, bro!
@@malikrudo2759 I custom built most of the equipment
Quick question, did Vince Gironda ever have a training protocol for warming up? I always see the 6 x 6 8 x 8 and 10 x 10, but I don’t know what he does for warm-ups if anything.
Can the preacher curl cause bicep tears?
Inside biceps require wide grip according to athlean x. Great video bro💪🏼💪🏼
@@silverfox8801he never won an Olympia though did he?
@@GoldenEraBookworm
Nope. He does have great biceps for an older natty though!
@@silverfox8801 now I have to agree with you there. In all honesty though, when I performed the exercises like Vince suggested, I felt the biceps in exactly the same area he specified. It all depends on your individual anatomy of course, but for me at least, Vinces suggestions work well
@@GoldenEraBookworm
That’s all that matters buddy. I love your channel btw 👍
Where did you purchase this standing preacher curl bench?
@@fortunatoluccresi5243 as I said in the video, I custom built it based on Vince's Gyms Standing Preacher Curl Bench...it took many years and prototypes to get it correct
@@GoldenEraBookworm oh, I'm sorry, I must have missed that.
I'm in the process of building one with a buddy since there's no way I can buy one that works nearly as well.
@@fortunatoluccresi5243 enjoy the process...if interested in my specific one, then email me at goldenerabookworm@gmail.com
@@GoldenEraBookworm Thanks. If we have any difficulties with this, I'll be happy to accept it and let you know.
Nothing wrong with having your armpit on the bench, I build my biceps just fine doing that way.
Bro you have such a cool gym you should be jacked.
I have only recovered from 3 years of serious illness that almost killed me. I was in a wheelchair last summer! It's a miracle I'm walking, let alone training
@@GoldenEraBookworm sorry to hear bro,hope you get 💯 💪
Aghhhh don’t tempt me, I’m running a great program but it only has regular curls and hammer curls, the urge to tweak stuff is coming
Granted I do the hammer curls on a slight incline
@@austinhowley3907 temptation is a bitch 😅
just curl it’s not that deep.
Arthur Jones discussed the pitfalls of this type of preacher curl around 50 years ago. They're better (IMHO) when the bench has a relatively steep angle, or do it on the flat side (upper arms perpendicular to the floor) so your biceps actually get some work at the top of the movement. Larry discovered this himself with spider curls. To be fair, Arnold had great arms before he ever stepped foot in Vince's gym, but felt the preacher helped his "lower biceps a great deal" (I suppose he means the Brachialis.) Still, an interesting video with plenty tips!
In my opinion, doing curls using an emphasis on a bench greatly underloads the biceps, unlike a simple lift. On the bench the pumping and impact on the muscles feels much worse due to the rigid fixation, but this is my opinion
I have the opposite opinion
@@GoldenEraBookworm
The upper part of the amplitude is absolutely ineffective; everyone keeps the weight relaxed on their elbows. I specifically trained for a year only on a bench, the result was near-zero, the muscle felt bad, I would say disgusting, the only thing that can be good is if you do it like Larry, at the lowest point without support on your elbows
@@CounterflowEntropy I am enjoying great growth...and I'm passed my mid 40s
@@GoldenEraBookworm With all due respect, you made videos about my beloved Reeves, but your arms and biceps look as if you have never trained at all (I don’t want to offend, I’m saying what I see)
@@CounterflowEntropy Haha no way 😅 His upper arm looks to be like 42-44cm. That's bigger than 1% of all gym goers excluding fat.
Wearing Nike products produces a -5% in gains
Lmao
Don't do them more people rupture there biceps doing preacher curls then any other exercises besides d.L there dangerous cable preacher curls or machine preacher curls better. Show me one person who developed biceps like Larry Scott doing preacher curls. No one. Just to sell more courses and preacher machines
Zero muscle 😢 your Training is wrong 😮
@@gerhardschelbi9939 your comment reflects your ignorance
Please provide the plans to construct a preacher bench similar to the one used by Larry Scott and Vince Gironda used. I am interested in purchasing it if you have it available.
@@noelzurc1 email me goldenerabookworm@gmail.com
This is somewhat true. The set up is the rack that holds the bar should be on the outside of the stand or the front at the lower and ready position for the lift. You stand on the back of the stand with the top of the pad at breast level. Leaning over the stand grab the bar and pull the weight by first pushing your shoulder blades together behind you, and this causes the elbows to bend at that time bring your elbows together behind your back and hold the top position for 2 seconds. Let your shoulder blades relax and now push them to the front to begin the lowering of the bar. As the bar begins to fall pull everything to your back again slowing the bar down as you set it back in its cradle, and resisting the fall all the way down. You will breathe out with a hard breath to lift the weight and will continue to breathe in your nose and out your mouth to lower the weight. Always watching the weight. The idea is pretend you are working in a field as a farm hand and retrieve supplies from the side of the truck over the bed. When you grab that weight you don't press it up in this fashion, you'd stand the weight up and bring it to you over the side of the truck bed. If you were standing above someone in a hole and they handed you this weight you'd pull the weight to you not lift it higher, or if you had to lower a thing into the hole you wouldn't lower it in this fashion because it could fall on someone. The idea of this stand was to simulate a work scenario that you'd be in that puts division between you and the lift. The truth is it's being used wrongly and that's why the injury occurs. Please learn to use this stand correctly.
@@ronniefarris8561 that's a good point, I'll place the stand forward. Thank you