Whats a Good Curl

[Guest Youngguy]

What is a good barbell curl. I can curl 100lbs for 6 reps, so I was courious if this is a good curl.

[Rick Walker]

I dont want to sound like a jerk or over step my bounds, but this is a "grip" board.  Questions like this dont seem to really belong here.

There are millions of boards out there that would love to discuss curls.  I frequent this board because I like to discuss all things grip related.  Unless the curls are with a thick bar, this isnt really grip related question.

Plus-I dont think to many people here focus on curling strength.  I could be wrong...

Rick Walker :hehe

[Nathan Say]

Yeah, unless that's a 100lb plank you're pinch gripping take it outside.

[Guest woody36]

Youngguy,

       If you're not cheat curling? that's a respectable curl,

but as Rick says,do them with a thick bar and you'll be taking

care of two jobs at once!

[Guest baldy]

About curls relating to grip, it does seem that there are some people who took right to the #3 that were great at curls (Mr Sorin, Ken Brown, and Manfred H. come to mind). I would guess that Mr Horne is good at curls too, but don't know any numbers. On the other side of the coin, I read a very interesting article by one of our own here (also a COC) that stated curls aren't even necessary, as long as heavy back work was being done (bent rows and weighted pullups / negative pullups). I go with the latter, it seems to be true for me too.

Youngguy, you are really starting to use this age thing as a crutch. If you deadlift / curl / crush / whatever a lot at 14 or 15 but don't progress after a certain point you really won't have accomplished anything to write home about (except for your #3 close, that is cool at any age). It isn't where you start that counts, it is where you finish that matters. I wish you the best in your training, but you might want to start thinking about long-term goals and continual progress. Many trainees I know did more at age 17 than they can at 27, what good is that apart from memories?

Also, try Rick and Ray's advice. Do it on a thick bar if you are going to be doing it. Maybe try Mr Sorin's tip of doing thumbless reverse curls on a thick bar, that one is certainly a grip movement.

[RSW]

A good barbell curl ?  I would say anything over 200lbs for 6 reps would be good.  That is what I am aiming for, but I am not particularly strong on this movement.  

     As a poster mentioned above, this is a grip board, so you should do your curls on a 2" plus bar.  I have started doing dumbell curls on my PDA 2.4" handle to kill two birds with one stone.  Tom Black recommends Zottman curls with the Inch handle.

Robert

[AP]

just cause this is a grip site doesn't mean that gripboard members should only curl with a thick bar... curl with any bar you like- do any excersize you like but mostly discuss grip on this board... btw 200lb x 6 is a monster curl, he11 wsm logs usually weigh only about 275. this would be an easy cheat curl and an even easier clean if you could curl 200 x 6...

[RSW]

btw 200lb x 6 is a monster curl, he11 wsm logs usually weigh only about 275. this would be an easy cheat curl and an even easier clean if you could curl 200 x 6...

            Wouldn't a log curl be a hammer curl ?  I assume most people would be able to handle more weight on a standard curl.

             I would think that an average "hardgainer" could work up to 150lbs. for 6 reps.  I really don't think curls are one of my strengths, but I would be surprised if I don't reach 200x6 with a couple of years training.  Still, I am more interested in  the grip aspect, so I will continue to emphasize dumbell curls with the PDA inch handle.