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To start with I have memberships to two different gyms. One I go to for weight training and the other I go to for my conditioning (sled drags, tire flips..usually once a week or so.) The other day one of the owners at the conditioning gym started running his mouth saying it's a waste of time to train bi's/tri's. His reasoning is those muscles get plenty of training while doing chest and back and to isolate them doesn't make sense. Now I agree while doing back one can put as much or as little bicep into as they want, but still, working back is working back.
My argument is the bicep and triceps work as an assistance muscle group during those movements and while they do get worked they are not being specifically isolated thus not reaching maximal load/potential. Look at powerlifters...most of them do assistance work on their triceps for benching. Bodybuilders? Of course they isolate their arms to stimulate growth, hence the term bodybuilding. I feel specifically working the bi's/tri's is very important in developing well balanced, symmetrical form. As for strength athletes I think developing these muscles only increases ones ability to lift heavier loads when preforming heavier compound lifts.
Thoughts?
My argument is the bicep and triceps work as an assistance muscle group during those movements and while they do get worked they are not being specifically isolated thus not reaching maximal load/potential. Look at powerlifters...most of them do assistance work on their triceps for benching. Bodybuilders? Of course they isolate their arms to stimulate growth, hence the term bodybuilding. I feel specifically working the bi's/tri's is very important in developing well balanced, symmetrical form. As for strength athletes I think developing these muscles only increases ones ability to lift heavier loads when preforming heavier compound lifts.
Thoughts?