BICEPS: The KEY To Real World Strength

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0:00 Part One: Back, Legs, Arms
3:25 Part Two: Sandbags
6:10 Part Three: Mid-Range

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[oscarbear]

Im a texas farmer.
every month i have to unload a 2 ton (4, 000lb) shipments of 50lb sacks of feed into my storage barn.
By picking 1 sack at a time of a truck and carry it up steps to the area i then stack it, 1 by 1. The weakest muscle is the biceps as i can always shift muscles around to rest others a bit but the biceps dont rest and every month i notice thats the muscle that gets tired the most.
The other task is shovel work, as a shovel is daily work with something needing shoveling, again biceps are the first muscle to scream in fatigue.

[MarianoGrande]

That's a good observation. People who talk about "functional" lifting never mention the biceps. But whenever I am moving some awkward objects like furniture around, the biceps are always doing a lot of work. Definetly the most underrated muscle for strength.

[JesusChristBC]

I learned this from a Navy SEAL when I was in the military. He used to program biceps specifically and I asked him why when most people see it as a mirror muscle and he said they found it hard to climb up ships without direct bicep training. He said it was the missing link.

[robelm]

I started doing’s direct bicep work when I became a wildland firefighter 4 years ago. Running a chainsaw all day, falling trees, bucking them up and carrying the rounds up a cut bank made me realize how “functional” curls are

[dimii]

I completely agree, but bicep strength without forearm strength is like an F1 car without tyres. I think forearms are actually more important overall as they make you able to actually hold objects or to grab them.

[zripster]

In bjj I've found biceps, back, and forearms to be the most important. The ability to hold and pull things close to your body is pivotal

[byron_hs]

Strong men often say you're only as strong as your hands and arms, since they're the primary interface.

[DarthArthur]

Every muscle has a purpose.
No muscle is really "cosmetic" like the "optimal" experts claim

[thestonecircle]

Hope you guys like this one. Thanks for watching!

[ncore]

Ive been saying this a long time!

Everyone talks about the back and legs being most functional and act like bicep curls are useless. But i say when am i ever picking up something with COMPLETELY straight arms? Almost never. Biceps matter A LOT

[monticellidavi]

The lower back also makes a lot of difference in the process of awkwardly lifting heavy objects.

[unknownstrongman]

Biceps are so important. Most of what i do requires healthy, strong biceps. Nutrition is important too. No weak links, youre correct. Thats why bags, stones are superior to almost everything in the matter of strength.

Im so pumped people are talking about this dude. Makes me happy, gives me hope for the strength community.

[creativetraininghacks]

Fun fact: Since I've started awkward object lifting last year by building my first light sandbag, my arms have regrown at least two centimeters, presumabley most of it being in my biceps since the triceps doesn't get that much work from it. They had been even bigger in my thirties, but then I deliberately neglected them for about two decades for symmetry reasons and also because the compliments I got for them were often tainted by enhancement accusations.
My biceps tend to respond really well to any kind of training. But, alas, that doesn't mean they are strong. I often wished they were stronger when I was working with Bruiser, my huge suitcase. So I will hug a lot of bears in the near future to get my biceps to the necessary level for even heavier objects.

[zweihander]

As a construction worker 4 years into the job i coupdnt agree more with the points you made in this video, the isolation strength you get from having to hold all these awkward heavy objects against your hips and core is eye opening, as in it opens your eyes to how undertrained the biceps are when most people think about lifting heavy objects off the floor. Maybe lifters obsession with aesthetic biceps is more then simply just aesthetic appeal but is actually an old evolved, natural survival instinct for identifying truly strong, well rounded males who could pick you up and fling you around with ease, or maybe im looking into it too much.

[farhanhussain_]

I have recently started noticing the same point.

Weightlifters/powerlifters do emphasis direct triceps work to improve benching and pressing, but biceps aren't given similar attention.

Now I am focusing the underhand chin ups for the same reason to improve my biceps strength.

[GiantsHunt]

Biceps are useful in grappling too, which is very much a “real world” application

[tim.osterhus]

This is why I enjoy oddlifts. It’s kind of a hybrid approach between “farmer strength” and conventional training. Usage of standardized equipment in very non-standard ways.

For example, I imagine the zercher deadlift is far more “functional” than a conventional deadlift, and has significantly greater transfer to other things like atlas stones or sandbags (or natural weights).

[danarnek]

this is a such a fresh thought. I`ve lifted for years and do decent weights in the gym, but my biceps is lacking. Where i live, natural stones are easy to get right outside my house door. Im going to give it a goo... it make sense.

[TheExcelsiorFiles]

Gotta say brother, one of your most impressive muscles is that one between your ears.

Your insight, and the eloquence of your delivery of it, is fabulous.

Your channel is my new favourite!

Best regards,

A Scotsman in London.

[jonatanolsen]

Yep. Having done alot of manual labour, i have concluded that bicep, forearms and traps are very important for moving heavy objects and carrying stuff.