How to NOT tear a bicep

[volty]

The real reason is because they're juiced up so their muscle strength far exceeds the tendon strength.

[doostehkhoob]

Thanks for sharing useable tips for us average joes. Keep it up 🙂

[akshayoval]

I was waiting for his bicep to tear up ...idk why ....💀

[l__l]

1. Warm up
2. Don't ego lift
3. Don't be juiced and exceed your tendon sttength

[NAHVEGA]

You look like Chris Evans when he was holding onto the helicopter 🚁

[dharris]

How many grams of protein are in a goldfish

[Buapo]

Luke is right on all his suggestions. I had a full rupture of my right distal bicep tendon, and I used to go heavy on preacher curls. I don't do them anymore at all, but if you do only slow, controlled reps, you'll most likely avoid injuring your tendons. (btw, I had the surgery and a full recovery)

That being said, I wouldn't recommend going to full extension on this machine or a preacher pad of any kind. That full extension puts too much stress on the tendon when your arm is braced like that. I would recommend doing any other type of curl where your arm is free to move a little. Spider curls, regular standing curls, whatever. You can go to full extension without the tendon taking the full force of the weight.

[sirtimothy]

Other note: DO NOT attempt PR with this exercise.

[vvdowgj]

i love these but man its terrifying doing them and having like 50 vids flash in your mind of a bicep tear
i do think most people who tear muscles in general are egolifting or they have weak tendons relative to their muscle strength (ie. PED users)

[clickbaitpolice]

the forearm pain from this is immense. I'm realistically gonna have to stop doing them

[ROMANEMPIRE]

That actually makes a lot of sense. I kinda reduced my biceps training cause of the “popping” videos. A lot of these guys are in a rush.

[PahEz]

also never do it with heavy weights. there's too much stress to your joints in the beginning of the lift because of the position of your arms, that's why a bicep tear is VERY rare if you do a normal standing still bicep curls with dumbbells for example.

[carminevitello]

Me just waiting for his bicep to tear 💀💀💀

[tsavage]

Also full ROM. Some people do those half reps with preacher curls and after awhile their arms can’t handle the weight in that lower position which already has bad leverage for your bicep.

[tormendor]

If you cant start the move from overextension, you have too much weight. If you can, then ur safe as long as u go down slow.

[mikeymyke]

The viral video of that guy with the double bicep tear lowered his weight nice and slow too

[Damdaaa]

regardless of anything, if you are not on roids it is SO HARD to tear your biceps doing preacher curls (machine).

[Clemo]

For example do back and chest before biceps that works for me

[bendeguzszabo]

Less weight, more reps. Your biceps is shorter in the elbow forward position, that's why its harder for your muscle to work, and that's why people make a mistake of curling too many weights.

[BowenEros-gtgn]

Aaaand, of course, don't do anabolics. Tears are more likely when on enhancements, because the muscle develops unnaturally fast and the tendons are not up to speed and cannot handle the same tension.