Should You Build Bigger Biceps?

If you want to know how to build bigger biceps there is a question I always ask: "Why are you targeting your biceps for muscle growth?"

Why not! Many would reply. Having huge biceps is awesome isn't it? You can show off your guns to impress the ladies and make the other guys jealous and it means you are stronger and bigger and more confident!

While this may be a persuasive argument and i agree with a lot of it there are a few things about biceps that i think are important to know.

1. The biceps are a show muscle. They aid in a few actions but they are not involved with a lot of things that require your brute strength. Your tricep does a lot of this work and if you also train your tricep you have a knock on effect on the bicep also.
2. Over training a single muscle especially one as small (comparatively) as the bicep is not worth it. You only hurt yourself and you do not get any real extra muscle growth out of a muscle after you lift to your maximum a few times.
3. A disproportionate body is not as attractive as a proportionate one. If you have underdeveloped biceps then by all means focus on them but if you already have large biceps or larger biceps than the rest of your upper body this may make you look ridiculous not strong!

So if you are building bigger biceps for the right reasons then go ahead but be mindful of what you are trying to achieve and how you are achieving them!

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