Barbell curling

Hey guys i kno this is abit random but wat do u lot curl on a bar and how many reps will u do ???? i have been doining 12 reps 20kg 10 reps 32kg 8 reps 40kg 6 reps 45kg and 5 reps 50kgs i am weighing betweeb 85 86 kgs at the mom
cheers al

At the moment i don't do barbell curls, only dumbbell curls, however your method of training (pyramids) is a very effective way of building power.
I would personally start the pyramid with 10 reps and finish with 2.
For my final 2 reps i would be aiming to curl between 65kg and 80kg.

thnaks for the advise matey

Your welcome mate, just remember to train the upper part of the curl and not to fully extend.

trust me alex mark has an abundance of knowledge im his traning buddy or apprentice if you will you could do a lot worse than listening to mark

only a fool doesnt listen to advise from expericened ppl

There both good weights Mark and Alex and in all fairness i aint done nowere near 80kg curls standing,but then again i have done pullups with 45kg on me back

That's some serious weight to be doing pull-ups with Paul.
80kg is tough enough to curl let alone after a pyramid but a fantastic way to balance power with endurance.
For yourself Alex i did specify a final range to aim for, 80kg is an enormous weight for an 85kg man.

How far down would you advocate doing these curls, just past parallel to the floor? The most I've curled is 65kg for a few on an olympic bar, but full range - it wasn't pretty!

Parallel to the floor Leon.
It would take a huge man to fully extend with 80kg and if there is an 85kg man who does it he will have no arse or legs.

The questioning here caused me to doubt myself, so i've put it to the test..........
I have just done 2 sets of 2 reps with 80kg, bringing my ams parallel to the floor in the standing position.

God of War wrote:

Parallel to the floor Leon.
It would take a huge man to fully extend with 80kg and if there is an 85kg man who does it he will have no arse or legs.

That's no way to talk about Arsen Liliev

God of War wrote:

The questioning here caused me to doubt myself, so i've put it to the test..........
I have just done 2 sets of 2 reps with 80kg, bringing my ams parallel to the floor in the standing position.

Oh I'm sure that's doable, but hard. Will take a lot of back strength too. I regularly curl 65kg-70kg for a few reps to parallel when setting the starting weight for my benching, don't think 80 is happening though

Arsen liliev , good one

Alright, alright. Liliev is an exeptional human being. Can't say i've noticed his arse though.