Biceps exercises are a real bone of contention for some folks.<\/p>\n
Functional gurus will tell you that bulging biceps won\u2019t help you escape a burning building.<\/p>\n
Powerlifters will say they don\u2019t do much for your deadlift.<\/p>\n
Some fitness curmudgeons even argue that isolated biceps work is a waste of time altogether; if your workouts\u00a0include\u00a0chin-ups\u00a0and\u00a0rows, they reckon, you\u2019re getting all the biceps action you need.<\/p>\n
But biceps exercises may be more\u00a0functional\u00a0than the\u00a0workout\u00a0pundits claim.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, you engage your biceps when you perform a row\u00a0or a\u00a0pull-up, but they aren\u2019t the primary target,\u201d says Trevor Thieme, C.S.C.S.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey assist your back muscles in those exercises, so they\u2019ll never become as strong as they could if you were to also do biceps-focused exercises such as the curl.\u201d<\/p>\n
The stronger your biceps are, he says, the more assistance they can provide during the compound moves in your workouts \u2014 and the more total-body strength you can build as a result.<\/p>\n
Below are 11 of our favorite biceps-building moves, all pulled from\u00a0Beachbody On Demand\u2019s massive workout library.<\/p>\n
Incorporate a few sets of one or two of them into your own workouts a couple of times a week to build stronger, more defined arms.<\/p>\n
For complete\u00a0arm workouts\u00a0\u2014 and to strengthen every other part of your body \u2014\u00a0click here.<\/p>\n