17.91" arms + keeping it real (Road To 18" Arms Ep. 23)

[@jonnathangiant6582]

We want road to BOULDER SHOULDER !!!!

[@Makhupeesvin]

Yess

[@tbarkley]

Road to ham hock thighs also

[@AlanThrall]

Thanks for sharing your experience about taking a break from lifting.

[@BasementBodybuilding]

Always appreciate your support Alan

[@JoeLeone117]

The intense preacher curl thumbnail always goes hard

[@BasementBodybuilding]

They define the series so well I think

[@FitOneswithVarun]

You’re close, we should take bets when you get there. I’ll take July 22

[@BasementBodybuilding]

That’s a pretty good guess, roughly what I’d estimate myself

[@tiernan7055]

July 20th I have a feeling

[@dudeguy7825]

August 8th

[@leonardo9259]

July 21

[@ce8539]

@@BasementBodybuilding july 24, my birthday

[@RobiGold11]

Preacher curls are so goated the grinds and pumps and results from that lift are just unmatched. People need to stop fearmongering them and just preach

[@Requilith]

my brother has completely given up on all fitness related contwnt because of the toxicity, been watching this channel for quite a while and channel's like yours make me have a reason to still consume some fitness content, great to have a positive side to it

[@platosback]

Road to 16 inch FOREARMS or something🗣️🗣️🗣️

[@virding232]

16??? Brother of Iron, please, we're not wussies here. Road to 18 inch forearms, all or nothing baby!

[@snakewhisperer2010]

Finding your channel this past week has been a blessing. Wish it could have been years ago. Greatly appreciate what you put out there.

[@BasementBodybuilding]

Glad you’re enjoying the channel!

[@LD.lifts1]

Channels like yours bring that honesty and realness to the community man, appreciate the video

[@BasementBodybuilding]

I appreciate that bro! Doing my best to help a community that sucked for so long lol

[@sambutton8494]

You mentioned cutting and bulking at the end- I know you said you eat the same thing every day, any chance you could run through it or provide general advice similiar to your lifting advice for people who struggled to stick to a bulk plan?

[@lacanian_lifter]

Been on the Road to Big Neck journey myself, these vids have contributed greatly to my motivation

[@rishichava355]

1:19 'lower body minimalist training' he says mogging every single ig fit chick that ever existed

[@BasementBodybuilding]

😂😂😂

[@warr5250]

Barbell Apparel keeping you caked up as hell

[@sambutton8494]

Hey Mr Basement. All the gyms in my local area seem to only have the angled smith machine, as opposed to the vertical one i see you use. Could you discuss whether this makes a difference in whether you reccomend doing exercises on there?

[@aaronmsteele]

For the basement Algo- chipping away man.

[@carsidemedia9599]

I started working out (in a basement) about 12 years ago, lost 85lbs total, after I quit drinking. I acquired and bought the cheapest most dangerous benches & weights you’ve ever seen 😂. I screwed a 2x4 in between a makeshift doorway, for pull-ups, in the basement of my family’s restaurant. I used to absolutely love days when it would be dumping snow I’d walk to the restaurant, listening to avenged sevenfold 😂, and workout in the basement for 2hrs at a time until I started getting in a routine and built some strength. Over the course of 2 months I went from barely hanging off the 2x4 to doing 4 solid pull-ups. Good times!

[@laegu5430]

Longform content inbound?? LFG we eatin' good basement dwellers

[@BasementBodybuilding]

Keep an eye out, had some fun with this one :)

[@jacobshepherd3068]

Hersovyac has a technique for overhead triceps extension on the preacher curl. extremely good stretch on the long head and a fairly comfortable position. Highly recommend it in this scenario 👌👌

[@djspell2928]

Bandana game looking strong! We need the recommendation!

[@lacanian_lifter]

Seconded

[@BasementBodybuilding]

Thanks brah. I get them through Junk Brands. They have thousands lol

[@zerrodefex]

Ever since discovering Bayesian Curls from you I've not missed Incline Curls at all. Never liked them really and I can easily keep loading up my cable with plates rather than having to buy heavier dumbbells.

[@Shauntomac]

Running your upper lower. Could you touch on top set back off approach on next q and a.

[@MohamedNaas2005]

Congratulations Man!!!!!!🎉🎉

[@BasementBodybuilding]

Ayy thanks bro! (Almost first lol)

[@Louziaa]

Looking big brother!

[@David1807m]

5:35 I couldn't agree more, Ig is fucked up

[@BasementBodybuilding]

Agreed, there’s a reason I stay off it for the most part and don’t take it very seriously lol

[@avichalsinghal4786]

I've found the exact opposite on lengthened rear delt movements. Biasing a cable reverse fly by turning away from the cable and focusing on sweeping the arm out is the only way to feel the rear delt pull without any traps, compared to any reverse pec deck or shortened movement where all I feel is traps

[@diegoalt7427]

Insane progress man, but why do you not do hammer curls? I see people always including them in their biceps routine but somehow you don't. Could you explain?

[@Enhanced-Atrophy]

Curious to know as well

[@RDbodybuildingreardelt]

Would assume something about resistance curve/stability, like the weights get so heavy that you have a hard time finding a standard for at what point does the rep not count anymore.

[@Sam_Saraguy]

You go, dude, you're almost there. Killing it.

[@RonMexico527]

Curious, have you tried a Safety Squat Bar before?

[@ellrow]

I got 19 inch arms from doing mostly weighted chin-ups and reverse curls

[@Louis_Bieringer]

Have you tried leaning on a bench while standing on your heels with straight legs for the overhead extension? Youve got plenty of stability and wont really use leg drive with straight legs. Just an idea

[@GrandVoyager92]

Do you think vertical pulls and horizontal pulls should both be counted towards back volume or seperately? What about face pulls and rear delt flies?

[@corenko]

I'm interested in your PPLPP split, can I run it Monday to Friday and have 2 days of rest on weekends?

[@BasementBodybuilding]

Yeah that’s exactly how I train, and how I recommend running it. Occasionally I’ll lift on Saturday if I need a makeup day from a missed weekday sesh

[@dory_m78]

How do i reduce shoulder pain during smith-jm press(my arms are less than shoulder width apart ).ive found a one inch decline on the bench helps. Would stopping 2 inches before lockout help?

[@Tikus_90]

I have the same home gym cable station, I find standing upright with an Vbar attachment is the best instead of a rope attachment. "You don't find the setup good"?, is it the exercise or equipment?, cause I do my OHE every week with that station.

[@nunchukGun]

I need to stop program hopping but I want to try your Upper Lower program 😤😆

[@BasementBodybuilding]

You can try it if you stick to it 😂

[@LouisSerieusement]

do you have experience with standing/seating triceps extension with a v-bar ?

[@Strangepete]

3:08 But a weighted stretch, I take it.

[@bermysanders9278]

Haha damn you are kind of putting me off trying to get into the fitness world for work, Snr IT guy 10+ years, mortgage etc. was thinking of studying a sports science/coaching cert. part-time at a local college. almost a couple years under my belt training, not going to lie don't think i'm big enough to make a social media presence worth it, any tips?

[@AMan-vs4vs]

Road to inflammation and water retention

[@BasementBodybuilding]

Road to bloatmaxxing

[@jordanjacobs157]

Yo BB, in the comments section of your last video you mentioned preacher hammer curls as an S-tier forearm exercise. What do you say about preacher reverse curls (with straps to avoid grip failure)?

[@David1807m]

Don't use straps, specially in a exercise like that, you're gonna have small forearms if you keep using straps, just do your exercises without them and see them grow and also your grip strenght

[@BasementBodybuilding]

I’d say they’re S tier for a lengthened biased lift which that question was if I remember correctly, but I personally prefer mid/short stuff for brachialis, so I’d recommend regular standing for now but preacher reverse curls would be excellent to make them lengthened biased. Admittedly, I’d have to experiment with them for extended periods of time to give my best answer

[@jordanjacobs157]

@@BasementBodybuilding You said you train forearms in phases so I'll try it out for a while and let you know how it feels :)

[@elevatexd]

Bro is teasing us with this new series 😭

[@KurokamiNajimi]

Do you have any experience with dual rope/long rope pushdowns (the exercise John Meadows came up that Alex further promoted)

[@ibliss8350]

With your minimum volume training philosophy, what do you say about fully replacing cable curls with a hammer curl variation since bicep training volume is so scarce (which i do not think is a bad thing btw)? If you count hammer curls as only forearm volume then I guess it's a non-issue.

[@gustavwenhelseth7681]

Do you think single arm dumbbell preachers are just as feasible for bicep training? Any tips with that?

[@bermysanders9278]

Hey BB how many weeks have you had the ezy preacher in? do you vary it up every so often?

[@Dann1002]

I also want to do only 1 leg day, but i do squats on first leg day and deadlifts on 2nd leg day. Do i just both on a single day then?

[@yourbrain8700]

Forearm goal next.

[@Eniovrolix]

Does the inlcline pushdown really hit the long head ?

[@agentperry8347]

I've been training for just over a year and started overweight at 14, I ate healthily but barely lost weight for around 8 months but allowed me to get quite big, and I've been trying to cut since October last year, and I kept stopping, being told by bigger guys to bulk or stop cutting because I wasn't overweight anymore at around January. But when I did stop cutting I felt I gained fat too fast so now I'm cutting again and want to be a low bodyfat before I start to gain muscle again but I haven't gotten stronger since January because of this. Should I just finish cutting?

[@ErnstKirsteiger]

Do you feel like brachialis curls are worth doing for big bicep and arms. Hammers and reverse.

[@Zaeyrus]

One thing I might have missed, what will happen after you reach 18''? Will you continue or do you think of maintaining and focusing on something else?

[@Zaeyrus]

Ah! Watched to the end and got my answer 😁

[@GameZero2]

Is it okay to start my workout with Jm press, or would you recommend doing pushdown to warmup the elbows?

[@WhisskerBiscuit]

How can I fix bicep tendon pain because I can only do seated concentration curls with my right arm at this time, any length and biased movements just flare it up. No matter how much I warm it up I just can’t push that hard like I can with the left.

[@shades4313]

Do you think measuring everyday is helpful?

[@rfgTgamer]

JM press can be replaced with easy bar triceps extation?

[@BasementBodybuilding]

Not quite, I’ll include this in the next one

[@rfgTgamer]

@@BasementBodybuilding I don't have any equipment for it, so you'll have to lend me yours

[@JoeLeone117]

I know you said you don't care about them but since you will go on a cut you could train abs

[@cartier8881]

Congrats dude! Also, how large are your wrists and how much of a factor do you think wrist size is in determining genetic potential for arm size?

[@symmetrydprk]

road to 12pack abs

[@Vultures-fl8ps]

How much weight have you put on this bulk

[@DeepIn2Nature]

Whats your weight and height. Just curious

[@89sharlo]

Next series: THIRTY INCH THIGHS

[@rob7287]

What is ur split

[@EyesackWorley]

Next is road to 15 inch forearms so you can match me lol

[@BasementBodybuilding]

Oh man that’s a jacked forearm damn lol

[@naughtiousmaximus7853]

the fuck, thats crazy, my goal is 14 inches, currently at 12

[@EyesackWorley]

@@naughtiousmaximus7853 your forearms will grow an insane amount once you start training each individual forearm muscle like any other body part.

[@rokisoree]

When you tear up this biceps on preacher curl arms will be 15 inch

[@BasementBodybuilding]

Riiight

[@walter7454]

Actually a torn bicep rolls up and becomes very small and peaky so he might instantly get like 18.5"???

[@kvt2993]

Nah he’s not a roid boi so he don’t gotta worry abt that 🤣🤣.

[@BasementBodybuilding]

@@walter7454 don’t tempt me 😂

[@walter7454]

@@BasementBodybuilding 🙃

[@Kyle111]

Chest and arms rn 😊

[@BasementBodybuilding]

I just finished my first set of smith bench for todays chest and bis session, we’re on the same page lol

[@thomasruckstuhl9980]

Love your work and posts. This 17.99 or alike arms makes no sense. One cannot measure it accurately and should not use it as a tool on a weekly basis.

[@BasementBodybuilding]

It’s definitely accurate, and I’m a huge advocate of it. I’ve been measuring for a while and can usually predict what the measurement will be

[@thomasruckstuhl9980]

@@BasementBodybuilding alright. Have you made a video showing the fluctuations of your measurements tending upwards. Specially how you track progress in the millimeter range?

[@umutozer9667]

I think the point is to measure everyday so that when you plot the numbers on a chart the noise (or the inaccurate measures you take) are insignificant. You might be off for a few days but you won't be wrong for every measurement. He is doing it to observe the long term process so the decimals and stuff don't matter as long as the average measurement trends higher.

[@thomasruckstuhl9980]

@@umutozer9667 this is the way to get nuts about growing. Eat one extra bowl of rice and the water content will make up for a month of muscle growth. Such kind of advice is what we do not need.

[@bon8979]

algo comment

[@leonardo9259]

Is it me or you're looking like a fresh shrimp in the thumbnail

[@Billy_MacBilly]

Is barbell apparel all polyester cringe?

[@BasementBodybuilding]

Lol they’ve got all sorts of options/combos for material, depends on the piece

[@Billy_MacBilly]

@@BasementBodybuilding I had a look through, and it seemed like it was mostly polyester, like atleast 50% for everything even shirts. The only thing with none was jeans.

[@AlmostlessThanHuman]

Sweet young naive little basement

[@David1807m]

Can I get pinned? :p

[@BasementBodybuilding]

No pinning on a *natural* bodybuilding channel!

[@David1807m]

@@BasementBodybuilding :(

[@AK_Catholic_Traditional]

What’s the point of 18" arms if your head isn’t attached to your torso? Ni99a, put safeties on the smith machine.

[@tristian14]

investing at 4k views expecting 25k

[@BasementBodybuilding]

The capital gain tax will go crazy on that profit

[@stevemann1299]

Your arms dont look nearly 18 inches. Mike Mentzers arms were 18.5 inches and looked quite a bit bigger than yours. Mine are 17 inches and you dont have my horseshoes. Maybe its your bodyfat level making them look too hammy and undefined.

[@BasementBodybuilding]

I think they look like 18’s. Part of it may be I’m bicep dominant, so in a relaxed state it looks less impressive than tricep dominant

[@agentperry8347]

Mike is low bodyfat and on roids

[@stevemann1299]

@@agentperry8347 Mike's been Dead 23 years. But I know what you mean.

[@feelzgoodmane6517]

18 inch arms when lean AF is very different to 18 inch arms when a normal bodyfat level.

[@stevemann1299]

@@feelzgoodmane6517 Yeah I saw a guy yesterday obviously on roids. The veins is his biceps were like rope. Must have been like 6% bodyfat. I like the oldschook bodybuilders like Grimek and Reeves. When the bodyfat was 12 to 15%.

[@Basement_Bodybuilding_on_tren]

why even train arms? when we can take tren and grow it without training,? 💉💉🧲💊

[@Anonymousdeletedaccount...]

bro stepped through a dimension portal to show us a variant version of BasementBodybuilding on tren 😱