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Bicep Gap

burrocfh Posts: 200 Joined: 2004/01/09	2004/01/14, 02:13 PM I've been working out constantly for several months now, however I've noticed something different with my biceps... when I flex them there is a small gap between the inside of my elbow and my biceps (around a 2-finger gap). I've searched through the net and I guess the problem is that I might not finish the exercise all the way down (so the bicep can stretch). My question is: does anybody has / had the same issue? Which exercises are the best for correcting this "problem"? Above all, can this be corrected? Maybe it is a genetic issue and I cant do nothing but live with it... Thanks!
	2004/01/14, 02:38 PM burrocfh relax, you are normal. -------------- Living well is the best revenge. Charlie
snoopy13 Posts: 239 Joined: 2003/11/15	2004/01/14, 04:15 PM Try to do preacher curls with a dumbbell or a ez curl bar. This is the best excercise to fill in any gaps between your bicep and elbow.
Jdelts Posts: 1,218 Joined: 2003/10/19	2004/01/14, 06:02 PM Hammer curls! That gap is good though, it gives a little more peak to the bi. -------------- May the lift be with you.
burrocfh Posts: 200 Joined: 2004/01/09	2004/01/14, 06:08 PM Thanks for the advice jdelts & snoopy13, I have already included these exercises on my biceps workout
Jdelts Posts: 1,218 Joined: 2003/10/19	2004/01/14, 06:10 PM Then give it time...as time goes on (years) you will learn how to train instinctively and manipulate how your muscles grow. The gap thing is fine, most peole have it. -------------- May the lift be with you.
hombre_guapo Posts: 12 Joined: 2004/01/14	2004/01/14, 11:37 PM I have it too.. but never thought of it as weird :). I agree with jdelts, it does help give more peak to your bi's.
Logger Posts: 126 Joined: 2002/05/02	2004/01/18, 09:25 PM i've got the gap too. i use to b made fun of cuz its flat from the elbow then a baseball of bicep out of nowhere. arnold schwarzenegger explains the problem in his book the New Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding. i never let the weight all the way down so i've got a huge gap. -------------- free your mind -Logger
bigandrew Posts: 5,146 Joined: 2002/10/21	2004/01/18, 11:59 PM just means u have a shorter bicep with a higher peak, nothing abnormal -------------- ---andrew.......adversity causes some to break, but others to break records! LEAVE YOUR EGO AT THE DOOR!!