r/HolUp • u/Phantom-Z • 1d ago

Just hangin’ around…👀

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u/Quaintly__Coyote_ 1d ago

I was waiting for a Popeye'd bicep. I didn't see the holup until the second watch...

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u/Black-Iron-Hero 1d ago

Yeah, almost every lifter has seen that preacher curl double bicep tear. I was watching through my hands.

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u/No_Ability9867 1d ago

Wait, I’m a newbie to lifting. Can you please explain? Thank you so much!!

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u/heresjonnyyy 1d ago

https://youtu.be/aeJis9y9UC4?si=ZfVS6fMG5xHYWAzM

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u/Redditditditdo69 1d ago

should I be afraid of the bicep tear? because what I just saw makes me afraid of the bicep tear

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u/Quaintly__Coyote_ 1d ago

Stretch, lift within and just above your comfort level, and keep your muscles conditioned. Don't hop straight into a drop set as a warm up.

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u/bVI7N6V7IM7 1d ago

It is common enough to not bottom out on preacher curls, if not skipping them entirely due to the fear of injury. Among the very effective ways to achieve stimulus I personally find preachers to be too risky to be worth it. Laying bilateral dumbbell curls on a flat or slightly inclined bench allows you to get a very complete stretch with a substantially larger ability to safely bail.

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u/grammar_mattras 1d ago

I don't know the exact number, but the vast majority of tears like this happen to roided up guys.

Then there's a (relative) lot of them happening to egolifters.

And the third risk group are people that overtrain (20 sets per muscle group per week is considered sustainable).

And lastly, the vast majority of tears happen when people have had a minor injury for a while already.

If you don't do roids, control the weight and let your injuries heal sufficiently, there's a near zero chance of getting any kind of muscle tear.

Injury prevention is also the main reason why so many fitness influencers recommend "slow controlled release" during training.

I hope this calms your nerves.

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u/hajmonika 1d ago

Don't do steroids and it's almost impossible to get a tear

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u/No_Ability9867 1d ago

Eeeeeeek. Thank you so much 🙏🙏🙏 Probably just saved me from one!

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u/kingepic84 1d ago

That shit seems like it hurts like hell