August of Arms isn’t just about doing a bunch of volume in order to get the arms to swell up and get a bigger measurement. It’s also about building strength in addition to the size.

With that in mind, August of Arms has 4 separate testing exercises built into it based around performance.

So far, I have knocked out two of these. Unfortunately, I tried to do Bodyweight Close Grip Bench Press, and I couldn’t do it without pain. Something just wasn’t feeling right. But, I did take care of 2 out of the other 3: 135lb Barbell Curls for Max Reps and 30lb One Arm French Press for 100 reps, alternating as needed.

135lb Barbell Curls for Max Reps

30lb French Press – 100 Reps AFAP, Alternating Arms as Needed

The last test lift for me, Poundstone Curls, involves curling an empty 45lb Barbell for 100 reps as fast as possible. I haven’t tried this since last year at the end of August, so it’s gonna be interesting!

So, now the baselines are established, and it’s time to work my ass off throughout the rest of the month, to see increases in SIZE, STRENGTH, and ENDURANCE.

Stay tuned for more updates.

For more information on August of Arms, click the banner below.

All the best in your training,

Jedd

Articles You Might Also Like:

• August of Arms 2017
• The Derek Poundstone Empty Barbell Curl 100 Rep Challenge
• August Of Arms – In the Books
• August of Arms – 31 Days of Arms
• Big Biceps Training – Best Bicep Exercises

Tags: arm training, august of arms, build big arms, build bigger arms

This entry was posted on Thursday, August 4th, 2016 at 1:59 pm and is filed under arm training, August of Arms, build bigger arms. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.