CURLZ!

Hey, everybody. First order of business this week is to inform all of you that episode 2 of "The Rub" is up. So, give that a listen at therub.podbean.com. Next order of business is to think of something funny to post on here this week and write it in the white expanse below.

Damn. I'm spent. I haven't got anything remotely interesting to post on here this week. I don't have a single thought in my head that I think needs to be elaborated on in the least. Alright, I was reluctant to do this but I'm going to write about training. This isn't going to be funny. Please don't judge me for that. I try to keep this blog comedy-centric and I'm really deviating from that this week. Here we go.

I'm currently following Jim Wendler's 5/3/1 with some max effort Oly-lifts done as accessory work one day a week. I know most people who read this and actually care about training will be Crossfitters. I'm about to tell you something you're not going to like. You will, in fact, probably frown upon it. I think I'm going to add some curls to my program. This is not a joke. For those who aren't in the know, curls are heavily maligned in the crossfit community. They are seen as a useless isolation exercise, completely non-functional. However, a few months ago I read this article on elitefits.com promoting the use of bicep curls not for beach-tastic hypertrophy or to get a sweet pump in your pythons, but as pre-hab on the elbow joint. This concept made sense to me, and there is also the anecdotal evidence of many wicked strong dudes doing bicep curls.
Example: Doug Young



I also know that power lifters strengthen weak body parts with isolation work. If the triceps are a weak link in a power lifter's bench press, he's going to do direct tricep work to bring up that weakness. I can feel in my One-Arm Chin-up negatives that my biceps are the weak link in the chain. I think a few sets of barbell curls a week could help that. The meat and potatoes of my program will still be the big 4: Squat, Press, Deadlift and Bench Press. My primary concern is getting stronger in these lifts. I don't think curls will detract from that and I suspect they may even help. But, don't worry. I guarantee I will NOT be curling in the squat rack.

I'll try to get back to the funnies next week.