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How to Grow Your Biceps Peak (4 Science-Based Tips)

2,772,274 views November 3, 2018 7:14

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ChannelJeremy Ethier

In brief

You’ll learn four science-backed strategies to enhance your biceps peak by targeting the long head and brachialis muscles. These tips include specific exercises and techniques to help shape and grow a more defined peak, useful for lifters aiming to refine their arm appearance regardless of muscle belly length.

Questions & answers

What determines if someone has a pronounced biceps peak?

Muscle belly length—shorter bellies tend to create a more prominent peak, while longer bellies result in fuller but less peaked arms.

Description from the creator

Building a well-shaped, and prominent bicep peak seems to be a priority for many lifters. And although you’ll here a lot of people say that it all comes down to “bicep peak genetics”, this is only partially true. Those with shorter muscle bellies generally are able to to develop a more prominent biceps peak. And those with longer muscle bellies will have arms that appear fuller but will have a less pronounced peak as a consequence. Regardless, you can still dramatically increase and grow your peak. But to understand how to best grow it, we have to understand what actually creates it. The biceps peak is actually created by the long head, which is physically “pushed up” by the brachialis. Thus, an optimal bicep peak workout is one that targets the long head and the brachialis. In this video I’ll show you guys 4 science-backed tips, including various bicep peak exercises, that will help you grow your peak and fuller looking arms.

BICEPS PEAK ARTICLE (BUILTWITHSCIENCE):
builtwithscience.com/bicep-peak-workout/

You can browse around my website and read the articles I do have up (I’ll be adding more articles on a regular basis). Also, give me a follow on my social media platforms if you haven’t already, as I post informative content there on a more regular basis (links below). Thanks again! Cheers!

MY PROGRAMS:
builtwithscience.com/bws-free-fitness-quiz/gend…

instagram.com/jayethierfit/
facebook.com/Jeremyethierfit/

MUSIC:
soundcloud.com/lakeyinspired
“Golden Hour” – Lakey Inspired

VIDEO CREDITS:
youtube.com/user/GovSchwarzenegger (Pumping Iron)

STUDIES:
Long head dynamic stabilizer function:
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7890785 ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2743659
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/232596711…
Long head ROM:
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8404567
Long head vs short head supination:
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21813298
Brachialis:
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7570586

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Jeremy Ethier published this 7:14 video tutorial on November 3, 2018. It has been watched 2,772,274 times on YouTube.

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November 3, 2018
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