28 DAYS LATER
ARMS RACE
One MH editor took on a month-long curling challenge – 100 reps a day, every day – to see if relentless repetition could finally bring his biceps up to size
Our guinea pig
Isaac Williams, Men’s Health multiplatform editor
Test dose
100 bicep curls a day for four weeks
The challenge
For some men, brick-like biceps come easy – a few half-hearted curls at the end of a workout is enough to maintain sleeve-stretching arms. Sadly, I am not such a man. Despite being a consistent gym-goer for the past 13 years – albeit with mixed levels of purpose and programming – tickets to my gun show would be in very low demand. So, when MH’s fitness director, Andrew Tracey, suggested a 28-day challenge with the potential to add an inch to my biceps, I jumped at the chance.