I respect erik fanhouser as a competitor - thats why im watching his videos. I don't think he shoulda put this online, sets a bad example for young guys starting out in bb. What I do find funny is that people are like massive strength, who gives a fuck if its shit form; but if it was a video of an average joe in a gym doing the same weight, same form, same reps, belt and straps. People would be ripping the video to shreds. Just don't like double standards...
Back is pretty straight .. very little movement in the hips ... quite a bit of weight to be curling .. YEP !! That's a solid performance in my book !! Great Job Man!!
the man is very strong without a doubt! but the movements counted with impulse for they be accomplished! where I, that one call to "steal the exercise."
@20rattlers12 yeah, strict curls have a place and time, more for concentration curls, guys with big arms like him always have a little swing on the curls to be able to go heavy. You wont see guys with 20" arms doing strict curls
No matter what...Curling 185 1bs is impressive. I have been training since 1964 and I can tell you that there are very few men who can do what this man did with that amount of weight.
He's a bodybuilder. He doesn't give a fuck about what you think of him using straps and a belt. He's just trying to work out his BICEPS...NOT his forearms, back, or core. If he feels like wearing straps and a belt then let him.
Get over it people... It's a big lift for a curl, he's doing his thing, and that's all that matters. Some of you are too wound up in the details to even give a guy props.
he even says in another vid of his on utube that if he he uses straps because they make him feel more comfortable. if he wants to improve his forearms, he works on his forearms. and a lot of bodybuilders use the belt for almost every lift to protect the back. good comment mant
I'm just saying, belt and straps for curls is ridiculous...I didn't say he wasn't strong or big. Everybody that's on his dick are most likely on his dick because you have 12 inch arms.
i have 17 inch arms and am str8 as you can get. No matter what level youre at, you should always be open to criticism, but the critic should also be open for criticism. Many of these guys, esp those that as dependent upon steroids, have mostly found what works for them. When you first start out you should likely follow the textbook but as you progress and experiment, will you will find those particular things that work best for YOU.
WELL i can curl 400+ and have 35 inch arms NATURAL and i'm a woman my name is connie roleman!!!! Woohoo love me I'm a living god!!!!! bigrey15 ur a bitch!
curling 185 is almost impossible keeping your body still while doing these no matter how strong you are, if you try going slow on heavy curls youl just injure your forearms but then again going super heavy on curls are a bad idea in the first place
ei, bros, i happen to be from the Philippines and a member in the forvm(solomon_caine). was just wondering if anyone in my country started an Animal Barbell Club already...thanks guys.
Now I'm going up in weight (5 pounds) EVERY upper body workout day!!! Right now I'm doing 160 pounds (I weigh 160) 10 repetitions very easily! I try to do the first 1-7 with good form (keeping back straight), then I let my back kick in a little on my last reps. I'll probably be up to 185 pretty soon...
What a BA!!! What people don't seem to understand (I learned it the hard way) is that doing the standing curl helps you go up in curling much faster! It even helps you go up in strict curling! I used to do strict curles on the preacher curl all the time and my progress was very slow, but then I started doing standing curls and my progress more than doubled!
best heavy curl I have seen so far on utube. a little swing in the hips but he had control of the weight the whole time. very strong (me 185x5). most of the vids you see are people bragging about using too heavy weights and horrible form.
youre an idiot. in order to gain any size or strength from curling this is THE BEST WAY! why dont you post up a video of YOU doin it PERFECTLY with 185 and standing still as a rock? o wait you;re probably 1/4 of this guy's size and will NEVER earn a pro card. asshole.
Im not going to get into this with you. You obviously know NOTHING about form and the benefits it has rather than using momentum swing, pull, or push a weight around.
reguardless of what these pussies say about form...they have no clue....great weight great form...i will try long bar curls with wraps..just may push me past my 185 lb..sticking point ....great job bro
Blah Blah Blah. Everyone can complain about, "strict form" on here, but the fact is the only pure isolation exercise is a one armed DB preacher curl. Other than that you utilize multiple muscles per lift, INCLUDING the straight bar curl. You would never need to strictly curl 85% of your bodyweight for strength. You only need to strict curl for bodybuilding purposes, and this guy looks pretty damn big to me. So what are you haters talking about again?
what the fuck are you talkinag bout kid, the only thing steroids will make you do is eat more, so that you don't have to work your vagina quite as hard to shove that pound of spaghetti in after you hurled in teh gym, shut the fuck up and don't post again you little bitch
He still beats all the other douches who post high weights, and he spends enough time on the positives to get a good pump...instead of a 100% swinging motion and way improper back form like the other people post...don't listen to em erik, you're doin great
then lift your 70lbs and I will laugh at you with your 16 inch arms, if you don't know what an overload curl is, you will always be little so just stop talking.
Shut up. You can do controlled negatives with some help. And this is a bad example. I curl 175 for 6-8reps in a very controlled fashion. And this is jerking. BTW - Tored tendons doesn't really look too good either.
yeah but you are not getting the proper contraction, you are stretching muscle on a negative, where this uses a momentum style lift to overload the bicep, it looks bad form, but it works. Its done same way with jump squats and shit.
That MAY be true to some extent, but I'm a scientific minded person, and that small amount of scientific data tells that best growth happens on eccentric phase. Momentum actually is just that - momentum. You don't lift that weight - momentum "lifts" it for you. Momentum is ok if you lower the weight sloooowly, but not like this...
can't do max eccentrics all the time, it eats up your joints pretty quick if you don't know what your doing, I find it that sometimes concentric phase leading up to a max contraction has some interesting results, in fact more then eccentrics could ever do for me on curls, leg extensions, ham curls, some other isolation shit. just some thought. everywhere else though it seems the opposite lol
I need to correct myself, I do 155 (I'm from Europe, it's kgs here, made a mistake converting). Anyway - I doubt abot the joint issue. Could you elaborate? As I think it's much better because of controlled fashion. A for eccentrics, take a look: hypertrophy-specific . info/cgi-bin/ib314/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=13;t=4609 . Esp the secod part.
Just an honest question??? Does it matter if you put your right foot forward when doing heavy curls..I was stuck on 155 and was able to do 185 with my right foot forward, it also put less strain on the rest of my body...Is that considered cheating??
it all depends on the tension you put on the bicep, if you feel a lot of tension, then you can be upside down really who gives a fuck. Tension = growth.
you are the only person I think i've left a descent comment about why? because you aren't one of those homos that do garbage form or add fake weights. Good job man! and plus you got real size
Does he have really skinny legs or Is it just me.
m21cerney 3 months ago
@m21cerney yeah he has birdlegs alright
Punk4Life408 1 month ago in playlist Uploaded videos
@m21cerney watch the videos "a day in the life of the house" you will see him posing his legs one week from a show and his legs are far from skinny
americanbadass911 3 weeks ago
LOL the guy to his right at the end is like "one day.......one day"
MrGatorade209 7 months ago 2
i want that shirt
mrbong123 7 months ago
the secret?
bon jovi
OlracNamlah 7 months ago
bad reps. but clearly we can see you are strong you tossed it around. Try maybe 165 for good reps though.
michaelkowalczyk 1 year ago 2
Fankhouser straps in on EVERYTHING, even leg exercises. He says he just does it habitually and it makes him feel better, so let the guy do itlol.
WHOLETTHECATSOUTMEOW 1 year ago
I respect erik fanhouser as a competitor - thats why im watching his videos. I don't think he shoulda put this online, sets a bad example for young guys starting out in bb. What I do find funny is that people are like massive strength, who gives a fuck if its shit form; but if it was a video of an average joe in a gym doing the same weight, same form, same reps, belt and straps. People would be ripping the video to shreds. Just don't like double standards...
paulisacrazyfreak101 1 year ago
wow...thats my benching max
bigstudtommy93 1 year ago
"Beast" is all that I can say
Diamond14Jim88 1 year ago
Back is pretty straight .. very little movement in the hips ... quite a bit of weight to be curling .. YEP !! That's a solid performance in my book !! Great Job Man!!
farva422663 1 year ago
beast
joshuadayn 1 year ago
some of the best power curls I've seen. Reppin 205 yet?
TurtLePimpin 1 year ago
the man is very strong without a doubt! but the movements counted with impulse for they be accomplished! where I, that one call to "steal the exercise."
coriglianotube 1 year ago
Animal!
Diamond14Jim88 1 year ago
love the house, inspirational
freebirdjoe 1 year ago
is his form good?
20rattlers12 1 year ago
@20rattlers12 yeah, strict curls have a place and time, more for concentration curls, guys with big arms like him always have a little swing on the curls to be able to go heavy. You wont see guys with 20" arms doing strict curls
nickmayer152 1 year ago
BEAST!!!!!
abcdasdf24 1 year ago
to all you people that talk smack on form..... This man is a Mr. Olympia qualifier for 2010.
jaysummersustik 1 year ago
what I got to say for people always talking about form - You see the guys Biceps are crazy huge. OBVIOUSLY he is doing SOMETHING effective!
0bigtony0 1 year ago
The House.... He's insane !
eustispanther 1 year ago
only 10?
bomdigi1 1 year ago
I love how people on youtube only talk about the form.
Fuck form.
SteveMiller88 1 year ago
lol @ the guy who walks into the background wearing the same tshirt
EliteExtra 1 year ago
@americanthankgod nope, you probably couldnt curl 160 even once
sti1tz 1 year ago
not 3 or 4, maybe 1 or 2 with good form, but if u do 3 or 4 youll prob have to swing but bring down the weight slowly
kaithebb720 1 year ago
@americanthankgod no probably once
xxxsmokey 1 year ago
I'm at 135. Nice job.
DarkAnima696 2 years ago
No matter what...Curling 185 1bs is impressive. I have been training since 1964 and I can tell you that there are very few men who can do what this man did with that amount of weight.
Roberthurz 2 years ago
your absolutly right...i have never even seen anybody curling more then 155 in my gym
jackedblob 2 years ago
He's a bodybuilder. He doesn't give a fuck about what you think of him using straps and a belt. He's just trying to work out his BICEPS...NOT his forearms, back, or core. If he feels like wearing straps and a belt then let him.
Get over it people... It's a big lift for a curl, he's doing his thing, and that's all that matters. Some of you are too wound up in the details to even give a guy props.
standard1664 2 years ago 25
he even says in another vid of his on utube that if he he uses straps because they make him feel more comfortable. if he wants to improve his forearms, he works on his forearms. and a lot of bodybuilders use the belt for almost every lift to protect the back. good comment mant
soccercrew89 2 years ago
I'm just saying, belt and straps for curls is ridiculous...I didn't say he wasn't strong or big. Everybody that's on his dick are most likely on his dick because you have 12 inch arms.
bigrey15 2 years ago
i have 17 inch arms and am str8 as you can get. No matter what level youre at, you should always be open to criticism, but the critic should also be open for criticism. Many of these guys, esp those that as dependent upon steroids, have mostly found what works for them. When you first start out you should likely follow the textbook but as you progress and experiment, will you will find those particular things that work best for YOU.
pairunoyd 2 years ago
WELL i can curl 400+ and have 35 inch arms NATURAL and i'm a woman my name is connie roleman!!!! Woohoo love me I'm a living god!!!!! bigrey15 ur a bitch!
nabne2k97 2 years ago 2
great!! strong men. Real Animal
marianekkk 2 years ago
Belt AND wrist straps for curls? Come on...
bigrey15 2 years ago
do you curl 185? probably not, so shut the fuck up
310stanger 2 years ago 5
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With that form, I CAN curl 185, so you shut the fuck up bitch. I don't use that kind of form though, and my arms are 20 inches natural, fyi.
bigrey15 2 years ago
i do, and i think the same "Belt AND wrist straps for curls? Come on..."
tlast2012dude 2 years ago
you suck dick? come on...
mmaman88 2 years ago
as if people are posting their curl numbers up, fuck sake what happened to real lifts
sr19 2 years ago
curling 185 is almost impossible keeping your body still while doing these no matter how strong you are, if you try going slow on heavy curls youl just injure your forearms but then again going super heavy on curls are a bad idea in the first place
zkb24 2 years ago 2
ei, bros, i happen to be from the Philippines and a member in the forvm(solomon_caine). was just wondering if anyone in my country started an Animal Barbell Club already...thanks guys.
landlifter 2 years ago
185 lbs never looked so light...crazy strength bro...5 stars.
BRETZERR 2 years ago 14
@BRETZERR ha! more like 10stars plus a free protein shake!
ale6369 1 year ago
yes he is tall but still good power , he got my respect keep it up
cooliq1 2 years ago 2
Now I'm going up in weight (5 pounds) EVERY upper body workout day!!! Right now I'm doing 160 pounds (I weigh 160) 10 repetitions very easily! I try to do the first 1-7 with good form (keeping back straight), then I let my back kick in a little on my last reps. I'll probably be up to 185 pretty soon...
PreacherCurlRules 2 years ago
160*10 for curl and you weigh 160lbs nice.wish i would curl my body weight.Forget the form man focus on getting the thing up.
jaredgeorge1988 2 years ago
im 160 lbs can only get 120lbs on curls
19smalltown89 2 years ago
What a BA!!! What people don't seem to understand (I learned it the hard way) is that doing the standing curl helps you go up in curling much faster! It even helps you go up in strict curling! I used to do strict curles on the preacher curl all the time and my progress was very slow, but then I started doing standing curls and my progress more than doubled!
PreacherCurlRules 2 years ago
this guy is huge , 185 not surprising!good job
frog45678 2 years ago 2
beast!
ArnoldisMyNigga 2 years ago
holy shit 5/5
anthonywazzzup 2 years ago
5 star buddy
asswhop 2 years ago
HOLY FUCK!!!!!!
ncole90 2 years ago
best heavy curl I have seen so far on utube. a little swing in the hips but he had control of the weight the whole time. very strong (me 185x5). most of the vids you see are people bragging about using too heavy weights and horrible form.
dopezra 2 years ago
i agree with you man.185*5 is good man.Wish i could do that my best is only poor 115*10 dont laugh.
jaredgeorge1988 2 years ago
he could have had an off day..happens a lot in bodybuilding..form isn't always perfect
gottspieler 3 years ago
hes not even curling right....i hate people that use their momentum to lift weights.
Optikaliluznz 3 years ago
then you do 185 for reps with good form
jaredgeorge1988 2 years ago 3
youre an idiot. in order to gain any size or strength from curling this is THE BEST WAY! why dont you post up a video of YOU doin it PERFECTLY with 185 and standing still as a rock? o wait you;re probably 1/4 of this guy's size and will NEVER earn a pro card. asshole.
gerberho 2 years ago 5
Im not going to get into this with you. You obviously know NOTHING about form and the benefits it has rather than using momentum swing, pull, or push a weight around.
Optikaliluznz 2 years ago
dude did u see that guys arms tho, not exactly the smallest dude in the world...
DTrain4life 2 years ago
rocking body sooo much, not to say its not impressive because of it but it is cheating
Friske248th 3 years ago
sum one tell powabuilda to watch this please
jeremylitwa 3 years ago
reguardless of what these pussies say about form...they have no clue....great weight great form...i will try long bar curls with wraps..just may push me past my 185 lb..sticking point ....great job bro
sundevil2027 3 years ago
Very impressive lift. Well done. Tim Covert.
TimCovert 3 years ago
Steroids don't shrink your penis, read up before you post.
enjoyyourstaynow 3 years ago 3
Blah Blah Blah. Everyone can complain about, "strict form" on here, but the fact is the only pure isolation exercise is a one armed DB preacher curl. Other than that you utilize multiple muscles per lift, INCLUDING the straight bar curl. You would never need to strictly curl 85% of your bodyweight for strength. You only need to strict curl for bodybuilding purposes, and this guy looks pretty damn big to me. So what are you haters talking about again?
cGeer15 3 years ago
still gotta do all the same work on roids man, you just heal faster
jedwards09elmira 3 years ago
no roids make you work harder...instead of only being able to curl 135. roids will get you to lift 165 the next day. its the cheap ass way out.
Whatup5656 3 years ago
No, steroids will not increase ANYTHING by 30lbs in 1 day. Steroids are only the cheap way out if you have not hit your genetic potential.
enjoyyourstaynow 3 years ago
what the fuck are you talkinag bout kid, the only thing steroids will make you do is eat more, so that you don't have to work your vagina quite as hard to shove that pound of spaghetti in after you hurled in teh gym, shut the fuck up and don't post again you little bitch
SMACKTARDS 3 years ago
That's about as correct a form you can have at 185 10 reps, quit talkin shit and post something
jedwards09elmira 3 years ago
*ATTENTION*
Video contains the way how to not curl the weight the right way. I don't give a shit how big he is.
Whatup5656 3 years ago
He still beats all the other douches who post high weights, and he spends enough time on the positives to get a good pump...instead of a 100% swinging motion and way improper back form like the other people post...don't listen to em erik, you're doin great
Lesxplordabdrmfloor 3 years ago
doing great my ass...regardless of others.
improper forum is improper forum. he is just doing this to show off. i would rather lift 70 pounds properly than hurting myself.
just because you don't feel right that second...doesnt mean it wont have any effects on ones body later on down the road.
Whatup5656 3 years ago
then lift your 70lbs and I will laugh at you with your 16 inch arms, if you don't know what an overload curl is, you will always be little so just stop talking.
SMACKTARDS 3 years ago
Shut up. You can do controlled negatives with some help. And this is a bad example. I curl 175 for 6-8reps in a very controlled fashion. And this is jerking. BTW - Tored tendons doesn't really look too good either.
dajukas 3 years ago
yeah but you are not getting the proper contraction, you are stretching muscle on a negative, where this uses a momentum style lift to overload the bicep, it looks bad form, but it works. Its done same way with jump squats and shit.
SMACKTARDS 3 years ago
That MAY be true to some extent, but I'm a scientific minded person, and that small amount of scientific data tells that best growth happens on eccentric phase. Momentum actually is just that - momentum. You don't lift that weight - momentum "lifts" it for you. Momentum is ok if you lower the weight sloooowly, but not like this...
dajukas 3 years ago
can't do max eccentrics all the time, it eats up your joints pretty quick if you don't know what your doing, I find it that sometimes concentric phase leading up to a max contraction has some interesting results, in fact more then eccentrics could ever do for me on curls, leg extensions, ham curls, some other isolation shit. just some thought. everywhere else though it seems the opposite lol
SMACKTARDS 3 years ago
I need to correct myself, I do 155 (I'm from Europe, it's kgs here, made a mistake converting). Anyway - I doubt abot the joint issue. Could you elaborate? As I think it's much better because of controlled fashion. A for eccentrics, take a look: hypertrophy-specific . info/cgi-bin/ib314/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=13;t=4609 . Esp the secod part.
dajukas 3 years ago
Just an honest question??? Does it matter if you put your right foot forward when doing heavy curls..I was stuck on 155 and was able to do 185 with my right foot forward, it also put less strain on the rest of my body...Is that considered cheating??
timsubs 3 years ago
it all depends on the tension you put on the bicep, if you feel a lot of tension, then you can be upside down really who gives a fuck. Tension = growth.
SMACKTARDS 3 years ago
got damn...
93HondaDX 3 years ago
holy fuck!!! House rules
JesseDOOM 3 years ago
Lol look at the guy shirt at the back at 38 sec. same as him, but there is one diff, hes skinny.
steadyfox1 3 years ago
nothing wrong with that curl.
kallebaah0 3 years ago
you are the only person I think i've left a descent comment about why? because you aren't one of those homos that do garbage form or add fake weights. Good job man! and plus you got real size
wghtsrgltng 3 years ago
yep Erik, mcgrath and centopani owns. Their arms are huge.
LarsTimme 3 years ago
You made that look so easy wow
gottogethuge 3 years ago
my two fav. bodybuilders frank mcgrath and erik the house
cashmunay 3 years ago
Strong grip.
Apjooz 3 years ago
now those are quality cheat or loose form curls. maybe a little resisting needs to be done on the eccentric, but nonetheless.
Watch this video - THATS HOW YOU GET BIG BICEPS!
pairunoyd 3 years ago
no it not, you get big by finding what works for you, these may not
supercows1 3 years ago
HAHAHAHA Fucking The House showing how its done....
Squattilupuke 3 years ago
O.O
eyeamsam 3 years ago
Great video Erik. You are the best.
spidey4bb 3 years ago
Erik is simply amazing!
DonnieJvilleNC 3 years ago
haha.
House, you're a fucking beast.
kyderz 3 years ago
Hoooooooly shit.
dreamzero1 3 years ago