{"id":633416,"date":"2026-08-12T15:46:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T15:46:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/633416\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T15:46:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T15:46:20","slug":"i-made-my-best-arm-gains-with-5-minute-daily-workouts-build-your-biceps-with-this-100-curls-a-day-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/633416\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;I Made My Best Arm Gains with 5-Minute Daily Workouts&#8217;: Build Your Biceps with This 100-Curls-a-Day Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"4\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">Struggling to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.menshealth.com\/uk\/workouts\/a61812877\/bigger-arms-training-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.menshealth.com\/uk\/workouts\/a61812877\/bigger-arms-training-plan\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"add size to your arms\" data-node-id=\"4.1\" class=\"body-link css-10fnnmt emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">add size to your arms<\/a>? Five minutes a day might be worth a shot.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"9\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">Jack Wiltshere, aka <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sober.fitness\/reels\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sober.fitness\/reels\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"@sober.fitness\" data-node-id=\"9.1\" class=\"body-link css-10fnnmt emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">@sober.fitness<\/a>, swapped longer, less frequent arm sessions for one simple daily challenge: 100 dumbbell <a href=\"https:\/\/www.menshealth.com\/uk\/how-tos\/a748583\/dumbbell-bicep-curls\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.menshealth.com\/uk\/how-tos\/a748583\/dumbbell-bicep-curls\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"curls\" data-node-id=\"9.3\" class=\"body-link css-10fnnmt emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">curls<\/a> per arm without putting the weights down.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"13\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">The idea came after he noticed just how quickly his arms seemed to bounce back after training.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"18\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">&#8216;I could absolutely destroy my arms in the gym and 10 minutes later they&#8217;d already feel recovered, like I could have done more,&#8217; he says. &#8216;This was certainly not my experience after leg day, for example.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"23\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">That got him thinking: what would happen if he stopped trying to annihilate his arms in individual workouts and instead gave them a smaller dose of work every day?<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"27\" class=\"body-text css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">So he devised an experiment: 100 dumbbell curls per arm, every day, for 90 days.<\/p>\n<p>The 5-Minute Arm Challenge<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"33\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">There&#8217;s not much to remember here.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"37\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">Grab a pair of light <a href=\"https:\/\/www.menshealth.com\/uk\/fitness\/g33023121\/best-adjustable-dumbbells\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.menshealth.com\/uk\/fitness\/g33023121\/best-adjustable-dumbbells\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"dumbbells\" data-node-id=\"37.1\" class=\"body-link css-10fnnmt emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dumbbells<\/a> and alternate between:<\/p>\n<ul data-node-id=\"38\" class=\"css-12c7ta7 emevuu60\">\n<li data-node-id=\"38.0\"><strong data-node-id=\"38.0.0\">100 curls on your right arm<\/strong><\/li>\n<li data-node-id=\"38.1\"><strong data-node-id=\"38.1.0\">100 curls on your left arm<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"42\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">The catch? You can&#8217;t put the dumbbells down until you&#8217;ve finished.<\/p>\n<p>Yaheetech Yaheetech Hex Dumbbells Set 2x5kg<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-theme-key=\"product-image-wrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/dp\/B0GPWPQ7DH?tag=menshealth.co.uk-21\" aria-label=\"\u00a320 at Amazon for Yaheetech Hex Dumbbells Set 2x5kg\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/dp\/B0GPWPQ7DH\" data-product-url=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/dp\/B0GPWPQ7DH\" data-affiliate=\"true\" data-affiliate-url=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/dp\/B0GPWPQ7DH?tag=menshealth.co.uk-21\" data-affiliate-network=\"{&quot;site_id&quot;:&quot;ac4b85e0-a5fc-472b-9780-ce090ac4226d&quot;,&quot;metadata&quot;:{&quot;links&quot;:{&quot;default&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/dp\/B0GPWPQ7DH?tag=menshealth.co.uk-21&quot;,&quot;sem&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/dp\/B0GPWPQ7DH?tag=menshealth.co.uk-lift-21&quot;,&quot;social&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/dp\/B0GPWPQ7DH?tag=menshealth.co.uk-soc-lift-21&quot;}},&quot;network&quot;:{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Amazon&quot;}}\" data-fp-affiliate-inline-link=\"true\" data-fp-affiliate-button-link=\"false\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"\u00a320 at Amazon\" data-vars-ga-media-role=\"\" data-vars-ga-media-type=\"Single Product Embed\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/dp\/B0GPWPQ7DH\" data-vars-ga-product-brand=\"Yaheetech\" data-vars-ga-product-id=\"0b30ab88-4bbc-4306-981a-f5fb66e726b2\" data-vars-ga-product-price=\"\u00a319.99\" data-vars-ga-product-retailer-id=\"c2b82c70-4fa7-498e-b22e-165a2bc08dbe\" data-vars-ga-product-sem3-brand=\"Yaheetech\" data-vars-ga-product-sem3-category=\"Dumbbells\" data-vars-ga-link-treatment=\"(not set) | (not set)\" data-vars-ga-sku=\"B0GPWPQ7DH\" data-vars-ga-magento-tracking=\"1\" class=\"product-image-link ebgq4gw7 e12px3ys0 css-g6od0w e1socmtw0\"><img  alt=\"Yaheetech Hex Dumbbells Set 2x5kg\" title=\"Yaheetech Hex Dumbbells Set 2x5kg\" data-fp-product-image=\"true\" datafptag=\"data-fp-product-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786529155-41YWtCTLk4L._SL500_.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/a>Yaheetech Yaheetech Hex Dumbbells Set 2x5kg<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"47\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">Wiltshere says the entire workout takes him around five minutes, making it easy to fit into the day without programming a dedicated arm session.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"51\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">And, according to him, it worked.<br data-node-id=\"51.1\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"55\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">&#8216;One or two months into what ultimately got defined as a 90-day season of fitness dailies, and my arms were already filling up my t-shirt sleeves for the first time ever in my life,&#8217; he says.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"61\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">Not necessarily. Wiltshere&#8217;s results are anecdotal, and you don&#8217;t need to hit your biceps seven days a week to make them grow.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"65\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">But there&#8217;s something useful in the principle behind his experiment, as Men&#8217;s Health Fitness Director Andrew Tracey explains:<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"69\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">&#8216;The old adage that &#8220;muscles don&#8217;t grow in the gym&#8221; \u2013 that they need time to recover \u2013 does ring true, but not all muscles are created equally, and smaller muscle groups can recover faster, making high frequency phases like this not just possible, but practical.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"73\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">Tracey adds, however, that these phases should be kept short, and careful attention should be paid to recovery.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"77\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\">&#8216;That being said, muscles mustn&#8217;t be confused with joints and tendons, which may not recover at the same rate. Overuse injuries and even conditions such as tendinitis aren&#8217;t uncommon in experiments like this, so pay attention to any aches and niggles that refuse to go away, up your protein, focus on recovery and don&#8217;t be afraid to call it a day early. All pain, no gain is not a solid strategy for bigger guns.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/link.menshealth.co.uk\/join\/signup-mens-health-summer-2026-titlesite\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"kori training plan\" title=\"kori training plan\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"3000\" height=\"3995\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786549580_638_a0458edc-7621-4ee9-b810-f61ea8e958c2.jpg\" class=\"css-0 e1ddfba50\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"83\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\"><strong data-node-id=\"83.0\">If there\u2019s one thing Kori Sampson knows, it\u2019s how to optimise your body composition for performance. To tap into his knowledge as an elite athlete and coach, we asked him to create a 4-week plan to help you move faster, recover quicker and keep pushing when the fatigue sets in \u2013 all while improving your muscle-to-fat ratio.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"87\" class=\"css-1ood0zq emevuu60\"><strong data-node-id=\"87.0\">Ready to build muscle, burn fat and come out the other side looking, feeling and performing better? <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/link.menshealth.co.uk\/join\/signup-mens-health-summer-2026-titlesite\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/link.menshealth.co.uk\/join\/signup-mens-health-summer-2026-titlesite\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Click here\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-node-id=\"87.1\" class=\"body-btn-link css-1pnd5gs emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong data-node-id=\"87.1.0\">Click here<\/strong><\/a><strong data-node-id=\"87.2\"> to get 14 days of free access to the plan via the <\/strong><strong data-node-id=\"87.3.0\">Men\u2019s Health<\/strong><strong data-node-id=\"87.4\"> app.<\/strong><br data-node-id=\"87.5\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786549580_218_5fb81c2c-3e6b-45ca-96f6-5783a73a0053_1736438007.file.png\" alt=\"Headshot of Isaac Williams\" title=\"Headshot of Isaac Williams\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"css-o0wq4v ev8dhu53\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Isaac Williams is Site Editor for both Women\u2019s Health UK and Men\u2019s Health UK, guiding and supporting the content teams to create content across all platforms. Isaac\u2019s love of health and fitness began at Loughborough University, where he graduated with a History and English degree in 2014. His first job was at Men\u2019s Running magazine, where he progressed from Staff Writer to Editor. Among his highlights of those four years include completing a 24-hour track race (never again), just about finishing a multi-day ultramarathon in the Azores, and chugging his way around a \u2018beer mile\u2019. Isaac ventured into the world of freelance journalism in 2018, interviewing some of the biggest names in sport \u2013 like Anthony Joshua and Ben Stokes \u2013 and writing features for the likes of The Guardian, Red Bull, ShortList and BBC Countryfile. He was also a regular contributor to an adventure series called \u2018The Man Who\u2019: speaking to some of the world\u2019s most extreme explorers from the wilds of Caff\u00e8 Nero. In late-2019, Isaac became Editor of Men\u2019s Fitness UK. In his five years there, Isaac was responsible for editing the monthly magazine and managing website content, ultimately helping the brand transition to a \u2018digital-first\u2019 approach. He joined Hearst UK as Multiplatform Editor in December 2024, where he manages day-to-day digital output, edits content and writes articles on all things health and fitness. When he\u2019s not hammering at his keyboard, Isaac enjoys exercise and trying \u2013 \u00a0unsuccessfully, so far \u2013 to teach his baby son to kick a football. You can follow Isaac on Instagram <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/isaacw1993\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">@isaacw1993<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Struggling to add size to your arms? Five minutes a day might be worth a shot. 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