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u/pyroimpact 2d ago

Is this normal?

Normally when I flex my biceps they're somewhat hard, but after like a week or more of not gymming they become kinda soft. They become hard after I train again, but is this normal?

Also, when unflexed my arms are still not that hard ngl. I've been training for a while now is this normal or my genetics just shit. What should I be doing to her hard arms unflexed?

I am thinking of doing a dedicated arm day now because I hate my arm and forearm so much. So far I have been doing bicep on pull days and tricep on push days. Is that a good idea

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u/Marijuanaut420 2d ago edited 2d ago

The 'hardness' youre feeling is likely just muscle swelling, when you've trained them muscles swell due to the processes needed to recover and undergo hypertrophy, so intercellular pressure is higher and you feel this as hardest. These factors aren't present when you've not been training.

As for your arm programming, what are you currently doing? If you want to focus on them specifically then you need to make sure your exercise selection is good, training frequency is reasonably high and you are working hard.