How big are your arms?

[james001]

and at what body weight- bodyfat... I'm interested to see what it takes to build larger arms... I had to go above 230 to break 18in.

reply with a picture if you don't mind...

I hate the idea of putting on more weight.. it makes me feel like shit... when I hit 236 it was harder to breath... it takes my body a long time to adjust to the weight.

If increasing my arms by an inch or two means gaining 20 more pounds I don't think its worth it. what I want to do is just run anabolics and eat clean... keep my abs and see if the muscle comes... I will not bulk but that may be the only way to do it.

I like to actually see the muscle shape and not cover up with fat. I just think I hit my genetic limit at 18... not sure though.

Who is above 18 inches and did your progres slow down or remain steady?

 

[db006]

by your myspace pics you got nice size arms. i think weight and where it goes is all relative, and genetics are def involved. weight you are working out with is def a factor, so if your not lifting heavy weight your not going to get bigger. IMO.

 

[heavyiron]

and at what body weight- bodyfat... I'm interested to see what it takes to build larger arms... I had to go above 230 to break 18in.

reply with a picture if you don't mind...

I hate the idea of putting on more weight.. it makes me feel like shit... when I hit 236 it was harder to breath... it takes my body a long time to adjust to the weight.

If increasing my arms by an inch or two means gaining 20 more pounds I don't think its worth it. what I want to do is just run anabolics and eat clean... keep my abs and see if the muscle comes... I will not bulk but that may be the only way to do it.

I like to actually see the muscle shape and not cover up with fat. I just think I hit my genetic limit at 18... not sure though.

Who is above 18 inches and did your progres slow down or remain steady?

19 1/2"
223 lbs
12% bodyfat
40 yrs old
always had big arms. used to curl all the time.

 

[james001]

by your myspace pics you got nice size arms. i think weight and where it goes is all relative, and genetics are def involved. weight you are working out with is def a factor, so if your not lifting heavy weight your not going to get bigger. IMO.

That's interesting that you say that.. because its when I lightened up on the weight and went high reps that my arms broke 18.... I'm really strong when it comes to training bit I wasn't getting the gains. Light works wonders for me.

those pics on myspace are a little older... I've gained the weight since then.

 

[james001]

19 1/2"
223 lbs
12% bodyfat
40 yrs old
always had big arms. used to curl all the time.

that would be ideal... but I have to fight for every pound of muscle... If I could be 220 with 19 1/2 I'd be thrilled. Thats a nice comfortable weight.

 

[Tom]

illusion

i'll take a muscular defined arm of 17 inches over a bloated chunky 19 inch arm any day. best not to get hung up on numbers but rather be honest with yourself using your mirror. carrying too heavy of a bodyweight just to attain some magic number is senseless in regard to your overall health.

 

[gorgeousfrankenstein]

Exactly

i'll take a muscular defined arm of 17 inches over a bloated chunky 19 inch arm any day. best not to get hung up on numbers but rather be honest with yourself using your mirror. carrying too heavy of a bodyweight just to attain some magic number is senseless in regard to your overall health.

Well said.

 

[JohnnyPro]

That's interesting that you say that.. because its when I lightened up on the weight and went high reps that my arms broke 18.... I'm really strong when it comes to training bit I wasn't getting the gains. Light works wonders for me.

those pics on myspace are a little older... I've gained the weight since then.

Same here, I was doing the standard 10 rep sets with the heaviest weight I could handle and getting nowhere. I lowered the weight and started doing high volume and high reps and really FEELING the muscle work, and now I'm growing like there's no tomorrow. I do anywhere from 20 to 50 reps per set. The intensity makes me grow.

 

[Gunsmith]

I agree with Tom , I'm much more impressed with a lean 17" arm than a fat
20" arm , just looks bigger.
Since i have been dieting and steadyly loosing BF everybody keeps saying that I'm getting huge , not getting any bigger just a little leaner but seeing more of the actual muscle and its shape make it look alot bigger.

I hear alot of guys talk about having a 20" arm , kinda like having a 10" dick , it sounds good but your feelings are gonna be hurt if you ever break out a tape measure

 

[phatkid77]

not big enuff...

mine hit 18 1/4 here at around 230 as well, only on HRT... THEY LOOK WAY BETTER then when i was 262 juiced to gills, FAT..

GOAL would be 19 at no more than 240lean...
life long battle


having said that, when i look in the mirror they look 15"...fack

 

[Phidias]

Long time since I last measured them, but they must have maxed out at 20 3/4" cold after a course of 27 syntherol bottles... or maybe was it 28?

Haha just kidding on the SEO part

Weight at that time (2 years ago?) was a "quite" lean 255lbs.

Now they're probably a little under 20' but much more defined.

Mike1107 has a set of GIGANTIC arms... 21 1/2" cold is a safe bet

Now that I know his secret I plan on getting mine up to 22' lean over a few months.

 

[mike1107]

Long time since I last measured them, but they must have maxed out at 20 3/4" cold after a course of 27 syntherol bottles... or maybe was it 28?

Haha just kidding on the SEO part

Weight at that time (2 years ago?) was a "quite" lean 255lbs.

Now they're probably a little under 20' but much more defined.

Mike1107 has a set of GIGANTIC arms... 21 1/2" cold is a safe bet

Now that I know his secret I plan on getting mine up to 22' lean over a few months.

it took time but I finally gave u my secret weapon for big arms without SEO

 

[tkav1980]

Ok guys dont laugh.
189lbs
5'7"
17" cold as of right now 12:30 pm may 4
lol but hey this should piss some people off waist= 28"

 

[exorcist1]

Same here, I was doing the standard 10 rep sets with the heaviest weight I could handle and getting nowhere. I lowered the weight and started doing high volume and high reps and really FEELING the muscle work, and now I'm growing like there's no tomorrow. I do anywhere from 20 to 50 reps per set. The intensity makes me grow.

same here! lighter weight and high volume and high reps are making my arms grow like weeds!

 

[swole79]

right at 20" . 6ft 244lbs about 12%. More than any other bodypart my arms respond to higher reps and more volume. I try and focus on getting the best pump I can and do some stretching in between sets which I feel helps the pump as well. Most of my sets are in the 10-15 range on arms with about 12-16 sets for both bis and tris.

 

[CHAPS]

That's interesting that you say that.. because its when I lightened up on the weight and went high reps that my arms broke 18.... I'm really strong when it comes to training bit I wasn't getting the gains. Light works wonders for me.

those pics on myspace are a little older... I've gained the weight since then.

Maybe you weren't using the proper rep ranges for your muscle fiber types, for example i need 8 reps or below for my bi's so i know i've got more fast twitch fibers, and for tri's 8+ so they have more slow twitch in them.

I'm 225lbs right now with 18.25" arms, biggest have been 19.25 but now they are leaner

 

[Phidias]

it took time but I finally gave u my secret weapon for big arms without SEO

Considering the amount of brownies I've had to feed you with for a few months to obtain that magic formula, I wouldn't say that you "gave" it me... I rather bought it

Here's a pic from about one year ago where arms were exactly 20' cold.

 

[Paul Bunyan]

6' tall
302lbs
40% bf
14" arms

PB

 

[Ashop]

i'll take a muscular defined arm of 17 inches over a bloated chunky 19 inch arm any day. best not to get hung up on numbers but rather be honest with yourself using your mirror. carrying too heavy of a bodyweight just to attain some magic number is senseless in regard to your overall health.

ive seen some 16-17" biceps that looked far more impressive than some
18-19" arms that werent defined.

 

[pesty4077]

and at what body weight- bodyfat... I'm interested to see what it takes to build larger arms... I had to go above 230 to break 18in.

reply with a picture if you don't mind...

I hate the idea of putting on more weight.. it makes me feel like shit... when I hit 236 it was harder to breath... it takes my body a long time to adjust to the weight.

If increasing my arms by an inch or two means gaining 20 more pounds I don't think its worth it. what I want to do is just run anabolics and eat clean... keep my abs and see if the muscle comes... I will not bulk but that may be the only way to do it.

I like to actually see the muscle shape and not cover up with fat. I just think I hit my genetic limit at 18... not sure though.

Who is above 18 inches and did your progres slow down or remain steady?

James, I won the palm springs heavyweight in 1990 with only weighing 210 at 6'1" and arms around 16 3/4". Of course I was insanely ripped and dry. Look at the total body in the mirror, don't go by measurements and weight as much.