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instant.muscle
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i was hoping one day in a few years 2 start competing, im around 5"10 but it just seems pointless when u got these 6"2 guys that dwarf u
5"10 cant compete?
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booby said:
Arnold is 6'2''
he is not under 6 ft
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drrman
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instant.muscle said:
man, what are you talking about? there are many many different weight classes and you could be extremely successful at your height.....can you win the olympia at your height, probably not.........Would you win the olympia if you were taller, again probably not
mr_disfunkshun
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Dude shawn ray was a small guy and so was lee perist These big tall guys hight dont mean shit Overall cematree( spelled that Wrong) is the key
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drrman said:
lol
instant.muscle said:
5'-10" is taller then 70% of last year's Mr. Olympia top 10.
Coleman: 5'-11"
Cutler: 5'-9"
Badell: 5'-8"
Schlierkamp: 6'-1"
Martinez: 5'-11"
James: 5'-8"
Anthony: 5'-8"
Warren: 5'-7"
Charles: 5'-9"
Mohammed: 5'-8"
I doubt it's height that's going to keep you from winning the O'.
shape
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Apexx said:5'-10" is taller then 70% of last year's Mr. Olympia top 10.
Coleman: 5'-11"
Cutler: 5'-9"
Badell: 5'-8"
Schlierkamp: 6'-1"
Martinez: 5'-11"
James: 5'-8"
Anthony: 5'-8"
Warren: 5'-7"
Charles: 5'-9"
Mohammed: 5'-8"
I doubt it's height that's going to keep you from winning the O'.
there ya go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sassy69
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The really competitive weight classes start around the light heavies - 198 lb - most of these guys are around 5'7" and it just gets bigger from there. The poor guys over 6' end up pushing around 270 lb off season to cut down to 220 or something for competition. And you rarely see them nearly as cut up as the shorter guys - like they said above - longer muscles, hard to build them up to the thickness the little guys have and no one is comfortable at those weights - it gets even hard to cut the mass down.
airsmith2k
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yeah im 6'3 and its very hard to add on mass....ive been training my legs hard now for a while and they are still skinny it suxs
bigtasty25
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im about 5'9...when i was lighter/younger i was told i was too tall for bodybuilding,lanky..but now that im finally filling my frame out a little, at 195 and 7-8% i look a tad shorter =0)
toney freeman is what like 6'3? i saw him 2 weekends ago at the NPC anna level..guy looked amazing, and filled out. But like the above said, 5'8"-5'10" is perfect for bb;ing
toney freeman is what like 6'3? i saw him 2 weekends ago at the NPC anna level..guy looked amazing, and filled out. But like the above said, 5'8"-5'10" is perfect for bb;ing
dale_gribble
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instant.muscle said:
Bro,
Have you actually been to a show and seen the height of most BBers? I think you're a little misguided here. Most pro's are extremely short. You're looking in the range of 5'6 - 6ft.
booby
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Roc86 said:
well then arnold has shrunk 3 inches because he was shorter then me...and they do exagerate there stats!...i read all the muscle mags,flex,muscle and fitness,ironman,musclemag,musclemedia,etc,etc,and i have seen arnold stats listed in those mags at 3 different heights...i have also been to the hard rock cafe and they have a life size poster display of arnold,he was no where near 6'2...they even exagerate there bicep measurements.
dont get we wrong i think arnold was awsome!...one of the greatest upper bodies ever!...but he was not as big as most would think...he even competed under 200lbs one time during his prime.
Bruce
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arnold is commonly mis concepted as being like 6 5 or more cause he is so big. but he is 6 2
http://imdb.com/name/nm0000216/bio
though in some cases this site is off, they get sued for fucking with shit usually. louie is 6 5 no doubt and he is not much taller than arnold. and i hate saying i met celebs cause its cheesey but they were both at a bbing show in vegas. louie bent a metal bar and took a pic for my boy jordan with it. he looks unreal btw. arnie is 6 2 for sure, no doubt about it. if he were 5 10 i would have been looking down on him, i'm 6 3 he was right near my height. this was way before he was governor, my first trip to vegas about 99 or 2000
http://imdb.com/name/nm0000216/bio
though in some cases this site is off, they get sued for fucking with shit usually. louie is 6 5 no doubt and he is not much taller than arnold. and i hate saying i met celebs cause its cheesey but they were both at a bbing show in vegas. louie bent a metal bar and took a pic for my boy jordan with it. he looks unreal btw. arnie is 6 2 for sure, no doubt about it. if he were 5 10 i would have been looking down on him, i'm 6 3 he was right near my height. this was way before he was governor, my first trip to vegas about 99 or 2000
c3bodybuilding
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5'10 is not too short for bbing. All those guys are short. I'm 6'4 and even when I et upwards of 270-280 lean, I still don't look that big! Go for it bro.
As for Arnold, he is 6'2. He is around 60, I'm sure he shrunk over the years. Watch pumping iron, he looks tall even standing next to Louie who IS 6'5 (one of the main reasons he got the hulk part). If Arnold was 5'10 or 5'11, he would have looked like a shrimp next to Lou.
As for Arnold, he is 6'2. He is around 60, I'm sure he shrunk over the years. Watch pumping iron, he looks tall even standing next to Louie who IS 6'5 (one of the main reasons he got the hulk part). If Arnold was 5'10 or 5'11, he would have looked like a shrimp next to Lou.
booby
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"july 2002 us weekly magazine article"
while arnold sharzenegger's height has been believed to be 6ft2,he is actually 5ft10.but his spokespeople now publicly give his height as being 6ft even.assuming arnolds height was ever close to 6ft2,it is possible he may have shrunk slightly with age.although shrinking 4 inches seems to much for a man only in his fifties.
this was taken right out of us weekly magazine.he was interviewed by them in person.
flex magazine also lists arnold as 5ft10.
arnold is known for wearing cowboy boots with very large heals also, so think about it?
while arnold sharzenegger's height has been believed to be 6ft2,he is actually 5ft10.but his spokespeople now publicly give his height as being 6ft even.assuming arnolds height was ever close to 6ft2,it is possible he may have shrunk slightly with age.although shrinking 4 inches seems to much for a man only in his fifties.
this was taken right out of us weekly magazine.he was interviewed by them in person.
flex magazine also lists arnold as 5ft10.
arnold is known for wearing cowboy boots with very large heals also, so think about it?
nuthinbutagoodtym
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I want to enter my first Competition next spring and am still bulking and making great gains, but I am 6'6" and Louie is the only realguy I can use as a guide to how I would "want" to look.
he looked AMAZING in the early 90's when he made a comeback at the Mr.O at a ripped 300lbs.
I am SO self concious about my height and I just hope I have the SAC to compete.
he looked AMAZING in the early 90's when he made a comeback at the Mr.O at a ripped 300lbs.
I am SO self concious about my height and I just hope I have the SAC to compete.
Sassy69
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nuthinbutagoodtym said:
You won't know unless you do it. The cool thing about BB is that you bring first what God gave you, and then what you did with it. You rarely get exactly "the look" that you want, or additionally "the look" the judges are looking for, on your first competition. Usually you do your first competition for yourself -- then once you've stripped away all that "first time" stuff, you start to focus on specific areas that might be lagging, improve & refine your diet & training from whatever you learned from the first time around, etc.
booby
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being very tall doesnt mean you cant compete...but it will be hard to fill out your frame like a guy 5ft10 or 5ft11...and the taller guys dont seem to have that full muscle belly look that thickness...but lou did it,he had great genetics for a tall man...quincy taylor is a tall huge guy,but put him next to ronnie or cutler and he cant compete at all with there physics...i wouldnt let it stop you though!...with hard work and determination you can accomplish your goal!
instant.muscle
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well i'm only 5"10 but my arm spand is like 6"4 people call me a knuckle draggerriverrock said:
Cauliflower Ear
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yeah i am 6' and it takes a long time for weight to show on me
nuthinbutagoodtym
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Sassy69 said:
That's true - thanks for the inspirational words.
I'll keep on truckin'
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