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Last week in the gym i was sitting there talking to the owner and i saw a muscle mag on his desk that said on the cover big guy arms. It said in short what size arms would you need to have to big guy arms, muscle of course fom lifting not 30 year old people so fat they have 34 inche pipes lol. They came up with 17 arms from body building. I get told i have big arms a lot. I have 17 inche and a half arms. Now i am 5 7 so i think that makes a huge difference. My arms started to grown wicked when i stopped lifting really heavy. Do you guys think 17 inche arms would be considered to small? WHen i started lifting i had 13 inche arms and pictures of them, they look so tiny back then

Biceps Curls 40 db
Ez curl bar 60
Hammer curls dm 30
Lying Cable curls 50

Lying Cable skull Crushers 60
Reverse Pressdowns 55
Pressdowns 65

Thats what weight i am doing currenly just though i would share
 
damn bro your 5foot7 with 17 1/2 arms and your using a 60 pound easy curl bar for biceps? how the hell do you get them to grow? what rep range are u working
 
g35mann said:
damn bro your 5foot7 with 17 1/2 arms and your using a 60 pound easy curl bar for biceps? how the hell do you get them to grow? what rep range are u working
Well I don't know if you were watching, but I did 1000.
 
kano unless your fat you dont have 17 1/2" arms doing 60lb ez curls...

unless of ocarse you bench 405 and your all tricep. but judging by your 60lb skull crusher you benching 225 for 2reps...

I smell bs...
 
HotMan said:
kano unless your fat you dont have 17 1/2" arms doing 60lb ez curls...

unless of ocarse you bench 405 and your all tricep. but judging by your 60lb skull crusher you benching 225 for 2reps...

I smell bs...

I swear i will take some pics i read a articile once that its not how much weight you lift its how you lift the weight i weight 180 i am not a fat guy. i do 4 sets of each bewteen 8 to 12 reps and i have learned to left so slowly and just concetrate on that muscle once i learned how to do that is when i started to grow big time. My biceps are not the greatest but my triceps are huge people ask me in the gym how are my arms so big and i only lift that light weight i could lift more but my form would not be a strict. I do have some body fat so i could even cut off half but i would still have 17 inche arms. For me i dont care about lifting heavy if i can get big going a little lighter all the better
 
some guys make up for lack of strenght with more excersizes. I Really am not that strong. So when I work the arms I have to hit them at every angle.Straight bar biscep curls,ez bar curls,hammer curls.single dumbell curls,concentration curls,some times curls with the pully machines,incline curls scott curls all kinds of curls to get my arms to grow and triceps lots of dips eye crushers reverse grip eye crushers,kick back to the side and above the heads lots of tricep rope extentions.

I noticed the same thing i stopped slinging around mad weight and focused on the lifts with my arms in better form. Curls with using on the biceps and no swinging or front delt help. and the biceps grew better with half the weight using a 12-15 rep range vs me slinging shit around 6 reps and swaying.

So I say its true me atleast also I keep the compound lifts heavey deads squats, bench press,power cleans..
But when it comes to arms Only pussy weight with strict form and lots of angles and excersizes in the 12 range makes my arms grow.But I will still go heavey 6 reps range on the straight bar and tricep pulldowns becuase they are not quit as much a isolation excersize as say single handed concentration curls and one arm reverse grip tricep extentions.


everyone as to find out what makes them grow some people have more red fibers then white fibers or vice versa ,some people respond to lighter weights more reps.You cant just work the bodi in the same rep range every day and expect diff results.

I watched eddie robinson at golds gym in clearwater back in 1996 when I just got into weight lifting he was a pro with his pro card already.I watched that fucker real close when all the gym ratts were gone and no one was around that dude was only doing 30 lbs alternating curls and 75 lbs on the ez bar but real slow and isolated leaning up against a awall. but days when the ratts were around he was slinging 225 on the olypmpic bar doing curls prob is he was working almost everything but his biceps .I also rember seeing lee labrada doing 60lb ez bar curls in a joe weider vedio from 1988 that came witha bucket of megga mass 2000. And lee labrada weighst he used were nothing special and he placed 2nd at the olymipia next to lee haney.


I think were some guys forget about is the form if some one is using 60lbs ex curl curl bar isolated with elbows down to the sides to swinging of the back and its pure biceps doing the curl full contraction flexing at the top lowering the weight down for the count of 3 seconds then slwoly lifting again for three seconds your looking at 12 reps taking around 1minute and 30 seconds to finish thats alot of stress for the biceps vs slinging around double the weight for 20-30 seconds.So the guy lifting the lighter weight can make up for it by having a longer hang time meaning the bicpes were under stress 4-5 times longer then the heavy bad form lifts.

shawn ray is another guy that did strict concentration full flexing of the muscle during the lifts and build a awsome quality body he open admitted to not doing abench press over 300lbs more then once or twice in his life.I think you guys would be real surprised that many of these big guys besides the 3 major lifts dont use much weight for the other lifts and use isolation alot.expect people like dorina yates colmane but and the top pros those fucker prob do one 100lb dumbell curls in each arm.but they also pay the price dorians ripped biceps and coleman ripped his also all the pros that lift with freaky weights seem to have pec tears as well.

its all on attitude some guys will lift for health and lift for 25-30 years or their entire lift.Or some guys will lift as heavey as they can untill they rip something so bad they can never lift again.
 
height dictates arm size, not directly but for comparison. a guy who is 5'2" to 5'6" with 15 to 17 inch arms has huge arms. someone 5'7" to 5'10" with 17 to 18 inch arms has huge arms. and it keeps going up.

thats what i mean by height dictating size. jmo
 
What would it take for a 6'5 guys arms to look big? Right now I think I have abou t 18"
 
I get a GREAT LAUGH out of you "ARM" guys. :rolleyes:

Reminds me of these guys I see in the gym all the time with decent size upper bodies and then LEGS that look like a CHICKEN !!

DO LEG EXERCISES !!!

That's why it's called BODYbuilding NOT ARMbuilding !!
 
Ive got to learn to slow my reps down or something. Ive lifted for years but it has always been for sports so my lifts were always very explosive. Im fairly strong but not nearly as big as my lifts would indicate. Im actually going to start lifting for more of a body building look. Just as a comparison this guys says he has 17.5 inch arms and only uses 60lbs for skull crushers, and thats on a cable. I also have 17.5 inch arms but my last set of skull crushers is 185 for 2, and thats free weight and touching the bar to my head (just above the eyebrow line). Like I said I'm happy with my strength but do you guys have any tips on lifting for pure size.
 
I have lost sight of where this thread is going

But I am 5’5”, 7:20 in the morning,

My arms right now are 16.5.

I am sure they get pumped at least another 1” in the gym, or 1.5 inches.


And I have not been working arms, hurt both my stupid elbows, doing triceps not warmed up, preacher curls, anyway, the tendons, hurt like heck, probably take a month to heal.


And one last point ez curls with 60 lbs. yes, no problem.

I know I can do EZ curls with over 80 lbs sitting at a preacher’s bench.

4 sets of 12, I think my daughter could do that.

When I go to the gym this morning, I am going to stretch, warm up. And see how much I can curl, max.

I’ll post it this afternoon.
 
when you say pressdowns, are you talking about cables? Christ, i can pressdown over 150 for reps and I don't even think that is very good
 
What would it take for a 6'5 guys arms to look big? Right now I think I have abou t 18"

i would say 19 and up for someone that height but believe me a ripped 18 " arm on someone that tall looks big.

the biggest arm out of my friends is 20" shredded. dude is 5'10" and has crazy arm, shoulder, and ab genetics. lacks in chest, back, and legs so it all evens out though. his arms look like arnold.
 
g35mann said:
damn bro your 5foot7 with 17 1/2 arms and your using a 60 pound easy curl bar for biceps? how the hell do you get them to grow? what rep range are u working
For his height his arms are really big. I`m doing 15reps with 110lbs at bar preacher curls, I`m 6" and my arms are bigger..
 
Kano said:
Last week in the gym i was sitting there talking to the owner and i saw a muscle mag on his desk that said on the cover big guy arms. It said in short what size arms would you need to have to big guy arms, muscle of course fom lifting not 30 year old people so fat they have 34 inche pipes lol. They came up with 17 arms from body building. I get told i have big arms a lot. I have 17 inche and a half arms. Now i am 5 7 so i think that makes a huge difference. My arms started to grown wicked when i stopped lifting really heavy. Do you guys think 17 inche arms would be considered to small? WHen i started lifting i had 13 inche arms and pictures of them, they look so tiny back then

Biceps Curls 40 db
Ez curl bar 60
Hammer curls dm 30
Lying Cable curls 50

Lying Cable skull Crushers 60
Reverse Pressdowns 55
Pressdowns 65

Thats what weight i am doing currenly just though i would share
bro i'm 5 7 and at 151lbs i had 17" arms and they looked freakish. you're doing fine.
 
maxpain said:
I get a GREAT LAUGH out of you "ARM" guys. :rolleyes:

Reminds me of these guys I see in the gym all the time with decent size upper bodies and then LEGS that look like a CHICKEN !!

DO LEG EXERCISES !!!

That's why it's called BODYbuilding NOT ARMbuilding !!

I hope you weren't referring to me in that group, Ive had to always catch my upper body up to my legs, my first day walking into a gym my arms were 16" and my calves were 19".
 
maxpain said:
I get a GREAT LAUGH out of you "ARM" guys. :rolleyes:

Reminds me of these guys I see in the gym all the time with decent size upper bodies and then LEGS that look like a CHICKEN !!

DO LEG EXERCISES !!!

That's why it's called BODYbuilding NOT ARMbuilding !!


the thread is about arms, not legs, try and keep up :verygood: :verygood: :verygood: :verygood:

when we start a leg thread, please chin in :verygood:
 
hrpiii said:
the thread is about arms, not legs, try and keep up :verygood: :verygood: :verygood: :verygood:

when we start a leg thread, please chin in :verygood:

I have to jump in here again. I dont care if my mother can do more on the preacher curl then me. I am here for bodybuilding not strengh training. Now that being said most people know that some of the smallest guys can be really stong. My uncle for example is skinny as hell never lifted weights but he is strong as all hell. He can out lift me but i am ten times bigger then him. Can i lift more then i posted sure i can do i need to no i dont think so. I came from 13 inche arms. I have started lifting to get a nice muscleuAR body and i think i have done a great job so far. I dont need to be the strongest guy in the gym. Nor do i want to, i like the way my body looks and so do the ladies. Thank god i read along time ago its how you lift not how much you lift and your diet. You go outsude and curl tree logs with the right form and eat enough protein i dont care if the logs only weigh 35 pounds you can still attain 17 inche arms if you know what you are doing its a fact!
 
Twoguns said:
when you say pressdowns, are you talking about cables? Christ, i can pressdown over 150 for reps and I don't even think that is very good

You dont think 150 are very good? What are you trying to attain big arms or you want to be one strongest guys in the gym. let me ask you this would it bother you if you had 19 arms but could only do 80 pounds doing pressdowns?
 
Kano said:
I have to jump in here again. I dont care if my mother can do more on the preacher curl then me. I am here for bodybuilding not strengh training. Now that being said most people know that some of the smallest guys can be really stong. My uncle for example is skinny as hell never lifted weights but he is strong as all hell. He can out lift me but i am ten times bigger then him. Can i lift more then i posted sure i can do i need to no i dont think so. I came from 13 inche arms. I have started lifting to get a nice muscleuAR body and i think i have done a great job so far. I dont need to be the strongest guy in the gym. Nor do i want to, i like the way my body looks and so do the ladies. Thank god i read along time ago its how you lift not how much you lift and your diet. You go outsude and curl tree logs with the right form and eat enough protein i dont care if the logs only weigh 35 pounds you can still attain 17 inche arms if you know what you are doing its a fact!

i agree for the most part. Look at those guys on worlds strongest man by metrx. I wouldn't want to look like those guys, no matter how much they can lift
 
I'm 5'9" 245 and have 18 and 17 1/2" arms...My arms just wont grow any bigger with what I'm doing....Thats why i'm thinking tren...
 
Kano said:
I have to jump in here again. I dont care if my mother can do more on the preacher curl then me. I am here for bodybuilding not strengh training. Now that being said most people know that some of the smallest guys can be really stong. My uncle for example is skinny as hell never lifted weights but he is strong as all hell. He can out lift me but i am ten times bigger then him. Can i lift more then i posted sure i can do i need to no i dont think so. I came from 13 inche arms. I have started lifting to get a nice muscleuAR body and i think i have done a great job so far. I dont need to be the strongest guy in the gym. Nor do i want to, i like the way my body looks and so do the ladies. Thank god i read along time ago its how you lift not how much you lift and your diet. You go outsude and curl tree logs with the right form and eat enough protein i dont care if the logs only weigh 35 pounds you can still attain 17 inche arms if you know what you are doing its a fact!

If you want to get bigger you`ll have to deal with heavy weights.

Big O said:
I'm 5'9" 245 and have 18 and 17 1/2" arms...My arms just wont grow any bigger with what I'm doing....Thats why i'm thinking tren...

Your workout routine is the key! Steroids are required of course and I`d recommend test at megadoses but most important part of your success is your workout routine!
 
I'm 5'5", 191lbs, about 11%bf, just started a bulking phase with 1g/week of test E. Holding no water with aromasin and nolva, and my arms measure 17 cold, 17.5 pumped, sometimes more. And yet, I sometimes only do db curls with 30-35lbs max, and EZ-bar curls with 25lbs on each side and that's it. Your muscles don't know how much they're lifting, if you use strict form and squeeze that contraction for a nice mind-muscle connection, you can get huge arms from moderate weights. I have used upwards of 135lbs on barbell curls before, 60lbs on db curls, and over 165 on skull-crushers, but mostly that just made my back, elbows, and wrists kill me. It's all about using exercises that work for YOU, not for someone else. If it works for you, stick with it... if it's not working, change it. Simple as that.
 
I'm 6' 0" and have 19" arms, but my reach is 78"...my buddy is 5' 8" and has 16.5" arms...to me, his arms look bigger than mine.
 
Hey Tux

You and I are exactly the same size, 191 this morning on an empty stomach. 5’5” last time I measured, don’t think I want to measure again, because I may have shrunk.

Measured my arms this AM for this post and they were 16.5 cold probably 17 or 17.5 pumped.

I am also taking one gram of Test E a week, nothing else just anti-e’s, liquidex and Nolvadex.


I have that problem with skull crushers, BOTH my elbows are killing me right now.

Doing chest and arms tomorrow.

Will have to do 3 triceps exercises with out skull crushers.


I love chest & arm day, my two best body parts, did legs this morning and I already hurt, usually I get about a 24 hour break before things really get sore.
 
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I just thought I'd toss this in for solidspine, skull crushers kill my elbows too. And, typical tricep pressdowns don't do it for me. Strange thing is, besides moderate close grip benches, the best thing I've found is doing cable pressdowns using a straight bar (as opposed to the regular inverted V). For whatever reason, it just seems to hit my tris better. Hands together, elbows at my side for inners and hands spaced far apart for outers, works great. Just throwing that out there as I always have trouble with elbows- shoulders for that matter as well. Since changing things up, my arms are up 3/4 inch from my avatar pic and I'm clean for last 4 months and less elbow pain than dips and skull crushers.


Jacob

p.s. and just as a side note, I know I've got smallish arms- always a struggle for me. I'm the type that gets a good chest, lat, and trap workout whether I want it or not, but I'm just learning how to really get my arms going.
 
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Stacemranger said:
What do you think is wrong with the way they look?


I didn't say anything was wrong with it. I just don't want to look big and bulky with little to no defintion (of course some of the guys are more bodybuilder like). I am not into the powerlifter look, but that is not to say it is bad. Just not my look.
 
Kano said:
You dont think 150 are very good? What are you trying to attain big arms or you want to be one strongest guys in the gym. let me ask you this would it bother you if you had 19 arms but could only do 80 pounds doing pressdowns?
every gym is diff , I have been to gyms where I can tricep cable extention 190lbs then some gyms only 100lbs. it all depends on the machine some have one pully up top some have 2-3 pullies each pully makes it easier.

I guy was bragging about how he could tricep press 220lbs with the pulldown for like 12 reps so i went over to the reckcenter and it was some pussy joe weider machine had half dozen pullies that the cable went through and it was a joke 220 lbs on that machine was prob like 120lbs on any other gym machine
 
Your squat doesnt get any better with huge arms and since when did that matter?

Quadsweep is where its at (I guess I could be referring to the mod also, he's a good bro)
 
yea, those world's strongest man guys are gross...

svend_mariusz_ilkka_tomi.jpg


mariusz.jpg


pro1.JPG


gross... :p
 
Marius P. is a fuckin bad ass!

I think you can gow some pretty big arms with good form compared to heavy weight and shitty form. However, heavier weight and strict form is obviously going to result in bigger arms. That goes for every body part and exercise though and should be your standard if you're a bodybuilder. Just my $.02
 
chazk said:
every gym is diff , I have been to gyms where I can tricep cable extention 190lbs then some gyms only 100lbs. it all depends on the machine some have one pully up top some have 2-3 pullies each pully makes it easier.

I guy was bragging about how he could tricep press 220lbs with the pulldown for like 12 reps so i went over to the reckcenter and it was some pussy joe weider machine had half dozen pullies that the cable went through and it was a joke 220 lbs on that machine was prob like 120lbs on any other gym machine

You guys are doing wrong exerсise! Fuck those cable press downs! They give nothing! Tell me what weight do you use for skull crushers! Those cable press downs are for the pussies! ;)
 
OMEGA said:
For my height my arms are big.

Arms are the one bodypart I dont have to work direct to have them grow.

Count me in this group .... 5'10" 246lbs my arms are 19" cold and been close to 21" jacked to the roof and pumped .

Secondly if big arms is your goal then i'd spend 2/3rds of my time on tri's considering they make up the bulk of the arm , fuck the biceps , most guys overwork them anyways in which case they will never grow as they are overtrained something drastic .
 
solidspine said:
Hey Tux

You and I are exactly the same size, 191 this morning on an empty stomach. 5’5” last time I measured, don’t think I want to measure again, because I may have shrunk.

Measured my arms this AM for this post and they were 16.5 cold probably 17 or 17.5 pumped.

I am also taking one gram of Test E a week, nothing else just anti-e’s, liquidex and Nolvadex.


I have that problem with skull crushers, BOTH my elbows are killing me right now.

Doing chest and arms tomorrow.

Will have to do 3 triceps exercises with out skull crushers.


I love chest & arm day, my two best body parts, did legs this morning and I already hurt, usually I get about a 24 hour break before things really get sore.
I am 1 inch taller than you two and weighed in at 195 today with 10% bf and also 16.5 arms last time I measured.
 
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Retabolil2 said:
thats some serious weight!


No shit !!

Even with an EZ- curl bar my wrists are screaming just thinking about it , I done this weight plus in the past but found better and more effective exersises for tri's now .

Skull crunchs super setted with close grip press use to be my mainstay for tri's but it can't be done effective without a partner . Pound out 8 to 10 skull crunchs with an ez-curl then move your grip to the inside and go for 12 to 18 close grip of the same weight . This seperates the men from the boys when the tears are rolling down your cheeks from the pain , a good training partner won't let you stop till your totaly fucked .


My peak contraction comes from donkey kicks with a barbell instead of individual dumbells . Bend forward with the bar burried behind your knees and straighten your arms back and up while remaining bent over .... a training partner can help here with the last few inchs , be carefull because his help will cause a forced contraction that gives a new meaning to the word pain .
 
Stacemranger said:
How much you pushin Ret?
225 for 10reps currently, one set only, those multisets are killing my elbows. As I said before I injruied my left elbow so cant do much more these days. Used to do 250lbs for 10reps. If I ever heal my elbows I`ll get there easilly, muscles are ready but joints are fucked... I shouldnt have used heavy weights on low crab diet along with 250mg od winny a day... :(
 
Retabolil2 said:
225 for 10reps currently, one set only, those multisets are killing my elbows. As I said before I injruied my left elbow so cant do much more these days. Used to do 250lbs for 10reps. If I ever heal my elbows I`ll get there easilly, muscles are ready but joints are fucked... I shouldnt have used heavy weights on low crab diet along with 250mg od winny a day... :(
I hear ya with the elbow pain. Some days it feels like my tendons are going to tear off. 250 Lbs. ! Thats fuckin' impressive!!! You are a machine!
 
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Retabolil2 said:
225 for 10reps currently, one set only, those multisets are killing my elbows. As I said before I injruied my left elbow so cant do much more these days. Used to do 250lbs for 10reps. If I ever heal my elbows I`ll get there easilly, muscles are ready but joints are fucked... I shouldnt have used heavy weights on low crab diet along with 250mg od winny a day... :(


Damn son, that's big. I'm sure the winny didn't help your joints.
 
21gun said:
skull crushers...225 lbs x 6-8. 3 sets.
come on man thats the oly-bar with two 45's on each side.
I think you must have already crushed your skull and are in denial. :p
j/k man
I can bet 110% thats you didnt get your body and strength using IP products! ;)
 
Retabolil2 said:
225 for 10reps currently, one set only, those multisets are killing my elbows. As I said before I injruied my left elbow so cant do much more these days. Used to do 250lbs for 10reps. If I ever heal my elbows I`ll get there easilly, muscles are ready but joints are fucked... I shouldnt have used heavy weights on low crab diet along with 250mg od winny a day... :(

hey ret who is that in your avitar? not that it matters, if either is you i'll kindly step the f*ck out of your way
 
If it does anything for you II'm 5'7" about 13%, 15.5" bicep cold flexed (not ultra lean but wouldn't call them fat) 16" pumped. 60 lb ez curl - 21s.

I'm a girl. I've seen bigger biceps on girls but mine are decently big for a girl.
 
good god ret, you look awesome dude.. in a purely straight way

sassy .. i've been bad and need to be punished
 
Please learn how to spell. If you don't speak English naturally, I don't care. You give people headaches when you misspell things and use a 2nd graders grammer.

What the hell is the point of this thread? Are you asking us if you have big guy arms? Post a picture to get an appropiate response. What muscle mag where you looking at? Gay's Workout.
 
mlong23 said:
Please learn how to spell. If you don't speak English naturally, I don't care. You give people headaches when you misspell things and use a 2nd graders grammer.

What the hell is the point of this thread? Are you asking us if you have big guy arms? Post a picture to get an appropiate response. What muscle mag where you looking at? Gay's Workout.
;) some one is in a bad mood lol. :evil:
 
Stacemranger said:
Damn son, that's big. I'm sure the winny didn't help your joints.
Not sure what caused more problems, low carb det or high winny dosage, most likely my elbow got fucked for both reasons... :(
 
Kano said:
You dont think 150 are very good? What are you trying to attain big arms or you want to be one strongest guys in the gym. let me ask you this would it bother you if you had 19 arms but could only do 80 pounds doing pressdowns?


Good point.
 
mikefear said:
yea, those world's strongest man guys are gross...

svend_mariusz_ilkka_tomi.jpg


mariusz.jpg


pro1.JPG


gross... :p


Yeah, I was waiting for the Mariusz post. I couldn't think of his name. He is the only one that looks like a bodybuilder
 
Twoguns said:
Good point.
another good point is you cant have 19" guns without lifting heavy weights :) and being strongest guy at the gym isnt that bad bros :) Those who are not that strong... they just end up doing cable press downs :) Oh yeah they take IP gear too! :p
 
Honestly, cable pressdowns are lazy and easy. Why load up a cheater bar for skulls when you can just walk over to the cables and push away. I love skulls, but on my chest tri split, it is easier to do cables to failure because I am preexhausted and don't want to really crush my skull. On a strict arm day, i am all about skulls
 
the guys look awesome, but the trophies..come on, they are the size of a dessert bowl. Strongest men trophies should be more "manly"
 
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