ULTIMATE GUIDE To ARM SIZE (How Big Can You Get Naturally? How Big are MY Arms? Biggest Arms Ever?)
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- Опубликовано: 9 июл 2024
- This video is a sort of journey through history, as arms grew from 15 inches being impressive enough to get you into a mythic organization to 17-18 inches being competitive, into the high teens and low twenties, then finally the era of the synthol arms pushing measurements into the high twenties and low thirties.
Many people inflate arm measurements, but the reality is that 16 inches is quite good, 17 is excellent, 18 is amazing and 19 is superb for a natural bodybuilder in decent condition and unpumped.
Someone with superb genetics might be able to get a 20 or so inch arm with a pump at a higher body fat percentage naturally, but a lean 20 inch unpumped arm is the holy grail.
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Timestamps:
00:00 Geoff Says Hello
00:51 ~13 inches (average male arm size)
01:23 ~14 inches (above average)
01:28 ~15 inches (myth organization)
01:55 ~16 inches (very impressive naturally)
02:23 ~17 inches (extremely impressive naturally)
04:38 ~18 inches (genetic elite standard naturally)
05:25 ~19 inches (natural freak/steroid users)
06:11 ~20 inches (extremely impressive with steroids)
08:45 ~21 inches (genetic elite with steroids)
09:15 ~22-23 inches (genetic freak with steroids)
09:34 ~24 and up
11:39 Forearms
12:21 Skullcrushers
13:27 EZ bar curl
14:33 Overhead Cable Extension
15:42 Incline Dumbbell Curl
17:00 Bye!
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Really... ive a little more than 16 inches, 41 cm, and i think im really small... but im not really that lean around 15bf (1.90m tall and weight fluctuates between 90 to 95 in cut/bulk). Im leaner than you... but not that much.
Bro you are you real... that make me kinda happy. Im training for 1 and half year. and im a old guy im mid 30s.
And my last 3 test exams was around 430 ( was skinny fat, around 28 bf only in the belly, kinda depressive, after a divorce and spend 1 year and 3 months eating burgers and beer, that was my diet for a little bit than a year) 690 3 months of star training, 702 2 months ago,
Height makes a huge difference as well. If you’re 5’4 with 16” arms they will look impressive but if you’re 6’2 with 16” they will look good but not as impressive as the 5’4 guy.
It depends on when Arnold was measured. Why would he lie about his peak condition measurements when any idiot could ask him to prove it and put a tape to them. But go off the roids and ease off on the training for a month and of course they will drop in size, especially with Arnold because we was a lean body type to begin with. Drop 25 lbs of muscle and he loses 2.5 inches off his biceps. Go back on roids and train for Olympia, and gain back all that muscle again.
You are downplaying their top condition measurements by referring to measurements taken when not in peak condition.
You don't understand how fast those roids worked back in the day. Arnold's mass building roid regiment worked in a few months. He would gain everything back with D-bo and Deca, and then harden up with Premobolin Acetate, winstrol, and anavar for about 4 weeks.
My experience is that 18-19+ is almost always pharma.That being said, I am 6'4" and after 3 yrs of hard gym work, my arms were 17.something (flexed, so prob 15 relaxed) at
@@typedeaf Yep, and it's harder to fill out those biceps on long arms. I pushed my arms to 20 plus inches at 60 years old without steroids.
I was only on roids for a few cycles back in 1980-81. Between cycles the psych effects were too much for me so I quit roids and went natural ever since.
18-19+ is possible without roids. I had 18 1/2 in arms before I ever knew about roids. The roids pushed my arms a bit, but I was dieting down so what I lost was replaced with muscle and gave me a hardier look without much size increase on the tape.
Most guys overtrain and don't get enough D3.
D3 works like a pro hormone. It's very important to muscle function and gains.
Buffered Creatine, BCAA's, N.0. enhancers work similar to roids too. It's also better for you.
Your arms are huge man! I'm pretty sure the newbies criticizing your physique will eventually realize that they can't look like their idols without peds.
Yea it doesn't get to me at all...but it does blow my mind a bit.
@@GVS you don't look jacked bcs you are not shreded if you want to show what you got get to 10-12% body fat isntead of 18% , even if you weigh less you'll look nuts
@@alaads5944 not necessarily. lighting, pump and reference frames are pretty necessary when it comes to the illusion of jacked. He looks amazing after a workout and when he flexes the muscles. Some of his pictures make him looked unnatural to me simply because of poor reference frames and good lighting and pump.
@@alaads5944 Thats such a weird attitude.
Im approx the same size as Geoff, a tiny bit taller (6'2) and if I wear a snug fitting black tshirt, people at bars tell me I looked yoked.
Now if I were to remove that same shirt, I might look a little less impressive since I wouldn't have that deep cut sixpack or defined pecs.
But me and Geoff alike would still look massive compared to the ordinary guy.
I'd say, if you wanna look big and yoked as a natural, stay at 15-20%, you can still have a nice flat stomach at the bodyfat procentage.
@@alaads5944 If you think he's not jacked you're seriously delusional mate. Stop social media it has evidently skewed your standards by ALOT.
Height/structure is a very important factor that you overlooked. For example, 15 inch arms on someone who is 5,5" will look absolutely amazing compared to someone who is 6,2".
Didn't overlook, just didn't mention. I can't cover everything in every vid.
Can confirm, as a 5'4 guy with 14 inch arms no pump, my arms are definitely my best feature and considered jacked by most people even if the raw measurement isn't that much
Story of my life. I have decent sized arms, but I'm 6'3", so they just look normal 😭
That's why Lee priest arms looked so insane .I allways wanted arms like lee .
The taller you are the more muscle you can put on so taller people have the potential to get bigger arms than shorter guys anyway.
A ripped 16” arm smokes a “smooth” 18”-19” arm EVERY TIME.💪
16 years old with 17 inch arms
NEVER touched a weight...
Yeah, riiiight.
😂 these guy hilarious
@Daddy Smith that’s what I’m guessing. Or he’s trolling.
He's just fat lmao don't worry
I am guising this 16 year old left a bunch of slack in the tape measure and than measured diagonally. A lot of people dont seem to onow how to use a tape measure even though it is pretty easy.
Prolly more like 17 cms lol
Client: "I never trained and I have 17 inch arms is that good?"
Meanwhile me: been training for 10 years and have barely over 17 inch arms.
I suspect the client had been progressively over eating for years
I was a gym-goer since late 2018 to march 2020 (all natural in the true sense, not even creatine).
-Started with 36cm/14.17inch flabby arms (take the fat away more in the 13's)
-Pre-covid, march 2020 got to 46cm/18.11inch (6 days biceps, 4 days triceps, mass building workouts)
-Since march 2020, haven't attended gym, only working out at home with rubber bands and some dumbells,
dropped to 42.5cm/16.73inch and on 0 carbs for full shred.
All measurements done correctly, square and tensioned tape, arm to the side, flexing.
....ohh my daily workload ranged between 50k-62k kg/110k-136k lbs per day.
Arm workout for example for triceps extentions included, cable full stack (70kg) + another 40kg plates on top, biceps hammer curls was at 30kg per side, seated concentration curl was at 27.5kg per side, these are just examples, end of the session I would get roughly half a second cognitive lag up until midnight when growth hormone was released with rest (natural bodies own cycladic growth hormone), so yeah, it was hard. ;)
@@KenanTurkiye I dont think that you are telling the truth my friend
You dont even know my height to evaluate what I said. :) Shows a lack of depth in these issues. Thats ok, you; especially you dont have to believe me. I not after impressing someone, just wanted to make people question of their limits and whether if their training is close to optimum. So dont worry, I'm not after anything from you specifically, only those who think a little deeper. :)
But just incase some others who are intelligent enough to inquiry matters before been judgemental, heres a few points that are missing from the information above.
I was obese and had muscle wasting syndrome before I started weightlifting, thats why my arms were thin.
When I started sports I changed my eating habits, improved my insulin resistance, added in HIIT for hormonal balancing as well, started to train 7 days a week, muscle wasting reversed and I built muscle.
The daily workload I mentioned is not a continual stat, it was on for 2 weeks off for some, peridization, I benefitted a lot from overstretching in those on weeks. A taller person usually has more muscle surface and more tensile capacity (usually), so I made use of that strength to increase the speed of sarcoplasmic and myofibrillar stimulus during training.
Now...?
For months, I haven't attended gym proper, working in my capacity, and on keto trying to get the last amount of fat around my belly off.
Natural gym goers usually dont work in gyms, they ''mess-around'' and under train.
Drugged people usually work hard because of the effects of the enchancement they take.
Everyone is different for sure, but you have to work hard (generally), not tipping the balance of stimulus-fatigue ratio, train hard, in volumes, frequencies and intensities and adjust accordingly, thats the key to natural bodybuilding.
Dont be fooled by enchanced lifters who pump out wrong information about the sport, thinking thats good for you while natural.
Natural and enchanced are similar, yes you have to cause stress, eat and rest accordingly, but the details are very different.
Be inquisitive, never be hasty in your judgments in life. Enjoy. ;)
My first thought was how do you wear a T-shirt with 20” arms, but then I’m like why would you even wear a shirt???
Steve Reeves was the man. Perfect specimen. His physique was chiseled on Mt. Olympus.
Im watching with hope that i can cook my spaguetti arms
Moms spaghetti?
Just subscribed.Really loving your videos.Authentic and no bs with a side order of wicked humour 😎
Welcome aboard!
Thanks for the great vid man I've been looking for a video on this topic
I got to 18 naturally 7 years ago. Promptly injured my back and stopped training. Never got above 17 since. My father had 16 inch arms with minimal working out so I think I inherited good arm genetics. My back on the other hand is a hard gainer.
Busting out the Incredible Hulk shirt again?😂
I hit 17” arms naturally at the peak of my training pre-Covid, & dropped back to 16.5” now. Agree that’s about the best most people can accomplish naturally.
Yea I’m 17 inches natural baby 😆💪🏾
Same here! Having said that, my arms are one of my best body parts.
I think 17 is pretty good tbh not sure all can get there...
sorry bud I am natural and am just over 19" with the tape pulled tight. 5'10 230 pounds 17 percent bodyfat. Do the JM press and weighted dips and watch those fuckers grow.
I got 17 at 18% body fat. I hadn't realized it was pretty good until this video.
Yup, very solid.
Liked the shoutout to Natural Gallant Bodybuilding. Love the content. One of the best channels on RUclips. Will be getting your book soon. Peace.
Appreciate the support!
Loved your vid man, good job! 🥂🙌🏻
happy I recently discovered you Im 52 you look AMAZING! a real build..and when I hear you are at 17 or 18% bodyfat Im blown away....you look alot leaner. also Im shocked that people give you all this hate?? great body great info
16.5 inch arms here after 9 years of natural training. Went from 6-3 190 lbs 14.5 inch arms in HS when I started and now in my mid twenties and 6-3 215 and way leaner. This video was stroking my ego a bit haha.
Your arms measurements are honest for your height if you're lean bro. 16.5in arms at 6.3 ft are respectable.
Ill be lucky if I hit 15" arms. Life can be cruel 😂
Raw some of the best advice i have received.
Keep it up Goe
Respect.
Awesome video bro🔥
Back in the mid-70s I got to 16.5 lean biceps, 28" waist, 45" chest, 21" thighs, crumby forearms and calves. I worked hard at 5'9" to get there at 160-165lbs and it was good enough to win me Best Body in our HS Royal Family which was my goal(took from 7th to 12th grade). We ran every day and on Saturday mornings did a 12mile jog. Not good by today's standard but it was honest.
that is absolutely amazing for todays standards being how everyone is on sterioids and everyone is using photo editing apps for their poses
Damn in so close to that after 2 years of seriously working out...i also have 16.5 biceps, 43" chest but 37" waist at 5'10" and 191 lbs. Did running help you because i have about 8lbs of fat to lose to be at 19% body fat. All the sources i follow say you shouldn't run if you are planning to build muscle so im a bit apprensive on that (they say it increases cortisol, reduces testosterone)
@@TojiFushigoroWasTaken I started in 1969 at 12yrs old with the Joe Weider home course sent every 6 weeks. Graduated to the Larry Scott booklets than other Champs. We knew nothing of steroids and our diets were what my mother gave us. The Vietnam War was still on and we ran just in case it was still going when we hit 18yrs old. This was the beginning of the modern bodybuilding era and we didn't know much compared to today so I can only say that running was good for me but you may be different.
Jealous of that chest measurement
cap
I'm 24 and 5'11, just reached 16 in after 5 years of training. Also I'm around 16-15% body fat.
Keep grinding Kings we'll all make it.
godspeed brother, I'm 6'4 21 and just hit 14 inches after 4 years
I reached 16 in half a year...
@@Charles-qu5rz probably not lean
@@CoolDrifty I started out close to 15, so not totally impossible.
@@narayasuiryoku1397 I know some people are like that because they start off pretty fat (or very very tall). But if you’re starting out skinny fat or skinny like I did I had to start out with like 11” arms, took me years to get to 16”
Finally someone that made a video about this. I’ve only been lifting for 5 years and I’ve recently hit 16 inch arms but I can still do better and to anyone who’s lifting to get better I wish you the best of luck!
Great video thank you for sharing
Great video, also good link for getting some realistic goals to aim for! I must admit it has taken me these past two years or so from first getting into training until now to see what is natural and what isn't. Same goes for estimating body fat percentages, I dismissed my estimated body fat for the longest time, cause I thought "no way I'm that fat" 😂 but I finally realize I'm 27% atm, my goal was 15% but honestly watching some of these videos I'll probably try somewhere between 15 and 20.
I'm in a very similar boat to you - 26.8% BF atm and I'm aiming for 12-13%, but I'm in no hurry to get there. I estimate that I started somewhere at 38-42% BF 10 months ago, so it's been going fairly well. I'm 37 now and was 36 when I started training (7 months of gym, 3 months mainly calisthenics at home).
Personally, I've found that calculatorfullstopnet has a very good body fat calculator that offers both BMI and the Navy Seals method (which takes into account your neck circumference and thus tends to give lower BF percentages for trained individuals), along with a few other potentially useful metrics.
Anyway, I wish you the best of luck in your journey, (gym)bro!
This guy has so much untapped potential, you should start lifting!
Right? If I can get 17 inch arms without lifting, think about what I'm capable of!
@@GVS You’d be capable of dwarfing Big Ramy on Stage probably😂
Maybe he is fat asf... Like 50% fat...
Excellent video :)
love your vids
My guide to big arms is to get your arms strong as hell first by doing compounds like chins and dips (arms focused ofc). Once you've done that, believe me.. your arms are going to look different than they did. For the guys who skipped the compounds for years and have done mostly isolations (nth wrong with that), they still can go back to the compound and throw the isolations aside - an example of what i did too. I have been working out for 5 years now and have always been very passionate about growing big arms. After years of trying things out and being very skeptical about "only compounds" for big arms in the beginning, now, after 5 years, im convinced that heavy chins and dips build the most out of your arms.. Once you reach your strength limit on these two, you can start incorporating isolations or keep doing the compounds but by adding some advanced techniques such as drop sets or supersets or maybe just an additional set.
I wish you all the best guys, keep working.
I have 14" at 17 and have trained for 3 months and then stopped for 2 months due to exams , 160lb 5'10 15% bodyfat
Thank you for helping with my silent shame in my arm size. I feel much better now
Great video my friend 💪🙏
By the way, Geoff, I love your outro.
"And I will see you..."
*Deep voice*
"In daaa next video..."
"PEACE"
*Slaps camera*
The camera loves a good slapping.
@@GVS Sounds kinky!
@@GVS sounds like *choke me daddy*
I'm working towards that 16 inch mark. I've only been lifting for about 3 years now but I've slapped almost 5 inches on my thighs and about 3 in on my arms.
I started out with 20 inch thighs and I'm almost at 25 within the course of 3 years. The crazy part is I've never squatted more than a hundred pounds. I started out at 50 lb and slowly raised it anytime I felt like I started to plateau. I actually just threw more weight on last week because I started plateauing again. I honestly get confused when people say you need to power lift in order to gain big thighs because I definitely am not powerlifting by any means.
And then I grew my arms from 12 in to 15 in within the course of 3 years. My forearms are almost 13 in. My calves are almost 15 inch. I was really scrawny when I first started but I've put on almost 50 pounds over the last 3 years. And I would say at least 30 to 40 lb of that was definitely muscle because I look pretty lean.
Oh and I'm only 5'9 lol figured I'd throw that out there cuz I'm not to to tall.
Bro you've got crazy legs! 25 is awesome especially in only 3 years!
Yeah I do remember that question. And your answer too. I think I bookmarked it. After a while questions related to any topic on Quora get pretty stupid. But atleast we got a good video from that, so, cheers to the OP!
I enjoyed the video and dropped a like I don’t understand people harassing you cuz really you seem the most down-to-earth guy . Don’t listen to haters they are generally new lifters or they don’t even lift .
Makes me feel better about myself. My arms are 15-15.3 (16+ with a pump) at 6ft, currently 94kg which is heavier than I'm comfortable with but still have abs when I tense.
I’m exactly the same height weight but have a bit of belly , have 15” arms but l look in the mirror and still look skinny.
I'm 21 and started training at 15. As of now my arms are 16" and my goal is to get them to 17 or maybe even 17.5.
Cool vid man can relate to the injury broke my ulna not long ago just able to train again properly but still can't punch anything with it
u look amazing in a lot of ways u remind me of Reeves! that footage of him is absolutely incredible..perfect body
"it's not just about the size" -Geoff
I didn't know your arms are 17 inches. Thats pretty impressive . A am glad you mentioned that for a natural body builder 16 inch arms are respectable. My goal is to get my arms up to about 16 inches. I feel like this is a goal that is respectable but still realistic. I dont want to be a mass monster I just want to be healthey and athletic with deacent sized muscles.
Yea 16 is definitely a good target then!
Thank you the deep!
Congrats on 11K Geoffrey!
Thanks!
13” arms after 8 years crew, damn lol
How’s it going now?
I think it also depends on how someone's body handles fat. Most of my fat is held in my abdomen. I've gone from 30% bf down to 20% and my arm size was maybe 3mm smaller. My chest however did get a good bit smaller, like 3 inches.
Your so right about expectations,
Galant Bodybuilding for that “Mountain” front double bicep pose at the end of your video 😂
Thank you for this video. Literally last week I finally hit 16 inches after 3 years of gym and it still didn't feel enough. This video has helped me gain a little perspective. I'm 37 and probably about 20% body fat at a guess (no clear six pack but very veiny arms) so thank you for the info
Very awesome bro, can u share how much u lift when it comes to arm exercises?
Everyday is arm day when trying to grow your arms. High volume with heavy weight 10 reps 3 sets and 3 sets low weight high reps. Always strive to push harder every workout. Be sure to eat enough protien to grow the guns.
Sounds more like you are being very modest. 15 to 18% sounds more like it
way easier to be soft with big arms
@@onetimeexcavation6015 same for chest?
The best I've ever done is 19.5", and that was in my prime while doing very high intensity training and weighing in at 220lbs. I couldn't even imagine getting there now, and wouldn't want to. Now, I haven't measured since I leaned down. Just did, came in at 16.5" on both sides, down a little over an inch without the extra body fat padding my numbers. I'm fine with that, I'm all triceps so I'd like my biceps to pop a little more and I'm working on that.
Nice!
So you looked better than Steve reeves in your prime?
thanks for the compliment. I had a 18 inch right arm 4 years ago. So am proud to have great genetics. I wasn't even going to the gym at the time but i worked in a warehouse that sold mirafit gym equipment. There was a set of 12s i used to rep out but the key was there was a 30kg kettlebell. I used to cheat curl it for a rep at a time, even getting 2 one day. That made my arms blow up.
Also my uncle had a pig farm growing up, between 6-10 i'd help him out most days. I was carrying (trying to) full sacks of feed and metals around. When i moved away at 10 i went to school and there was boys tensing their arms in thee hallway. I went over and tensed too and blew them away, i never forget that. I've always had tennis ball shaped, extremely short biceps that peak up. My traps, back and quads also are very genetically large. I think through having these other large qualities. it makes my front look horrific. Very wide hips and large surface chest but nothing ever used to build.
I am around 5'9 and was 70kg when i was hitting the gym. I had 180kg deadlift 100kg bench and 140kg squat. I never really knew what i was doing and just went for fun and to try and look as good as i could for the ladies. I got disheartened when i saw monsters doing a load heavier and got disheartened with it. I'm devastated i only realized what powerlifting was a year or 2 ago and now i know that my numbers were ok, ad if i'd of gotten some help/a program i Could of really done ok.
I'm now 31 and a withering away mess, i used to always squat just a 50kg bar in the garden for sets of 35 but i damaged my back and couldn't move for 6 days as a result of this and now i've REALLY fell out of love with lifting.
If there's any kids or people in their 20s reading this, please never stop training. I wish wouldn't of.
my arms are naturally a little under 17 inches, untrained and not overweight. genetically i carry alot of appendicular lean mass and i stand at just under 5'10.
14.5 inc arms (187cm/6'2", ~15% body fat, 79kg/174lbs) with the calculator predicting a 17.7 maximum. I believe it, my younger brother is a bit further into the body building journey and his arms are huge. We definitely share the same arm genes. I've been working out for about 2.5 years now.
I'm all natural and have been training strength since 2006. My arms are 18 inches or so with a pump. They used to be closer to 19 back in the day when I actually focused on arms. I was 105kg back then but am now closer to 130kg yet my arms are smaller. They used to look huge but now they look kinda smaller but it's all mostly triceps these days as I focus on bench alot. I don't believe there are so specific limits as some number compared to your wrist.
Thank you for this video. I've always wanted arms like the professional body builders not understanding they used steroids to get there so I worked my arms alot trying and would often feel disappointed about the size of my arms. They are currently 18" without a pump and I have never taken any steroids in my life.
Reeves, the legend!
Useful perspective, thanks. Including the era before it was possible for anyone to be on steroids gives a great baseline comparison for current lifetime naturals. Undeniably clear & accurate context. Rare. Well-played.
Also, do you measure the wrist around the metacarpals or around the narrowest part of the radius & ulna?
That is a damn hard point to pin down, but appears to be narrowest part of radius and ulna. Basically where your watchband goes.
Narrowest
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You "believe" u can break the 18 inch barrier yourself.. This is the best youtube vid on the subject. Subscribed.
You got great triceps man!
Lol “mountain”. Nice reference to Natural Galant :)
Funny thing actually, my right arm is roughly 15" and my left is almost a full inch smaller at maybe 14 1/5" but I don't seem to have a big difference in strength. Also my right leg is bigger than my left leg and there definitely isn't any difference in strength. I'm always doing similar volume for both arms and legs (always starting with the "weaker" left side) but the difference just doesn't seem to go away 😕 Should I just do a little bit more work with the left arm, for instance one set more to try and catch the right arm?
It is likely that mind muscle connection is weak on that side. Try daily extremely light weight isolation where you files that muscle through motion. Over time you will get a similar connection and you'll grow better. Long process though
Mountain = natural Gallant Bodybuilding
I was digging that guys content for a while. Original channel and informative. Then he went all anti-vaccine and it went downhill from there.
@@jdata I don't understand how even educated people diss miss scientific research
@Reese how do you know? Legit asking.
@@jdata same question here ?
@Reese just going to casually drop that bomb without evidence? Not saying you HAVE to prove anything, but that is a pretty heavy claim there.
Biceps are 17.4 inches for me, but my forearms are 14.6 friggen inches lmao armwrestling training for dayyyyssss
Awesome video man!
My arms are slightly over 17" but I also have a tendon issue in one of my biceps and so one arm is significantly smaller than the other. I've been dealing with bicep tendonitis in my right arm for months now and even took a full 5 week break from the gym but it didn't help. How are you dealing with your bicep tendon issues? I could use some advice because everything I've read and researched isn't working.
Man, Im 5'9" and i used to have 16 inches arms, and my dream was having 17 inches arms, but i stoped bodybulding because of some issues 2 years ago. Now my arms are 14.8 inches lol. I want to come back and you are motivating me.
Dooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo it!
Stallone in the first Rambo was only 14” in arms
Great perspective on this. I thought those Mr. Olympia guy's arms were significantly more than 20 inches. I was thinking of getting 20 inch arms now I know that would be too huge for my build. 15 is good for me but I may increase them by an inch.
Yeah I was gonna get 20s too but I didn't wanna accidentally look too big.
Something ive noticed myself is that doing cable pull downs on a lat pull down machine gives a completely different huge pump than compared to doing them on a cable stack. Feels way better. I think it has to do with how the pulleys are aligned
I hate when people do that, there's only one lat machine in my gym 😂
New subscriber here. Enjoyed this video so subscribed.
I've been training since I was 15 and I'm coming up to 48. Never touched any drugs let alone steroids, don' take any supplements like protein powder or creatine I just eat food! I train because I enjoy it, I'm not interested in going on stage etc... I've always wanted to see how strong I could get naturally too, without anything then I know that's my real strength, if that makes sense.
Currently I have 17 3/4 inch arms, both exactly the same. They are 15 1/2 inch relaxed. I don't have great definition (never have) but I've always trained for strength and not aesthetics. Also, I've never had that small apple like bicep, I've got very long thick biceps but I've always been strong at arm exercises.
I would agree with everything you say in this video, especially about the distorted perceptions due to social media influencers jacked up on tren etc... It's a bit like the airbrushed models young girls aspire to be, it's simply unobtainable for 99% of people and certainly 100% unobtainable for anyone natural. These huge freaks that are lean at 280lb with 22" arms are not what the normal is but young guys these days are clicking and thinking this is what you're supposed to look like and it's not!
Yo I'm having the same problem my right bicep is bigger than the left because I have instability in my left shoulder
Please review the Red Delta project, Brawny King Fitness, Mike the machine Bruce and Alphadestiny.
Sure...haven't heard of the first three but can add to the list
@@GVS thank you
Ive just joined the 15 inch club 🥳 14 years of lifting heavy weights kept me tiny - 12 months of lifting lighter weights helped me grow.
Thanks for this. It’s good to finally have a solid reference.
R16.25” L15.75” at 20-25%
Not too shabby
You actually look great and have good looking arms. The depressing part is that normally in regular street clothes it's hardly noticeable because we've all been desensitized by the gigantic enhanced body builders.
I have 15.5" biceps and I'm ON PEDS...lol...of course I'm also 61 too so that's against me.
I was just wondering about the standard myself. Right now my arms are around 15.7 inches, which honestly isn't anything special for my structure (I'm 5'9 at 190 lbs) but I'm at least happy that I went from 13 inches when I started to 14 and now almost 16. Here's to more arm days!
I aways judge strength on forearm development, in my job it could save your life!
I started at sub 11 and I’m at 14.5 or so now. I think 17 is gonna be my ultimate goal
I`m 60 and just measured mine, probably first time since my 20s when they were 16", theyre 15.5" no fat, and I dont really work my arms but might start now!🙂
My take on it is that shape can make all the difference. If your biceps pops and your triceps pump while flexing your biceps then find your elbow and shoulder height and flex while stretching the bicpes. It makes it look like your biceps peak alone is 4 inches high
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Muscle imbalances in my arms are similar to yours I have 14.5in on my right arm and 13in on my left, lol.
You gotta switch hands brother if you know what i mean
Good luck with your training.
I come back to this video every now and then to fight my body dysmorphia😂
I don't really understand the appeal to size a lot of people want and chase. Don't get me wrong, I'm all about having, say, a bigger butt, but otherwise I'd just want a muscular physique of appropriate size and proportions. I really like how you emphasize framing people's expectations of natural/normal to these massive people that are unnatural. I can imagine being bigger by virtue of putting on some more muscle, but not as a hulk for my height like Google Doucette, as someone that has no aim to be a professional bodybuilder. The old school bodybuilder physique just looks 'better' to me.
I'm 59 H 5'11" @ 215lbs, I've been lifting on and off for about 25 years. My max was just a bit over 19" I'm now at 18", not doing those crazy routines anymore. I find that doing each set to failure @ 10 -15 reps is working better than low reps w/ heavier loads. Even though I'm smaller, I'm better cut than I was 20 years ago. I wish I had this knowledge back then!! My routine consists of 10 - 12 exercises with 4 - 5 sets, each set to failure. I work the triceps and biceps one day, skip then the chest and shoulders skipping a day between workouts. I work the legs and core (lightly) on rest days. What I find the hardest, is the time. In the old days, my workouts lasted 2 and a half+ hours, I can’t afford that time now. So, I’ve adjusted the way I workout that has shaved an hour off my routine, yet pretty much kept up the same intensity. In the old days I would work one body part like the triceps, then move onto the biceps, I now alternated between the two, bicep, then triceps and so on. That way I don’t need as much rest between sets. I try to do exercises that produce maximum results, if it doesn’t feel right or takes too much time for set up, I ditch it. Most importantly is to do the exercises in a strict manor, try to isolate each muscle. For example, when doing curls, try them sitting down, slightly leaning back, elbows tucked in and bring them down to your lap, only for a split second, then back up. This eliminates the use of your delts and places all your effort into the bicep. Perform scull crushers with dumbbells at a slight incline, making sure again to keep your elbows tucked in and don’t go much past 90 degrees. That places constant strain on the tricep head and will give you a better pump. I highly recommend having your own home gym if you can swing it. I’ve had my home gym for over 10 years and don’t miss those over crowded commercial gyms. BTW I have never taken anything more than protein powder. I’ve had colleagues who juiced and now their health problems far out weight the benefits, it’s not worth it! Happy and safe lifting, remember, the pain you feel today, is the strength you feel tomorrow, Semper Fi…
No back workout?
nice vid
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What would you consider big arms for a taller dude(6 ft 2+)? I’m 6 ft 4 218 pounds at 12% bf with 16.8 inch arms after 4 years of training. I feel like if I get them to 17.5-18 they will look amazing! Hodgetwins have that size too! Btw great video 👍
And yes, 17 inch+ arms are very rare for a lean, natural lifter. I’m not talking about them tall dudes with 19-20 inch fatceps lol 🤣
For a 6’4 guy to look impressive they should be 18” or more.
I’m working toward 16. 17 is impressive
Dope You make it bro? I’m on my way to 16 I’m at 15.5 rn
@@Daniel-ut2ne Yeah I made it to 16 and now I’m heading towards 17 inches and good job by the way. I did a bunch of Larry Scott arm workouts and I’m doing arms five days a week and they are growing despite what anyone else says about working out too much
Thanx for this video. This kind of information people need to hear, especialy nowdays when every second person who is working out uses some kind of steroids. I stand for pure natural bodybuilding or any sport that keep me healthy and fit. I used to work out regularly in my teens and I got pretty muscular and strong just by using proteins and creatin. Then I start to work, had no time or energy to lift weights. After almost decade I came back to regular work out and now after 3-4y I´ve reached even better strenght and figure then I had back then in my teens. Im so confindent that I even start to compete in WUAP. I´m 5´10 weight 195 and my messurements are: arms 16, chest 44, thighs 23,5. It looks like I already reached my natural peak and Im happy with that, don´t need to look like CBUM or RAMY. We need to learn how to love ourselfs the way we are and be satisfied with any type of bodies we´ve been blessed by God. We got one health only and it´s the most precious think we have. There is no necessity to use steroids or sarms when not competing professionally.
Arnold spoke about keeping symmetry with his physique. He noted that if he increased one body part such as his biceps, he would have had to increase the other body parts. What looks good is symmetry and great definition. Those massive arms look bloated and unbalanced.
There's also an enormous difference between 15" arms on someone that's 5'5" and 16" on someone a foot taller. Arnie had 20" but he was 6'2" whereas later bodybuilders were getting 20"+ arms on a 5'5" frame (Lee Priest for example) So getting a 17-18" arm if you are 6 foot plus will be easier than if you are 5 foot tall.
This video gave me a huge ego boost! my arms are a solid 17 inches and I am starting to max out all the machines in my gym. I'm still working towards the 18 inch mark though since I'm fairly confident that I can reach it within a year.
Sick. Same goal too.
Almost a year now. How is it going?
Making me feel good with my 15 3/4" arms
Nice video
I very rarely isolate arms n lean
13inch arm, 11 inch fore arm
At 6ft height, I have 17 inc arms and my biceps look way more mediocre than yours. But this is due to the fact that I have big and strong triceps, which contributes to the measurement dramatically.
Mountain = Gallant!
the delt diff compared to today is crazy
I loved your stats on them real numbers vs them claims. Something that in my young adult life used to matter...now 50yrs of age and figure them numbers DON'T MATTER AT ALL either you workout them arms until get the results you do until you are happy with them
Me, a natural hobbit woman with 12.25" arms.
I got a looooongvways to go. 😭😭😭
Don't feel sorry about that, I have 10,2" arms and I'm a male.
@@Devou1s lmao, for real man?
You gotta start eating bro.
I'm 17 and i have 14" arms , and i have been training for 4 months weighing 160lb at 5'10 aproximatly 15% bodyfat and my arms are one of the leanest parts of my body
@@alaads5944 I'm 125 lbs, 5'9 small boned and 10% BF. I'm eating enough atm.
@@alaads5944 4 months training at that weight and bf? Either you have Ronnie Coleman genetics or you are overestimating how lean you are
Been lifting since 2 years and I barely have 14 inches ( I'm leanish though)
Same, mine are 34cm, and been training since 2019, with some hiatus here and there.
Jesus, I didn't know that I should take you seriously until I saw those bicep peaks!
The Mountain reference is from Natural Gallant Bodybuilding. Another highly overlooked Channel