Is it just me or does Arnolds waist look thick? (gif)

[BigAnf]

[Outlined]

he admittedly had a less than wasp-like waistline but managed to cover it up splendidly with twisted posing and his massive torso and chest took away from a wider waist.

and it isnt really that wide IMO, it's in good proportion to everything else

[KevinSorbo]

yep, he had a naturally wide waist, 34 inches.

[Rsardinia]

Not any more than usual, but damn look at that christmas tree and the striations in his back. Go Arnie.

[Bokito]

holy christmas jezus tree

[extremenergy3]

No need to flex glutes and hams... bodybuilding was EASY back then LOL

[Newbtime]

he had a pretty wide waist, but it was thin and flat so it looked like it was 2 inches from the side.

[BigChamp89]

groundbreaking discovery bro

[CanuckTank]

yep, he had a naturally wide waist, 34 inches.

34 is wide for a mature adult?

[Hugh2]

holy christmas jezus tree

Arnold was one of the first if not the very first guy to have an Xmas tree on stage.

And his waist wasn't that wide really.

[KevinSorbo]

34 is wide for a mature adult?

at 6% bf compared to other bbers? yep.

[lancs_hotpot]

Wow it really is a great back. Can imagine what that would look like if he competed today with all the extra meat on there. Could rival any of the top backs i think.

[Penile_Dementia]

34 is wide for a mature adult?

34 isn't the width of his waist lol?

34 inches is the measure of the waist around, doesn't tell us how wide/narrow it is.... Arnold's waist was TINY from the side

I have a 34 inch waist, not very wide... my training partner is about 33 inch and is relatively wide waisted

[Penile_Dementia]

Arnold was one of the first if not the very first guy to have an Xmas tree on stage.

And his waist wasn't that wide really.

yeah it was no Jay Cutler, but relatively speaking, it was one of the wide waists on stage (just like we say Phil Heath a couple of years ago was narrow, Johny Jacksons quads are weak etc... its all relative to other competitors)

Arnold changed his posing to avoid showing his waist from the front head on in front double biceps etc, adding a little twist

[Helper]

No need to flex glutes and hams... bodybuilding was EASY back then LOL

I'd actually argue the opposite. Being a pioneer of anything is never easy and it amazes me how great Arnie still compares when you realize how far the science of bodybuilding has come. It was an uphill battle for guys back then. The diets, supplements, workouts, 'drugs' if you will, was all completely different. Remember, much of the information and knowledge we know today wasn't available.

If you focus just on the posing, it's physically impossible for many mass monsters of today to even hit a vacuum pose. So I'd say in the eyes of today's bodybuilders, describing it as 'easy' is relative.

Putting a man on the moon might be easy for today's standards, but that doesn't make it any less significant in 1969.

[Zeneth]

It was wide compared to guys like Sergio Oliva Frank Zane and Serge Nubret but it was always tight and controlled.

[Penile_Dementia]

I'd actually argue the opposite. Being a pioneer of anything is never easy and it amazes me how great Arnie still compares when you realize how far the science of bodybuilding has come. It was an uphill battle for guys back then. The diets, supplements, workouts, 'drugs' if you will, was all completely different. Remember, much of the information and knowledge we know today wasn't available.

If you focus just on the posing, it's physically impossible for many mass monsters of today to even hit a vacuum pose. So I'd say in the eyes of today's bodybuilders, describing it as 'easy' is relative.

Putting a man on the moon might be easy for today's standards, but that doesn't make it any less significant in 1969.

He was joking. He did not actually mean that bodybuilding was really easy back then.

Also, putting a man on the moon runs into more challenges today than it did in 69, jus sayin'.

[Helper]

He was joking. He did not actually mean that bodybuilding was really easy back then.

Hard to tell with posters on these boards. Ahh well, point still stands for the lurkers.

Also, putting a man on the moon runs into more challenges today than it did in 69, jus sayin'.

Mainly funding and politics, but not technology wise, which was my point.

[seanpatrickb]

Hard to tell with posters on these boards. Ahh well, point still stands for the lurkers.



Mainly funding and politics, but not technology wise, which was my point.

Actually I think he meant the more technology and advanced something is just means the more sht that can go wrong. Same thing happened to cars.

[Big Slim DaDDy]

I wouldnt call that thick.

[LatinoMusculito]

You guys know there is a monolith on the moon right?

[ste247]

i allways wander what arnold would look like if he was compeating today, with the amount of differant drugs and supps avalible the mind boggles.

[Helper]

Actually I think he meant the more technology and advanced something is just means the more sht that can go wrong. Same thing happened to cars.

Different problems arise with different technology, but today's combustion engine, aside from the occasional 'lemon', is by far more safe and efficient than the first steam driven boilers despite the new challenges. This is all way off topic though.

[stealth_swimmer]

he admittedly had a less than wasp-like waistline but managed to cover it up splendidly with twisted posing and his massive torso and chest took away from a wider waist.

and it isnt really that wide IMO, it's in good proportion to everything else

x2, but yes he had a wide waist. As you said though, he covered it up with twisting poses

However, i don't think "thick" and "wide" mean the same thing. people with a gut or somewhere close to it are what I call "thick-waisted" whereas someone like Jay Cutler who can hold his waist tight and even suck it inward but still has width there has a wide waist

[gogoplata]

x2, but yes he had a wide waist. As you said though, he covered it up with twisting poses

However, i don't think "thick" and "wide" mean the same thing. people with a gut or somewhere close to it are what I call "thick-waisted" whereas someone like Jay Cutler who can hold his waist tight and even suck it inward but still has width there has a wide waist

if his waist is wide what size is yours? equator?

[siersy]

no pro bodybuilder has the sized waist they claim...

your average man has between 30 to 40inch waistline right....

and these pro's all claim around 32inch....

fact of the matter is the majority of bodybuilders are distended as all hell.

they are so wide that they can lie about the circumfrance of their waists and get away with it.

[BigAnf]

yeah it was no Jay Cutler, but relatively speaking, it was one of the wide waists on stage (just like we say Phil Heath a couple of years ago was narrow, Johny Jacksons quads are weak etc... its all relative to other competitors)

Arnold changed his posing to avoid showing his waist from the front head on in front double biceps etc, adding a little twist

good explanation bro, i never knew this...

[stealth_swimmer]

if his waist is wide what size is yours? equator?

the width is not the circumference, just the length from right to left. As well, a wide waist refers to the structure, not the amount of fat there. You can have chiseled abs and still have a wide waist.

[Darren in Gym]

i allways wander what arnold would look like if he was compeating today, with the amount of differant drugs and supps avalible the mind boggles.

Gunter, with better biceps

[flangmasterj]

Gunter, with better biceps

and calves.