Ok I know we have all seen Jessica Simpson in her "Mom Jeans" and she said she was a size 2! Bwahahahahahaha. ]
I guess a little white lie doesn't hurt now and then, but it gets me wondering how accurate the measurements of the pro's in our sport, or others we aspire to look like are. I have seen interviews with models stating their photos are always touched up before they hit the magazines, or the web. I'm sure the same goes for the guys in the body building magazines. I wonder what real world measurements are so we can have an honest gauge to measure our progress, and set out goals.
Take for example Eugene Sandow's measurements:
At age 35 (1902)
height: 5'9 1/4"
weight: 202 lbs.
neck: 18"
chest: 48"
biceps: 18 1/2"
forearm: 16 1/2"
wrist: 7 1/2"
waist: 30"
hips: 42"
thigh: 26"
knee: 14"
calf: 18"
ankle: 8 1/2"
Were these inflated numbers to draw in paying customers?
He certainly does not look like he has a 48" chest, nor 18 1/2" arms
What are your experiences after having met the pros in real life. Do you think they live up to the stated measurements?
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Thread: Celebs lie about measurements
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12-21-2010, 11:32 AM #1
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Celebs lie about measurements
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12-21-2010, 12:09 PM #2
I don't think you can compare your measurements/weight/clothing size with anyone else's because everyone's body is different. I was 105 lbs in my 20's (at 5'5"), however the smallest size I got down to was a 6. I couldn't get any skinnier, and that was my size. That's just how I'm built so why am I going to worry about that number? I will never be a 2 or a 4 and considering how I looked as a 6 I wouldn't wanna be. Some size 2 and 4 women look fabulous but I would look like a corpse.
You can only compare those numbers to your own numbers in the past, IMO. Anything else will be completely pointless.I just like to smile, smiling's my favorite.
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It really doesn't matter. When you step on stage, I don't think you get any bonus points for having written stats that are greater than your competition. It's like the stats on here. Person says they can bench 350lb's. That's super, but do you look like it? It is a visual competetion.
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12-21-2010, 12:59 PM #8
Arnold was notorious for his outrageous claims about his height:
here he is meeting Reg Park
walking with George Bush
and in the lineup at the 1980 Olympia:
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[QUOTE=kimsquit;597613913]you do, do you? monitoring the television viewing habits of everyone on the planet must awfully time-consuming for you
OK, OK figure of speech...SmartA$$
for those of you who have not seen the photo:
http://blogs.mercurynews.com/aei/fil...daisydukes.jpg
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