Can i get bigger than someone with bigger bones/frame and is taller than me?

[watain09]

Hey i was just wondering if i continue with bodybuilding is it possible for me to get bigger than someone who is both taller than me and bigger boned/framed? wider shoulders, etc.
I know i can build more muscle but will i
look noticeably bigger with clothes on?
and im talking about a big boned guy that doesnt bodybuild, just an average big guy.

and my second question is. Is it possible to be heavier than someone but not bigger? Ive got a friend who is smaller than me in size but when we step on the scale he is almost 10 pounds heavier than me, yet in the mirror i am considerably bigger, and hes not really muscular or fat either.


thank you guys

[Destroyerer]

Hey i was just wondering if i continue with bodybuilding is it possible for me to get bigger than someone who is both taller than me and bigger boned/framed?
I know i can build more muscle but will i look noticeably bigger with clothes on?
and im talking about a big boned guy that doesnt bodybuild, just an average big guy.


thank you guys

Of course! I personally surpassed many people that I have known in my life who didn't work out or even just worked out a little who had much bigger frames and/or were much taller. It just took years of hard work.

[watain09]

Of course! I personally surpassed many people that I have known in my life who didn't work out or even just worked out a little who had much bigger frames and/or were much taller. It just took years of hard work.

Thanks man

anyone else have these experiences where they had friends who were much bigger than you before lifting and now you have passed them in size

[KenJenkinsII]

It is actually harder for taller guys to pack on mass and look big. Most of their muscles are longer and shorter guys can look big with less muscle. It seems that way anyway. Most professional bodybuilders are what I would consider short.

[m314]

and my second question is. Is it possible to be heavier than someone but not bigger? Ive got a friend who is smaller than me in size but when we step on the scale he is almost 10 pounds heavier than me, yet in the mirror i am considerably bigger, and hes not really muscular or fat either.

What do you mean by bigger in the mirror? Are you just looking at the upper body area? Guys with thick legs will weigh more than they look. Anthony Johnson (MMA fighter) used to look absolutely huge for a welterweight, but he had small legs compared to his upper body.

[frozensparky]

Lol what?

[watain09]

It is actually harder for taller guys to pack on mass and look big. Most of their muscles are longer and shorter guys can look big with less muscle. It seems that way anyway. Most professional bodybuilders are what I would consider short.

This is true, 5'9 is pretty average though, its not short. Thats what most of the pro's are i think maybe 5'10.
5'8 is getting short.

[EB68]

This is true, 5'9 is pretty average though, its not short. Thats what most of the pro's are i think maybe 5'10.
5'8 is getting short.

Since when is 5'9 average? You in 8th grade?

[watain09]

im 6'2 and 23 years old
5'9 is definetly average in the US and Canada.
Where do you live? sweden?

google the average height for males

[bodyhard]

Of course.

[evilscout6]

Since when is 5'9 average? You in 8th grade?

He is only off by an inch actually...

[watain09]

He is only off by an inch actually...

so 5'10 is average than?

[Do_Somethin]

Lol what?

This.

[watain09]

This.

redhead/5'8/164 lbs/44 yrs old

it would suck to be a combo of that and stupid.

[m314]

I'm still not sure what this thread is about, but I've had Sworn To The Dark stuck in my head ever since I read the first post.

[GuyJin]

it would suck to be a combo of that and stupid.

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You, shouldn't say those things about yourself.

You, sir, are a unique snowflake, as we are all unique snowflakes, whirling and dancing in the everlasting spin of history.

And to answer your question, yes.

[kittyboy]

You, sir, are a unique snowflake, as we are all unique snowflakes, whirling and dancing in the everlasting spin of history.

Reminds me of Arnold Horshack reciting a poem that starts, "No two snowflakes are alike. No two people are the same..." I tried finding a clip online, but no luck.

[lunchbreak]

and my second question is. Is it possible to be heavier than someone but not bigger? Ive got a friend who is smaller than me in size but when we step on the scale he is almost 10 pounds heavier than me, yet in the mirror i am considerably bigger, and hes not really muscular or fat either.

Of course. It is about relative density. I'm heavier than some of my less skinny non-exercising work colleagues. Load bearing exercise increases bone density as well as musculature, it is all LBM.

It is actually harder for taller guys to pack on mass and look big. Most of their muscles are longer and shorter guys can look big with less muscle. It seems that way anyway. Most professional bodybuilders are what I would consider short.

I remember reading an article about what you can expect as your maximum muscular potential and it seems some people are blessed with long muscle bellies, while others can have much shorter ones with longer tendons. This will affect the amount of "filling out" that one can do regardless of overall physical stature. Most successful bodybuilders seem to be on the long muscle belly side of the equation. Ah, found the reference, it is from Casey Butt's Ebook: Your Maximum Muscular Potential.

[drudixon]

redhead/5'8/164 lbs/44 yrs old

it would suck to be a combo of that and stupid.

So you get called out for having a poorly worded post and being unclear, then you resort to insulting people? Very mature....