What size arms @ 5'10/5'11 are big to the GENERAL PUBLIC?

[NVious]

16s LEAN aka sub 8% will be damn big, you'll get complimented if you're able to keep fullness in them aka not on keto or on low carbs.

A TRUE 17+ at that height will be MASSIVE to the gen pop. Not the bloofy type though, the lean cut like diamond type.

Then it comes down to shape/limb length/muscle insertions, but 17+ will always look insane if you're lean.

You could go months on end walking around at malls/stores/going to work and not see anyone remotely close to that.

[HarryFlashman]

Mine are 15 cold flexed and they are lean(ish, can see clear definition on triceps and veins etc). I still feel like they could be bigger obviously but I've had a few comments so they can't be too bad and must look like some liftage goes on from a general public POV even though big guys would laugh at them.

[TrainInsane1987]

It all depends on how tight your shirt sleeves are. Tight sleeves hugging the bicep gives off the illusion that your arms are bigger than they really are. Also, having dat vascularity helps a lot too. If you have that bicep vein going on, a tight shirt on, and only 14" biceps, people will look at them.

I have 17" arms at 5'10" but they aren't lean. Couple that with wearing a loose shirt and I look like a non lifting ******* in loose t-shirts.

I conducted a small experiment. All semester I wore long sleeve shirts or loose t-shirts. Nobody paid attention. One day, I came in wearing a really tight shirt that hugged my arms like mad. Everyone started looking. Some girl asked me how I was able to get so big and buff. Jake's on them, though.

Hope this answers your question, OP.

lots of truth up in this post, bishes love jakes

[KneeGa]

15 is small even at my height.

[superwelter]

15 is small even at my height.

How are you all measuring this and are most of you just higher BF? My arm measures 14" flexed and 13.5 at my side... someone with 15" arms at their side will look big to the general population in my opinion...

[anab0licz]

Mine are around 16 last time i checked...(with 31 inch waist) and get 'omg your arms are huge' all the time comments...i have tiny joints though ,which kind of creates the illusion of them being even more jacked..

[Liet]

People started openly mirin at 16s

[Aegraen]

How are you all measuring this and are most of you just higher BF? My arm measures 14" flexed and 13.5 at my side... someone with 15" arms at their side will look big to the general population in my opinion...

Flexed cold. 13-14% BF here, maybe slightly less, but it is all located in my stomach region pretty much.

[JUSA]

I have literally never heard of one person that measures their arms unflexed.... Proper way of determining arm size is flexed, but without a pump.

If that's what u meant then my bad. By I'm guessing by soft u mean unflexed, which is absolutely retarted.

It's ironic, and quite fitting, that you spelled retarded incorrectly in your misunderstanding of the proper way to measure your arm.

It's unflexed.

I suspect the reason you've "never heard of one person that measures their arms unflexed" is because you spend your time around insecure *******s trying to inflate their egos selling lies to themselves. IE: typical miscer.

And, wtf about "flexed, but without a pump". Bro, if you're going to f*ck around don't do a half measure, go all the damn way. Measure yourself flexed as insanely hard as you can, pumped right after arm day, twist the tape at an off angle, make sure not to wrap it around your arm too tightly and then add an inch to the end of it. Soon you'll be huge man and you can brag about your arms all day long. Good luck

[Skilllzzz]

It's ironic, and quite fitting, that you spelled retarded incorrectly in your misunderstanding of the proper way to measure your arm.

It's unflexed.

I suspect the reason you've "never heard of one person that measures their arms unflexed" is because you spend your time around insecure *******s trying to inflate their egos selling lies to themselves. IE: typical miscer.

And, wtf about "flexed, but without a pump". Bro, if you're going to f*ck around don't do a half measure, go all the damn way. Measure yourself flexed as insanely hard as you can, pumped right after arm day, twist the tape at an off angle, make sure not to wrap it around your arm too tightly and then add an inch to the end of it. Soon you'll be huge man and you can brag about your arms all day long. Good luck

see sig brah, posting from mobile and my iphone corrects it to that.

Lol, your post is really quite ridiculous. So when bb'ers measure their arms, quads, chest etc etc... u think the measurements they provide are unflexed???? brb 25 inch arms unflexed. NO ONE measures their arms unflexed lmao.

Also, you shouldn't really be commenting on my size, you have 15 pounds on me and im only 20...

go be tough somewhere else *******

[Realityy]

i dont wanna imagine my arms if i were 5'10, would look like a little blocky manlet

strong fuking delts

[mrcoolcoolcool]

Mine are 14.5 or so without pump and some people think I'm big. Although most guys my age have 10 or 11 inch arms. srs.

[bigwolfman007]

17 inches checkin in. Still not nearly big enough. Then again I do have the bodybuilding disease where u see yourself as a skinny guy in the mirror

[Gurgy]

Just measured cold 15.5. been told big. been told celltech.

[superwelter]

see sig brah, posting from mobile and my iphone corrects it to that.

Lol, your post is really quite ridiculous. So when bb'ers measure their arms, quads, chest etc etc... u think the measurements they provide are unflexed???? brb 25 inch arms unflexed. NO ONE measures their arms unflexed lmao.

Also, you shouldn't really be commenting on my size, you have 15 pounds on me and im only 20...

go be tough somewhere else *******

It's a weird measurement, because people don't walk around with their arms bent? I don't know... I feel like measuring arms at your side is a more honest way to measure. The measurement guide on bodyspace says to measure relaxed at your side as well...

[DiscipIine]

y'all have been lifting for so long that you forget what big is to the average non lifter. In HS, i had 13 in arms and people thought i was jacked lololol. In reality anything over 12-13 and lean people are going to call you jacked. 15 " arms are huge to the general public

[maxcoleman]

Thanks for making me take time for a second to reflect and enjoy my 17s at 12%. I never really think about it but now that I do, my arms must generate an opinion / reaction from everyone that sees them in a t shirt / shirt / jumper.

Negative or positive idgaf... Jelly or Mirin, makes no difference to me

[jso200688]

To be real anything lean and 14+ is huge. Any one 5'10 and under will pretty much be big to the general public 165+ lean. Maybe even lower if bf is lower

[J2246]

People are not going to see your flexed arm size, unless you walk around doing a double bicept poses. Either way normal people are going to be impressed if your lean not matter the size

[AriesUnleashed]

It's ironic, and quite fitting, that you spelled retarded incorrectly in your misunderstanding of the proper way to measure your arm.

It's unflexed.

I suspect the reason you've "never heard of one person that measures their arms unflexed" is because you spend your time around insecure *******s trying to inflate their egos selling lies to themselves. IE: typical miscer.

And, wtf about "flexed, but without a pump". Bro, if you're going to f*ck around don't do a half measure, go all the damn way. Measure yourself flexed as insanely hard as you can, pumped right after arm day, twist the tape at an off angle, make sure not to wrap it around your arm too tightly and then add an inch to the end of it. Soon you'll be huge man and you can brag about your arms all day long. Good luck

No hate, but you are wrong. People measure flexed, w/o a pump for an accurate arm size.

As for me I have 16 and 9-10% bf and get asked what I do all the time for them. Although, they look much bigger because I have great inserts and shape to them. I've had guys who I thought were HUGE in the gym come over and ask me what I do for arms. lolwut, I feel like I am on punk'd.

[Schlangemann]

stretch marks on 15" cold, feelsbadman.

y u make me measure op yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

[Swifft]

Class myself as 5'9 but im closer to 5'10 in reality.


16's here and I reckon it's starting to push it.

[maxcoleman]

No hate, but you are wrong. People measure flexed, w/o a pump for an accurate arm size.

As for me I have 16 and 9-10% bf and get asked what I do all the time for them. Although, they look much bigger because I have great inserts and shape to them. I've had guys who I thought were HUGE in the gym come over and ask me what I do for arms. lolwut, I feel like I am on punk'd.

This guy is right. You don't Fukkin measure unflexed... You measure flexed w/o pump. Now rep me johnny 10k

[Jester78]

If really lean then 14" is good enough.
If not so lean, then 15" is definitely the answer.

i dunno bout this

im manletty as fuk with 15's and they dont stand out too much

imo @ 5'10 probably 16's lean or above is the answer

[Aegraen]

People are not going to see your flexed arm size, unless you walk around doing a double bicept poses. Either way normal people are going to be impressed if your lean not matter the size

Someone do this nao. Upload youtubes. Will be funniest **** ever.

[SpicyCurrie]

What's big for a 5'6 brah like me? If 15" is good for 5'10, 14" must be great for me, 13" if lean, right?

Got 12.5" right now and am told that my arms are starting to get big lol

[battousai216]

It is possible, not probable. The question was what was possible. Definitely take you a long ass time to do and you have to be extremely dedicated to it. If 21' natty arms were achieved in the late 50s early 60s, certainly it is more possible today thanks to having more knowledge, nutrition, and supplementation available.

nope not possible, your talking jay cutler sized arms

[battousai216]

No hate, but you are wrong. People measure flexed, w/o a pump for an accurate arm size.

As for me I have 16 and 9-10% bf and get asked what I do all the time for them. Although, they look much bigger because I have great inserts and shape to them. I've had guys who I thought were HUGE in the gym come over and ask me what I do for arms. lolwut, I feel like I am on punk'd.

I remember there was a video on this site years ago showing how to properly measure arms and it showed to do it at your side unflexed and that's how I and most people I know have done it.

you can't really say one way is wrong though because there's no officiating bodybuilding group defining the proper way. so neither way can really br WRONG people are gonna do what they were first exposed to. but for a thread like this if you want consistent results you have to define which method.

[superwelter]

What's big for a 5'6 brah like me? If 15" is good for 5'10, 14" must be great for me, 13" if lean, right?

Got 12.5" right now and am told that my arms are starting to get big lol

15"+ for 5'6"-5'7" can be classified as big in my opinion... i'm shooting for 15.5 when all said and done... I was also 12.5" at my side when I was at 10% bf...

[Aegraen]

What's big for a 5'6 brah like me? If 15" is good for 5'10, 14" must be great for me, 13" if lean, right?

Got 12.5" right now and am told that my arms are starting to get big lol

Depends what you want. I like arms (whole shebang, delts on down), so I like to get mine bigger. I don't think my arms are that big @ 15.25' (shooting for ~17.5-18 lean). YMMV. Not sure if you're still in HS or not, but once you get out of that world you'll notice that 12.5' aren't big at all. Just keep progressing and you'll see a big difference between 12.5 and 15.