REPLY TO: Arm Size of Pros

[KevinSorbo]

hah, no way that Arnold's arms were below 20 inches. Just look at them comparatively to other bbers.

[freudslip]

hah, no way that Arnold's arms were below 20 inches. Just look at them comparatively to other bbers.

x2 "but arhtur jones went around and actually measured them" lmao

[Coal Man]

x2 "but arhtur jones went around and actually measured them" lmao

x3

loll. I call BS on that too.

[MrWidebody]

Yep. The proof is in the delicious deltoid pudding.

[DiamondDelts]

[Piteng]

22 inch? bigger than Ronnie's?

[Captain Sagara]

22 inch? bigger than Ronnie's?

He is also taller...Don't forget he was about 285 in that video according to his page 12 weeks out...If his height is legit and seems to be,he is as tall as Wolf...

[Reisinger850]

He is also taller...Don't forget he was about 285 in that video according to his page 12 weeks out...If his height is legit and seems to be,he is as tall as Wolf...

Ronnie's arms in off-season could have easily been bigger than 23 inches. His arm was measured just under 22 inches, but you have to consider that this was shortly after the 04 O, so he wasn't really in off-season shape!

[Captain Sagara]

Ronnie's arms in off-season could have easily been bigger than 23 inches. His arm was measured just under 22 inches, but you have to consider that this was shortly after the 04 O, so he wasn't really in off-season shape!

I believe pumped they could be but Evan's in that video were cold as well,maybe has 23 or more pumped also and he was also not off-season in that video,he was dieting for 6 weeks already...

[dedicated bb]

Well i know in Ruhl made in Germany the dvd he says he measured his arms at 60cms whether that's accurate or not im not sure but it was just in his audio commentary in part of his workout.

[Captain Sagara]

Well i know in Ruhl made in Germany the dvd he says he measured his arms at 60cms whether that's accurate or not im not sure but it was just in his audio commentary in part of his workout.

When they say,i normally don't believe them...Levrone claims in his video that he has 24inch arms,they are huge but i doubt they are more then 20.5 cold...

[ctgblue]

But Ill put my 2cents in on this... Im 6ft2 with 18inch arms we have a guy at the gym tottaly ripped 5ft5 with 18inch arms.. He looks like a Damn freak. We have trained a few times togethere too. It all about Making that "look"

If I remember right nither guy shown in the youtube is over 6ft so yes 20 & 19 inch arms are going to look just great plus they are carring a lot less bodyfat then most of us do.

Lets not get to caught up in sizes its fun to brag about though.

Same boat here
6'2" and lucky to tape about 18 cold
Had a buddy who looked like he had frikking 19 or 20, he was 5'10", pissed me off.
So I asked him how he was continually staying ahead of me on arms. He said I had bigger arms, so we stood side by side in front of the mirror, you could see that my arms were bigger, but a distance away, the length vs circumference plays with the eyes. Still pisses me off

[caleb56]

When they say,i normally don't believe them...Levrone claims in his video that he has 24inch arms,they are huge but i doubt they are more then 20.5 cold...

You guys surely underestimate pro arm sizes.

[Ahlim]

Sorry this post doesn't make sense to me.

There is no way (judging compared to hand size) that Priest's arms are an inch larger than the first guy.

There's also NO WAY Priest's arms are comparable in size to Arnold's. Priest is about the same size as Franco, so saying he has arms the same size (or bigger) than arnold's is like putting Arnold's arms on Franco's body.

I just don't see that as being realistic.

Priest is the same size as Franco? What are you smoking? He is larger than Franco at his largest. At age 21, Lee's contest weight was 194 in a competition. Franco competed at 10 pounds less than a 21-year-old Priest. In Lee's later years, of course his weight became something like 220 pounds. Franco's back width owns Lee like nothing else though. But same overall mass? Erm no.

I remember there was a random member on getbig forum who once posted that he met Lee and measured his arm. I forgot the exact measurement but I am 99% sure it was over 21 inches. I believe Lee replied in the same thread that this guy had indeed met him and measured his arms. So if Joe Roark and this random member both measured Lee's arms to be OVER 21 inches, I think it is reasonable to trust the accuracy of both reported measurements.

Also, on around 29 May 2004 (may not be exact date), I made a thread on getbig forum asking Lee about his arm and forearm measurements. He replied with one or two photos of his arm being measured by a tape. I vividly remember him typing that his forearm was around 18 inches. For his upper arms, I think he taped them at around 22 inches. However, Joe Roark probably measured his arms more strictly, thus Joe obtained a slightly different measurement : 21.25 for upper arms and 17 inches for forearm.

[The_One77]

Just thought that I would chime in here, refer to my previous posts below regarding arm sizes for Vince Taylor, Lee Priest, Sergio Olivia, Casey Viator, and Arnold Schwarzenegger

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showpo...1&postcount=24


Also, I was the one who created the thread of Ronnie's measurements. It featured his measurements for his arms, chest and thigh; his arm measured 21.7 ''

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=6009291

Was Ronnie even flexing his arm when they measured it?
Somehow i dont think so

There is no way on earth Ronnie has smaller arms than Evan, he had the biggest arms in bodybuilding

[Captain Sagara]

Was Ronnie even flexing his arm when they measured it?
Somehow i dont think so

There is no way on earth Ronnie has smaller arms than Evan, he had the biggest arms in bodybuilding

I remember,he was flexing,they were cold thought...

[i.am.legend]

brb goin' to arlington texas to measure ronnie's


-lethora of muscle fiber owning hyooge arms

[John Doe X]

hah, no way that Arnold's arms were below 20 inches. Just look at them comparatively to other bbers.

x2 "but arhtur jones went around and actually measured them" lmao

x3

loll. I call BS on that too.

Your collective powers of deductive reasoning (premised upon visual conjecture) are infallible....

[John Doe X]

Was Ronnie even flexing his arm when they measured it?
Somehow i dont think so

There is no way on earth Ronnie has smaller arms than Evan, he had the biggest arms in bodybuilding

Yes, he was flexing when they were measured. I can tell when someone is flexing their arm.

He did pump his arms before they were measured, it showed him lifting some weights before hand.

Here is another screencap that I took at the time



I've just noticed that there is a slight angle in the measuring tape...

[i.am.legend]

Yes, he was flexing when they were measured. I can tell when someone is flexing their arm.

He did pump his arms before they were measured, it showed him lifting some weights before hand.

Here is another screencap that I took at the time



I've just noticed that there is a slight angle in the measuring tape...

If the tape is moved to the right a bit more..he can gain an inch

Look how its missing the thickest part of his bicep

You fail hard.

[John Doe X]

If the tape is moved to the right a bit more..he can gain an inch

Look how its missing the thickest part of his bicep

You fail hard.

I think it's fairly central to be honest

I don't think he would gain much if anything....

the marginal movement from the left to the right (from our viewpoint) across the front half of the bicep head would probably be negated by the diagonal bend in the tape

It looks as if the tape is moved slightly simply to allow a reading of the measurement.


Fail hard?

You nuthugger's can continue to believe what you want, continue to live a life in self denial and sycophancy guessing pro's measurements based on visual guesses and extreme gullibility- "he said his arms measured that therefore it must be true!"

Roll eyes

[KevinSorbo]

If the tape is moved to the right a bit more..he can gain an inch

Look how its missing the thickest part of his bicep

You fail hard.

true, which also takes away the credibility that they are measuring the peak on the tricep as well. strong fail, i dont know why its so hard for people to believe a pro's arm is/was roughly 22 inches.

[Coal Man]

Priest is the same size as Franco? What are you smoking? He is larger than Franco at his largest. At age 21, Lee's contest weight was 194 in a competition. Franco competed at 10 pounds less than a 21-year-old Priest. In Lee's later years, of course his weight became something like 220 pounds. Franco's back width owns Lee like nothing else though. But same overall mass? Erm no.

I remember there was a random member on getbig forum who once posted that he met Lee and measured his arm. I forgot the exact measurement but I am 99% sure it was over 21 inches. I believe Lee replied in the same thread that this guy had indeed met him and measured his arms. So if Joe Roark and this random member both measured Lee's arms to be OVER 21 inches, I think it is reasonable to trust the accuracy of both reported measurements.

Also, on around 29 May 2004 (may not be exact date), I made a thread on getbig forum asking Lee about his arm and forearm measurements. He replied with one or two photos of his arm being measured by a tape. I vividly remember him typing that his forearm was around 18 inches. For his upper arms, I think he taped them at around 22 inches. However, Joe Roark probably measured his arms more strictly, thus Joe obtained a slightly different measurement : 21.25 for upper arms and 17 inches for forearm.

Sorry about the confusion. By "size" I meant "height"

He had the same "height" as Franco, and out of all the Priest vids I've ever seen, there's no way his arms were bigger thn Arnold's.

That's just absurd

[The_One77]

There is a picture of Ronnie and Gunter standing side by side doing a front double bicep, both weighing around 300lbs yet Ronnies arms just blew Gunters out of the water in terms of size and definition. No way Evan has bigger arms than ronnie.

[caleb56]

There is a picture of Ronnie and Gunter standing side by side doing a front double bicep, both weighing around 300lbs yet Ronnies arms just blew Gunters out of the water in terms of size and definition. No way Evan has bigger arms than ronnie.

Read the measuring tape but ronnies does look better.

[Duckenheimer]

Was Ronnie even flexing his arm when they measured it?
Somehow i dont think so

There is no way on earth Ronnie has smaller arms than Evan, he had the biggest arms in bodybuilding

There is a picture of Ronnie and Gunter standing side by side doing a front double bicep, both weighing around 300lbs yet Ronnies arms just blew Gunters out of the water in terms of size and definition. No way Evan has bigger arms than ronnie.

Ronnie's arms sure blow Gunter's out of the water in terms of apparent size, and definitely in definition. Lights out.



You're forgetting one thing about this sport. The power of illusion. I'm not gonna try argue what they measure the whole way around, but top to bottom, they're about the same size in that photo.

[iroczinoz]

Ronnie's arms sure blow Gunter's out of the water in terms of apparent size, and definitely in definition. Lights out.



You're forgetting one thing about this sport. The power of illusion. I'm not gonna try argue what they measure the whole way around, but top to bottom, they're about the same size in that photo.

These kind of measurements are BS... You will not notice 1" difference in arm size by judging like this with a line. Also it looks to me Gunther is a little more forward in the picture.

[i.am.legend]

Ronnie's arms sure blow Gunter's out of the water in terms of apparent size, and definitely in definition. Lights out.



You're forgetting one thing about this sport. The power of illusion. I'm not gonna try argue what they measure the whole way around, but top to bottom, they're about the same size in that photo.

ur doin it wrong..



..as u can see, the "tape" is roughly parallel to the forearm..because look how they got their elbows slightly raised. With your vertical lines you were measuring at an angle. I hope you see what i'm saying...

ronnie's got an inch on him AND hes standing further back (look at head sizes..rons known for his massive head yet it looks like nuttin' but a peanut next to gunters)

[Duckenheimer]

These kind of measurements are BS... You will not notice 1" difference in arm size by judging like this with a line. Also it looks to me Gunther is a little more forward in the picture.

*Bangs head against table*

I already said this proves nothing about measurement difference.

[caleb56]

*Bangs head against table*

I already said this proves nothing about measurement difference.

proves nothing they dont measure like that they measure circumfrence