Arnold's Real Height And Measurement!

[LevroneFan2002]

HUGE FAIL SON.

He doesn't look close to 6' 2" there next to 6' 4.5" Ferrigno. He's struggling for 6' there. If he's 6' there, it's possible he's 5' 11" today, which would explain a lot of the sightings of him being under 6'.

[the-craig]

Why doesn't someone find the picture from the 2004 Olympia when he is stood next to Coleman. He is 5'11 apparently, and Arnold has shoes on in picture obviously so that may help.

[John Doe X]

Why doesn't someone find the picture from the 2004 Olympia when he is stood next to Coleman. He is 5'11 apparently, and Arnold has shoes on in picture obviously so that may help.

PhoenixBuff, who has stood beside Coleman many a time, has said that Coleman is only around 5' 9'' - 5' 9' 1/2''

[Stewy2008]

Why doesn't someone find the picture from the 2004 Olympia when he is stood next to Coleman. He is 5'11 apparently, and Arnold has shoes on in picture obviously so that may help.

FAIL!

coleman 5'11" wtf in his wildest dreams.

coleman is only around 5'9.5" max

[the-craig]

FAIL!

coleman 5'11" wtf in his wildest dreams.

coleman is only around 5'9.5" max

If you read it clearly, I said apparently, no that he actually is. I'm pretty sure he is slightly taller than though.

[the-craig]

Take into consideration Arnold's shoes and hair before commenting. All depends on if you believe Ronnie is 5'11. I think he is just a tad short maybe 5'10.5 or 5'10.

[the-craig]

PhoenixBuff, who has stood beside Coleman many a time, has said that Coleman is only around 5' 9'' - 5' 9' 1/2''

Sorry never saw this post. I still think he looks a little over 5'9 when you look at him compared to other competitors and that picture of Arnold. Not by much though don't get me wrong.

[John Doe X]

Sorry never saw this post. I still think he looks a little over 5'9 when you look at him compared to other competitors and that picture of Arnold. Not by much though don't get me wrong.

Based on all the accounts that I've read about Arnold's height on various boards by those who saw him in person. I would concur with Basile's reported measurement (which I had read some time ago) of a peak Arnold at 6' 1'' -1' 1/2'' . Most likely the latter.

But those who have met him recently have said that he has probably lost around 1-2 inches in height.

Fairly recent pics of him standing side by side with George W Bush and Tony Blair would indicate that he's around 6ft.

[the-craig]

Suppose he will get slightly shorter as he ages it will be minimal though. That is obviously an older picture of him, not at his prime. Can still kind of guess though. I don't think he will have lost anything more than an inch at the most. Seems to have good posture in that picture.

[meathead320]

Yes but his trainers would add an inch if not a bit more, but his forehead could be taller so I dunno. He's probs closer to 6' 4".

He is also older than Dinosaur nuts.

I think in his youth, early in the day, he would be a solid 6'5"+ change.

He is a addicted to 20$ bills, but his height is legit.

Arnold may have been 6'1" evening and 6'2" morning.

Everyone's height changes a bit throughout the day, and can even vary with posture too.

So what do all the measurements mean? Not a lot unless there is more than a 2" difference than claimed.

If you are 6'2", and you meet someone who is 6'1" or 6'3", you will be looking eye to eye with them. They will feel about the same height.

If we want to list some taller Bodybuilders here is a short list of what they are "around" in height, and gives and idea of what to expect when you meet them. Since some of them are older now, I am talking their peak height, early in the day.

Some may be off by an inch, its impossible to be 100% accurate with this, but expect them to be around this if you meet them. Unless they are now older than dirt (Arnold, Rolf, Lou) when you meet them.

Lou: 6'5''
Rolf Muller: 6'8''
Roland Kickinger: 6'4''
Noah Steere: 6'7''
Quincy Taylor: 6'4''
Jeol Stubbs: 6'3''
Greg Kovacs: 6'3''
Arnold: 6'2''
Gunter: 6'2''
Paul Dillett: 6'2''

Ronnie is under 6ft, but he is not a short man by any means, I would say 5'11'' with good posture early in the day. Some people come up with gargbage for him like 5'8", absurd. He is at the top for average height, nothing less than 5'10".

[N4th4n]

ok there boss


HE HAD it all peak and full it is possible not all of us have the genetics of a 11 yr old girl

I think the age of the girl is irrelevant.

[LevroneFan2002]

Take into consideration Arnold's shoes and hair before commenting. All depends on if you believe Ronnie is 5'11. I think he is just a tad short maybe 5'10.5 or 5'10.

There's a photo on celebheights.com of Ronnie standing next to an asian guy who is a shade over 5' 8". He looks 5' 9.5" taking into consideration everything in the pic. I don't think he's anything over 5' 10" though.

To be fair if Ronnie is 5' 9.5" - 5' 10", and Arnold is wearing thick black shoes with a big wad of hair, you'd expect a huge height difference.

[the-craig]

There's a photo on celebheights.com of Ronnie standing next to an asian guy who is a shade over 5' 8". He looks 5' 9.5" taking into consideration everything in the pic. I don't think he's anything over 5' 10" though.

To be fair if Ronnie is 5' 9.5" - 5' 10", and Arnold is wearing thick black shoes with a big wad of hair, you'd expect a huge height difference.

Very good point there. Well then say Ronnie is 5'10 Arnold is in no way shape or form over 6.

[LevroneFan2002]

Very good point there. Well then say Ronnie is 5'10 Arnold is in no way shape or form over 6.

Agreed, 5' 11" from that pic, which explains why many say they meet him and he's under 6'.

[meathead320]

There's a photo on celebheights.com of Ronnie standing next to an asian guy who is a shade over 5' 8". He looks 5' 9.5" taking into consideration everything in the pic. I don't think he's anything over 5' 10" though.

To be fair if Ronnie is 5' 9.5" - 5' 10", and Arnold is wearing thick black shoes with a big wad of hair, you'd expect a huge height difference.

You do realize that in a criminal investigation, from one photo to analyze height there is going to be a 2inch margin of error?

That and we do not know how level the camera is with Ronnie and other dude.

There Ronnie looks 5'10", but his posture may not be perfect there, AND then there is the fact that people are and inch taller early in the day. Ronnie says he is 5'11".

If he says 5'11", and you meet him and he looks 5'10", then he still is going to look just as tall as expected.

How well can someone pin height even in person, to within 2 inches? It is not like he really is 5'6" or something so you end upmeating a manlet when you thought you would meet a mountain.

[LevroneFan2002]

You do realize that in a criminal investigation, from one photo to analyze height there is going to be a 2inch margin of error?

That and we do not know how level the camera is with Ronnie and other dude.

There Ronnie looks 5'10", but his posture may not be perfect there, AND then there is the fact that people are and inch taller early in the day. Ronnie says he is 5'11".

If he says 5'11", and you meet him and he looks 5'10", then he still is going to look just as tall as expected.

How well can someone pin height even in person, to within 2 inches? It is not like he really is 5'6" or something so you end upmeating a manlet when you thought you would meet a mountain.

It was just something to go off, most people who meet Ronnie pitch him at 5' 10", that's commonly what his height is believed to be. In that pic, it supports the fact that he's 5' 10" tops, and the guy who met him felt he was not even that.

Agreed we shrink during the day. But it's more like 3/4" from 1st thing in the morning to last thing at night ... and everyone shrinks, not just Ron.

[marshallbros]

My arms are 20" cold and i once had them upto 21" and given my height of 5ft
11" arnolds would def be 22" esspecially in 1974 when he was 240lbs at the mr o.... also his height is between 6ft 1" and 6ft 2"

[marshallbros]

He doesn't look close to 6' 2" there next to 6' 4.5" Ferrigno. He's struggling for 6' there. If he's 6' there, it's possible he's 5' 11" today, which would explain a lot of the sightings of him being under 6'.

just look at the 2003 mr o when arnold handed out medels to the athletes he towered over all of then, but was around the same hight if not taller then Gunter.....Gunter is 6ft 1.5"

[lolwtf3]

just look at the 2003 mr o when arnold handed out medels to the athletes he towered over all of then, but was around the same hight if not taller then Gunter.....Gunter is 6ft 1.5"

Thank you for bringing up a almost one year old thread.


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[KevinSorbo]

PhoenixBuff, who has stood beside Coleman many a time, has said that Coleman is only around 5' 9'' - 5' 9' 1/2''

FAIL!

coleman 5'11" wtf in his wildest dreams.

coleman is only around 5'9.5" max

Wrong, I've stood beside Coleman more than once and he is a legit 5'11.

just look at the 2003 mr o when arnold handed out medels to the athletes he towered over all of then, but was around the same hight if not taller then Gunter.....Gunter is 6ft 1.5"

yep, who actually believes Arnold wasnt 6'2/ is still around that height? haha.

[KurtyJ99]

lol thanks dude,i appreciate it man

Nice to have you on the boards, welcome.

And don't let the kiddies get to ya!

[phil b]

I have stood beside both arnold and lou at the arnold classic a few times, and I am 5'9, my eyes wherent even at arnolds mouth level, he's EASILY over 6 feet, and lou is taller.

[grofvtx]

how much I remember from European magazines Arnold was 185cm and this is around ~6'1"

[-Iceman-]

I just met Arnold last week, was standing side by side with him, and I was definitely looking down at him. I'd put him at 6' or a little under. (huge Arnold fan btw)

[Wector]

As I know, he measured just after contest and it came out 19.5" .

But thats in pretty lean condition, so off season and pumped 22" seems very true to me.

Because bodyfat really increases arm size.

For his height, I believe he is in 6 foot range.

[trankwil]

[lancs_hotpot]

Lou Is 6'5" and he didn't lie about his height.

I met him in person several times and last year when I met him I wore 3 inch heels and we were eye to eye when he told me to pay him $20 buck to take a picture with him.

I would literally have laughed in his face and walked off. Seriously thats ridiculous. Check my avy. Dorian was half way up the stairs in his gym leaving when i shouted him back and asked for a pic, and he waited while i got my phone out my bag and took 3.

[thomas885]

Arnold at his biggest actually stretched the tape to 23",that's why you hear the inmates say 23" in the pumping iron movie, that's why Arnold's arms look so much bigger than most pros who have 22", in fact if you look at the pic comparison between Ronnie and Arnold you can see the arms were about the same size and Ronnie had legit 23".I'm 5'7" and my arms are currently 19.6" cold, and they're nowhere near the size of Arnold's at his biggest

[Musclebuild34]

Arnold is my hero! He's accomplished so much more than just the build of an extroardinary body. He's one body builder that understands and knows the equilivent importance of both brain and body. He is an affluent man who's attempted to succeed in almost every facet, or area of life; politics, media, fitness, and health. He understands the importance of having an insanely healthy mindset, which is why I believe his aging (of being 60 years old now) has no affect on any future ambition. In regards to physique, his height is so seemingly irrelevant to his achievements in fitness and body-building. This "super-powered" man has led me to believe that great posture can supercede any additional inch to one's height. 5'10" (GREAT posture) >= 6'00" (HUGE sloucher)..Lol.. Anyway lovin this thread. Thanks for this.