what size bicep is considered big

[damn y_all]

Its the illusion that counts....
Small jointed guys with 16 inch arms will look big compared to big jointed guys with 16 inch arms.
A bit jointed guy would probably have to go up to 18 inch to look the same.... its an illusion.

right; i'm 5'8.5" with narrow joints, my Bi's look pretty huge on me.
(even though 16" is a decent size) if I was 2" taller & had big joints they'd look way less impressive.

[timmy47]

i have a little over 15.5 and people comment saying i have pretty big guns lol. im 6' btw. my forearms are not very big though so maybe it helps my upper arms look bigger.

[BergMuscle]

I agree with the guys who say its about proportion. And I think a lot of us think we are smaller than we appear to be to other people.
I think my biceps are getting bigger when I look in the mirror after lifting, but the tape measure doesn't tell me the numbers I want to see (right now 14" - goal is 15.5"). But I am building a bit of a peak and a nice baseball, which looks good in a tight shirt.

[bf6067]

It is all about the definition. I have seen guys with small but very defined biceps who appear to be bigger than bigger guys with out the definition. I think it has a lot to do with being impressed. A defined smaller bicep, at least for me, is more impressive than a larger undefined bicep.

[paranoidxe]

I agree with the guys who say its about proportion. And I think a lot of us think we are smaller than we appear to be to other people.
I think my biceps are getting bigger when I look in the mirror after lifting, but the tape measure doesn't tell me the numbers I want to see (right now 14" - goal is 15.5"). But I am building a bit of a peak and a nice baseball, which looks good in a tight shirt.

honestly those look like 15 inch arms.

[Stix_]

Very subjective. Here is me 5'6".

[Clean]

Very subjective. Here is me 5'6".

Those look big on you because of your height.

It also has to do with how big your chest and stomach are. Someone's arms with a fat stomach won't look as impressive as they would on someone with a paper thin stomach just because of the "illusion factor" again.

[Stix_]

Those look big on you because of your height.

It also has to do with how big your chest and stomach are. Someone's arms with a fat stomach won't look as impressive as they would on someone with a paper thin stomach just because of the "illusion factor" again.

You don't even what size they are. How do you know its cause of my height? Or body type?

Just curious... Not that your wrong.

[Clean]

You don't even what size they are. How do you know its cause of my hieght? Or body type?

I didn't mean you when I was writing the below part, I meant ingeneral because I think your arms look pretty big for your height even though I don't know your weight.

[Stix_]

I didn't mean you when I was writing the below part, I meant ingeneral because I think your arms look pretty big for your height even though I don't know your weight.

No no I was only curious not critizing you at all for what ya said. As thats the point it all depends

I am 171 in the am on wake up anyhow.

[bf6067]

Stix's arm looks big to me regardless of how tall he is. Very impressive!

[caj]

I had a friend in college a couple of years ago who had the most perfectly shaped, hard-as-a-rock biceps with an incredible peak. I was so envious of them because they just busted out of his skin. No lie, he ripped the sleeve out of a t-shirt doing preacher curls on two different ocassions. I was convinced they were 16.5 to 17 inches.

One day, I brought a tape measurer to the gym and we measured them. They were just below 16 inches. He was about 5'9" and had about 7% bodyfat. He was all muscle, so his biceps just looked bigger. I was at 12 or 13% bf and mine was just at 16".

And I still would rather have his solid, perfectly shaped biceps than my flabby 16 inchers. It's all about quality not quantity, man.

[jehst]

Considering the average size of an adult arm in the US is 12 inches anything over that is big.

uhhh..70 yr olds are considered adults. so are women.

[clive]

Its the illusion that counts....

Small jointed guys with 16 inch arms will look big compared to big jointed guys with 16 inch arms.

A bit jointed guy would probably have to go up to 18 inch to look the same.... its an illusion.

I agree it’s all down to proportions, mine look big at 17 inches as I’m not a big build elsewhere. I have a slim neck and waist, so seeing me side on the arms tend to dominate my look.
So you really can’t say what is a big arm size is, as 17 inches on a bigger built guy are not going to look as sizeable.

[clive]

Oh! I forgot to post my latest picture,

[BaaaaD]

I don't know how big my arms are, never knew how ot measure them any one take a chance of a guess aprox how big my guns are?.

[polone]

mine are creeping towards 16", but they only look like 14's

like almost everyone has already said, it depends on, well, everything lol. height, bf, bicep shape (insertion etc), joint size, bone size blah blah blah.

well here's a pic of mine anyway. i think they need a lot of work before they'll be what ppl would call 'big'

[Uriel_da_man]

Hulk Hogan Has 24" Gunns..and Hes A Big Old Guy "brother"

Do you believe in Santa Claus too?

[PickItUp]

Why does everyone here talk about their bicep measurements.

You would have to disassemble your arm to measure your biceps.

17" is NOT hte size of your biceps...it is the size of your entire upper arm. This includes two muscle groups and several muslces along with skin and even bone.

To say that you have a 17" bicep when you whole arm is 17" is false.

Everyone understands what you mean...but that still does not make it right.

Quads are treated int he same manner. When people measure their quads, they are actually measuring their entire thigh area which includes the hamstrings too.

Silly people...

[Doc Iron]

im same stats and i consider them tiny!
as said, it goes by how they looked and how lean they are, fat arms are laughable and should never be counted.

I'm between 6'2" and 6'3", 240ish and my arms are abou 17.5".

My training partner is 5'7" and 205, and his arms are 17". He gets about 5x more questions in the gym about his arm routines than I do (we approximately equally cut).

[RoWdY_RuFf_BoY]

Why does everyone here talk about their bicep measurements.

You would have to disassemble your arm to measure your biceps.

17" is NOT hte size of your biceps...it is the size of your entire upper arm. This includes two muscle groups and several muslces along with skin and even bone.

To say that you have a 17" bicep when you whole arm is 17" is false.

Everyone understands what you mean...but that still does not make it right.

Quads are treated int he same manner. When people measure their quads, they are actually measuring their entire thigh area which includes the hamstrings too.

Silly people...

Take it easy tiger.. your making too much of a deal on this, just let it go.

Mine are just under 14.5" and I'm roughly 5'6, but I ain't exactly low on bf% either. Mine only look good when I tense it.

[AlabamaDude]

The emo trend dropped this to about 10 inches I reckon.

Funny ****!

[AlabamaDude]

Do you measure them flexed or relaxed?

[jehst]

guess it depends on how big your ribcage is also. if its tiny then yeah ripped 16 inches are gonna look huge from the side but like arnold said, if you got a big cage then ur gonna need more

[killapig]

My arms are just shy of 15" and I have gotten compliments that they think my arms are big. I'm 6'0" 175lbs. I personally think they are small, I don't have much of a tricep, mainly bicep. I would love some 16's and 17's would be amazing.

[Duff62269]

Haha my chest is like 49 inches and makes my 18.25 inch arms look small.

[nsnutter]

I have 17.75" Biceps, but I am not cut so they don't look that big - but I still get compliments (a lot) so I guess it has a lot to do with how *muscular* they are - if they are 20 inches of fat, they would look like **** as opposed to 16 inches of solid muscle. As for me, I'm going to work on cutting some more, and hopefully bulk up a bit to 18"...

[JoeDirtBody]

I have 17.75" Biceps, but I am not cut so they don't look that big - but I still get compliments (a lot) so I guess it has a lot to do with how *muscular* they are - if they are 20 inches of fat, they would look like **** as opposed to 16 inches of solid muscle. As for me, I'm going to work on cutting some more, and hopefully bulk up a bit to 18"...

ya i hope ur like 6'7" or something, cuz those dont look anywhere near 17.75

[Lintford]

ya i hope ur like 6'7" or something, cuz those dont look anywhere near 17.75

how true is that, they look more like 15s, if that.

[h1tman]

I think it's all about porportion or what kind of look your going for. For overall size my arms aren't very big but I have decent peak so the look pretty decent. I would guess my arms are a shade under 17" at 6' 205lbs