Here we go again, well my arms are 16", im 5'11 and 202.5. Everything else on my body besides calves are big. WHY dont my arms grow? I have had 16" like 2 years ago. There is something wrong and I have the worst genetics. Other people do the samething and they grow so easy. I do standing barbell curls, 1 arm dumbell preacher curls, hammer curls. I have tried everything. For triceps I do close grip bench, french presses, weighted dips and cable pushdowns. This makes me so mad, I wish my arms were atleast 17". I dont think my arms will ever grow. I really dont think my arms will grow easy because I have broad shoulders that are 57.5" and people tell me I have long arms.
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06-09-2006, 06:30 AM #1
My Arms - this is so pathetic helpp
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06-09-2006, 06:55 AM #5
Assuming that you already have a decent diet, do compound movements, and have given yourself time to grow (your whole body, not just your arms), I'd recommend:
1) Prioritizing Arms by training them if your first session of the week
2) Make a conscious effort to increase weight and put all of your mental and physical energy into your training
3) Allow 2-3 days between your arm session and the day(s) you train Back and chest
4)Experiment with different rep ranges + volume
5) Not sure how long you have been training, but if you're fairly advanced, you could also experiment with added a lighter weight, higher rep day 1-2 times a month for arms, as long as it doesn't overlap too much with your overall rest times. (although I wouldn't do this unless you have exhausted all other options, as you may not need it)
Edit: and #6 - Stop whiningWho was this love of yours?
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06-09-2006, 10:11 AM #7
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BigMan: prioritizing can mean something way more: meaning, doing 2 to 3 arms workouts a week!!!
with this method, you basically "carry" the rest of the body for a while, doing only ONE Chest/back/shoulder workout per week....and an abbreviated one at that.....
the arm workouts are all supersets, and the workout should be completed in 25 minutes or less!
do no legs.......
you are specializing: do this for a couple of months and see what happens....I assume you will be eating plenty and well......
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06-09-2006, 10:35 AM #8
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06-09-2006, 10:42 AM #9Originally Posted by skyline1731
Damn straight your arms are considered big!! Im 5'10" and 170 lbs, and I cant get my arms beyond 14.75"! I max out with sets of 6 ezbar curls with 85 lbs, and do tricep extentions with 78 lbs, and still wont grow the arms beyond this. My arm work out features biceps: 5 sets ezbar curls up to 85 lbs, plus 3 sets of dumbell curls with 40 lb dumbells once a wk.. I do a secondary session with the same weight, but half the sets on another day. For Tris, I do 3 sets of cg benchpress followed by 5 sets of skull crushers with 73-78 lbs once per wk. Seems like a reasonable arm workout for me, but I sure would like to get them over 15"...Paul E
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06-09-2006, 12:29 PM #10Originally Posted by Canadian Iron
16 inches sounds very well porportioned for your body size.....my arms are just below 19 inches but im 270 pounds......to gain an inch on your arms your going to have to gain about 20 pounds.....sometimes more......so start eating......
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06-09-2006, 12:36 PM #11
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Originally Posted by Canadian Iron"Franco is pretty smart, but Franco's a child, and when it comes to the day of the contest, I am his father. He comes to me for advices. So it's not that hard for me to give him the wrong advices." - Arnold Schwarzenegger - Pumping Iron
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06-09-2006, 12:40 PM #12Originally Posted by Overload
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06-09-2006, 12:57 PM #14
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Originally Posted by Canadian Iron"Franco is pretty smart, but Franco's a child, and when it comes to the day of the contest, I am his father. He comes to me for advices. So it's not that hard for me to give him the wrong advices." - Arnold Schwarzenegger - Pumping Iron
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06-15-2006, 12:24 AM #15Originally Posted by Mikey1Getting bigger and stronger all the time. My only opponent is myself. The mirror is my only honest friend. I am my most unforgiving critic. But i will be the best i can be.
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06-15-2006, 04:36 AM #17Originally Posted by Canadian Iron
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06-15-2006, 08:09 AM #18Originally Posted by SevenFortySeven
So, for my 5/10" 170 lbs frame (pre breakfast weigh-in), and 1.5 yrs of lifting, are you saying that my (almost) 15" arms arent terrible? Its not like they havent grown.. I mean, 1.5 yrs ago before I started lifting, they measured a measley 12.25", proving that Im basically just a skinny Fxxx. So 3" in 1.5 yrs sounds pretty good to me, for a natual lifter. And the rest of me has grown accordingly... But still, Id like another inch or so, and Id be happy. (on my arms, that is! )Paul E
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06-15-2006, 09:42 AM #26Originally Posted by Andrew.Cook
http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...39453&page=636
btw you shouldn't throw rocks at teens, we were all young and foolish once
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06-15-2006, 11:02 AM #27
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Originally Posted by Canadian Iron
Nobody is throwing rocks! When I give advice, I start by thinking "what should someone have told me 15 years ago?" and one of those things would have been "Quit fussing about your arms..." Oh wait, my lifting mentor DID tell me that. Good old Jeff Kegley. "Can't fire cannons from a canoe" he was like some kind of 6'2" 230lb muscular Confuscious.
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