16 Inch Arms

diodelcibo

In defense of the work your legs to get big arms. That poster might have meant that squating and deadlifting cause greater testosterone release and therefore makes the curls you do more effective?

This is BS.

For your height I'd say 10-12% BF with 15.5-16 inch arms would be good (depending on your glycogen levels.)

FrnkLft

A good goal to is your wrist x 2.35 to 2.4 So if your wrist is 6.5" then 15.5 would be a good goal.

what does your wrist measurements have anything to do with your Arm measurements, Thanks!!
My wrists = 7.5. My arms = just over 17.5

Here is a link http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/drobson207.htm
I remember reading this wrist size to body measurements from the book Brawn
John McCallum’s realistic measurement ideals for hard gainers

6.5 times your wrist gives chest girth
85% of the chest girth produces the hips
Take 70% of the chest girth for the waist
53% of the chest gives the thigh girth
The neck size is 37% of the chest
36% of the chest produces the upper arm girth
The calves come out a little less at 34%
The forearms get 29% of the chest measurement
This is probably a good goal for the avg trainee to shoot for.

Does anyone know of a similar set of ideals for females?

Keep in mind this is just one guys suggestions, they are not necessarily ideal. This kind of stuff is good to give perspective and for goal setting.

That said, I have no idea for women. Your bodies are all so different, all I would suggest is this:

Skinny is fine, but you need to build muscle so you don't look weak/sick. For stomachs, a good rule of thumb is that in profile, your stomach should not come out further than your breasts, visible abs is just a pereference and not required. Imho if your ribs are coming through you are ridiculously skinny even if you feel fat lol. Hips and butt are good

Loftearmen

I have 21" arms without a pump. I don't know what they would be with a pump because I don't do direct arm work. If I got really lean they might get down to 20" without a pump. If you want to get big arms (or a big anything for that matter) you need to:

1) Gain weight
2) Get really strong

It really is that simple.

My advice, don't spend hours upon hours doing curls and tricep kickbacks. Do some super heavy narrow(ish) grip bench presses and weighted chins twice a week, work on your pressing strength on a bench as well as overhead and do really heavy rowing work several times a week. Your arms will grow significantly (along with the rest of your musculature). Don't forget to squat and deadlift also. There's no use having loaded guns if you don't have a tripod to stand them on.

Loftearmen

In defense of the work your legs to get big arms. That poster might have meant that squating and deadlifting cause greater testosterone release and therefore makes the curls you do more effective?

This is BS.

For your height I'd say 10-12% BF with 15.5-16 inch arms would be good (depending on your glycogen levels.)

It's not BS. I don't curl or do tricep work. I squat and deadlift like an mf'er. My arms are bigger than your's. Case closed.

BrainsOnGains

In defense of the work your legs to get big arms. That poster might have meant that squating and deadlifting cause greater testosterone release and therefore makes the curls you do more effective?

This is BS.

For your height I'd say 10-12% BF with 15.5-16 inch arms would be good (depending on your glycogen levels.)

It's not BS. I don't curl or do tricep work. I squat and deadlift like an mf'er. My arms are bigger than your's. Case closed.

Those arent his arms....

diodelcibo

In defense of the work your legs to get big arms. That poster might have meant that squating and deadlifting cause greater testosterone release and therefore makes the curls you do more effective?

This is BS.

For your height I'd say 10-12% BF with 15.5-16 inch arms would be good (depending on your glycogen levels.)

It's not BS. I don't curl or do tricep work. I squat and deadlift like an mf'er. My arms are bigger than your's. Case closed.

I don't do a lot of curls either (albeit I have to do extra stuff for my triceps because they seem to grow slower), I squat and deadlift too and I doubt your arms are bigger.

lithezebra

A good goal to is your wrist x 2.35 to 2.4 So if your wrist is 6.5" then 15.5 would be a good goal.

what does your wrist measurements have anything to do with your Arm measurements, Thanks!!
My wrists = 7.5. My arms = just over 17.5

Here is a link http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/drobson207.htm
I remember reading this wrist size to body measurements from the book Brawn
John McCallum’s realistic measurement ideals for hard gainers

6.5 times your wrist gives chest girth
85% of the chest girth produces the hips
Take 70% of the chest girth for the waist
53% of the chest gives the thigh girth
The neck size is 37% of the chest
36% of the chest produces the upper arm girth
The calves come out a little less at 34%
The forearms get 29% of the chest measurement
This is probably a good goal for the avg trainee to shoot for.

Does anyone know of a similar set of ideals for females?

Keep in mind this is just one guys suggestions, they are not necessarily ideal. This kind of stuff is good to give perspective and for goal setting.

That said, I have no idea for women. Your bodies are all so different, all I would suggest is this:

Skinny is fine, but you need to build muscle so you don't look weak/sick. For stomachs, a good rule of thumb is that in profile, your stomach should not come out further than your breasts, visible abs is just a pereference and not required. Imho if your ribs are coming through you are ridiculously skinny even if you feel fat lol. Hips and butt are good

If you read the link, you will see that there is a "Grecian Ideal" calculator, and it really only works for men. That is what I was asking about, not your idea of what is too skinny for women. My ribs are coming through at any weight I've ever been - just the way I'm built, not meant to personally offend your sense of aesthetics.

FrnkLft

A good goal to is your wrist x 2.35 to 2.4 So if your wrist is 6.5" then 15.5 would be a good goal.

what does your wrist measurements have anything to do with your Arm measurements, Thanks!!
My wrists = 7.5. My arms = just over 17.5

Here is a link http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/drobson207.htm
I remember reading this wrist size to body measurements from the book Brawn
John McCallum’s realistic measurement ideals for hard gainers

6.5 times your wrist gives chest girth
85% of the chest girth produces the hips
Take 70% of the chest girth for the waist
53% of the chest gives the thigh girth
The neck size is 37% of the chest
36% of the chest produces the upper arm girth
The calves come out a little less at 34%
The forearms get 29% of the chest measurement
This is probably a good goal for the avg trainee to shoot for.

Does anyone know of a similar set of ideals for females?

Keep in mind this is just one guys suggestions, they are not necessarily ideal. This kind of stuff is good to give perspective and for goal setting.

That said, I have no idea for women. Your bodies are all so different, all I would suggest is this:

Skinny is fine, but you need to build muscle so you don't look weak/sick. For stomachs, a good rule of thumb is that in profile, your stomach should not come out further than your breasts, visible abs is just a pereference and not required. Imho if your ribs are coming through you are ridiculously skinny even if you feel fat lol. Hips and butt are good

If you read the link, you will see that there is a "Grecian Ideal" calculator, and it really only works for men. That is what I was asking about, not your idea of what is too skinny for women. My ribs are coming through at any weight I've ever been - just the way I'm built, not meant to personally offend your sense of aesthetics.

Oh I was refering to women who are overly concerned with fat, to the point where they diet past healthy levels. If your ribs show through normally then really I have no opinion. I really didn't mean to imply otherwise.

Ebcanada

I now have a strange desire to measure my arms.

bumblebums

I now have a strange desire to measure my arms.

This whole thread is a lot funnier if you imagine people talking about the length of their arms and not their upper arm circumference.

Not to mention all the amazing broscience on display.

katy_trail

Agreed, but I have to find alternatives. I have a bad back so I have to be careful not to tweak it... squats are out of the question even with perfect form (dipping with weight on my shoulders is a huge risk) but the leg press machine is fine. I'm going to be trying deadlifts for the first time next week, starting as you should with low weight and see how my back responds. I've already been doing machine hyperextensions for a while at about 210, so we'll see how that goes.

what about split squats?

Hmmm, this is actually a really awesome suggestion! I was already doing walking lunges with a medicine ball, and that doesn't hurt my back at all, this could work. This is a great suggestion, thank you! And on a "arm" topic no less.

I got so excited I just tried the movement next to my desk here at work.... this could work!!

it's working for me, why not ?

FrnkLft

I now have a strange desire to measure my arms.

This whole thread is a lot funnier if you imagine people talking about the length of their arms and not their upper arm circumference.

Not to mention all the amazing broscience on display.

First of all, rofl, i'm thinking T-rex at the gym. Secondly, hater. Thirdly... nah there's no thirdly.

bumblebums

I now have a strange desire to measure my arms.

This whole thread is a lot funnier if you imagine people talking about the length of their arms and not their upper arm circumference.

Not to mention all the amazing broscience on display.

First of all, rofl, i'm thinking T-rex at the gym. Secondly, hater. Thirdly... nah there's no thirdly.