[quote]maxmuscles wrote:
Pretty impressive…Ya, what did your bicep measure when u started? The poundages you use are great too…[/quote]
This question is directed at who?
[quote]hawaiilifterMike wrote:
I thought that in general, it is easier for taller people to put on more absolute size (including arms), but not necessarily for that larger size to look as impressive as in a shorter person?
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generally people with longer limbs have to move the weight a greater distance, which ultimately forces the person to use less weight and could in turn inhibit ones ability to build muscle. (as compared to someone with shorter limbs who moves the weight a shorter distance).
Also, it takes gaining more weight to fill out the arms on someone who is 6’4 than someone who is 5’5, not surprisingly most top bodybuilders are relatively short.
[quote]waylanderxx wrote:
SmallToBig wrote:
kylec72 wrote:
SmallToBig wrote:
So as i’m a complete beginner my body is adding muscle at the fastest rate it can… so in turn i shouldn’t be worried to much … or do i have it wrong (?)
I think as long as you have the strength gains to justify the weight increase and the mirror agrees as well you are fine.
Ya i got the strength gains lol so big people started thinking i was a liar LOL
That’s allright so onwards i go 
Can you please just get over yourself already? It’s getting pretty annoying now. It’s great you are gaining strength really fast and whatnot but every time you post it says the same damn thing…it’s getting old man.[/quote]
Oh man we have some jealousy here 
[quote]Tumbles wrote:
waylanderxx wrote:
SmallToBig wrote:
kylec72 wrote:
SmallToBig wrote:
So as i’m a complete beginner my body is adding muscle at the fastest rate it can… so in turn i shouldn’t be worried to much … or do i have it wrong (?)
I think as long as you have the strength gains to justify the weight increase and the mirror agrees as well you are fine.
Ya i got the strength gains lol so big people started thinking i was a liar LOL
That’s allright so onwards i go
Can you please just get over yourself already? It’s getting pretty annoying now. It’s great you are gaining strength really fast and whatnot but every time you post it says the same damn thing…it’s getting old man.
Oh man we have some jealousy here ;-)[/quote]
Lulz, I’d be pretty jealous too if that guys chest circumfrence was creeping up on my bicep measurement ;). I kid, I kid.
[quote]Tumbles wrote:
waylanderxx wrote:
SmallToBig wrote:
kylec72 wrote:
SmallToBig wrote:
So as i’m a complete beginner my body is adding muscle at the fastest rate it can… so in turn i shouldn’t be worried to much … or do i have it wrong (?)
I think as long as you have the strength gains to justify the weight increase and the mirror agrees as well you are fine.
Ya i got the strength gains lol so big people started thinking i was a liar LOL
That’s allright so onwards i go
Can you please just get over yourself already? It’s getting pretty annoying now. It’s great you are gaining strength really fast and whatnot but every time you post it says the same damn thing…it’s getting old man.
Oh man we have some jealousy here ;-)[/quote]
I am jealous of his post count. He has only been here a month and is already blowing me away.
[quote]austin_bicep wrote:
Lulz, I’d be pretty jealous too if that guys chest circumfrence was creeping up on my bicep measurement ;). I kid, I kid.[/quote]
LOL ahaha funny guy. Give me a year i hope to get my chest to that level but by then you maybe be 18" arm i may never catch up 
[quote]ajweins wrote:
I am jealous of his post count. He has only been here a month and is already blowing me away.[/quote]
I dont know why you would be jealous lol we BBB people are really supportive of each other lol so thats where all the posts are from.
[quote]SmallToBig wrote:
austin_bicep wrote:
Lulz, I’d be pretty jealous too if that guys chest circumfrence was creeping up on my bicep measurement ;). I kid, I kid.
LOL ahaha funny guy. Give me a year i hope to get my chest to that level but by then you maybe be 18" arm i may never catch up :/[/quote]
Lol. Well my arms are over 18 and I did make an 18 inch arm thread. THis thread is over a year old, yet it’s still been very active.
[quote]austin_bicep wrote:
SmallToBig wrote:
austin_bicep wrote:
Lulz, I’d be pretty jealous too if that guys chest circumfrence was creeping up on my bicep measurement ;). I kid, I kid.
LOL ahaha funny guy. Give me a year i hope to get my chest to that level but by then you maybe be 18" arm i may never catch up
Lol. Well my arms are over 18 and I did make an 18 inch arm thread. THis thread is over a year old, yet it’s still been very active.[/quote]
To quote Waylander with a small edit
LOL i kid i kid
ps; Congrats on the 18" arm blood hell good work
I flexed a 16 1/8’’ arm earier this week, up from a 15.5’’ from the beginning of June.
Slowely but surely…
What would be an excellent Workout routine to increase arm size and bench press? at the same time i wanna have an overall strength and muscular body
[quote]jb99 wrote:
hawaiilifterMike wrote:
I thought that in general, it is easier for taller people to put on more absolute size (including arms), but not necessarily for that larger size to look as impressive as in a shorter person?
generally people with longer limbs have to move the weight a greater distance, which ultimately forces the person to use less weight and could in turn inhibit ones ability to build muscle. (as compared to someone with shorter limbs who moves the weight a shorter distance).
Also, it takes gaining more weight to fill out the arms on someone who is 6’4 than someone who is 5’5, not surprisingly most top bodybuilders are relatively short.[/quote]
Yeah, long limbs suck. At a height of 5’10, I’ve been blessed with arms slightly longer than a friend of mine who is 6’5. I thought my arms would look big (to me) at 17" and they kinda do, but not as big as I hoped. 18", here I come!
[quote]kingbeef323 wrote:
jb99 wrote:
hawaiilifterMike wrote:
I thought that in general, it is easier for taller people to put on more absolute size (including arms), but not necessarily for that larger size to look as impressive as in a shorter person?
generally people with longer limbs have to move the weight a greater distance, which ultimately forces the person to use less weight and could in turn inhibit ones ability to build muscle. (as compared to someone with shorter limbs who moves the weight a shorter distance).
Also, it takes gaining more weight to fill out the arms on someone who is 6’4 than someone who is 5’5, not surprisingly most top bodybuilders are relatively short.
Yeah, long limbs suck. At a height of 5’10, I’ve been blessed with arms slightly longer than a friend of mine who is 6’5. I thought my arms would look big (to me) at 17" and they kinda do, but not as big as I hoped. 18", here I come![/quote]
Long arms may be a detriment for filling out the arms themselves, but it could be a real asset in becoming a good puller. I think I remember you saying you didn’t really deadlift but quickly got up to 400? Sometimes you can be thankful for those long arms =)
I flexed a 17" arm today.
2 inch increase since Febuary.
[quote]Papa Nick wrote:
I flexed a 17" arm today.
2 inch increase since Febuary.[/quote]
sounds like you have an advanced copy of I,Bodybuilder
[quote]kingbeef323 wrote:
jb99 wrote:
hawaiilifterMike wrote:
I thought that in general, it is easier for taller people to put on more absolute size (including arms), but not necessarily for that larger size to look as impressive as in a shorter person?
generally people with longer limbs have to move the weight a greater distance, which ultimately forces the person to use less weight and could in turn inhibit ones ability to build muscle. (as compared to someone with shorter limbs who moves the weight a shorter distance).
Also, it takes gaining more weight to fill out the arms on someone who is 6’4 than someone who is 5’5, not surprisingly most top bodybuilders are relatively short.
Yeah, long limbs suck. At a height of 5’10, I’ve been blessed with arms slightly longer than a friend of mine who is 6’5. I thought my arms would look big (to me) at 17" and they kinda do, but not as big as I hoped. 18", here I come![/quote]
That are some fucking long arms indeed.
Just wondering, is that avatar picture recent? Your profile says your are 14% bodyfat, that is absolutely not the case judging from that picture… More like 8-10%.
[quote]Papa Nick wrote:
I flexed a 17" arm today.
2 inch increase since Febuary.[/quote]
Dude, the picture didn’t load.
Lets see da gunz man
Picture to come soon.
[quote]1morerep wrote:
Professor X wrote:
1morerep wrote:
Professor X wrote: you seem to have a difficult time grasping the idea that most people don’t look big at 170lbs unless they are EXTREMELY short.
actually i grasp the idea just fine as i see examples of it constantly.
Then why do you feel the need to jump in with, “numbers don’t matter” at every given opportunity? They do matter to those of us who don’t have a bone structure light enough to look muscular at 170lbs. If I was 170lbs thinking like you, I would still be benching 225lbs thinking that was a huge accomplishment.
because it’s tiring seeing posts about how much people lift and how many inches they’ve added to their whatever body part when in reality they are fat, shapeless and look like crap.[/quote]
So tiring! I could not agree more
[quote]AzCats wrote:
1morerep wrote:
Professor X wrote:
1morerep wrote:
Professor X wrote: you seem to have a difficult time grasping the idea that most people don’t look big at 170lbs unless they are EXTREMELY short.
actually i grasp the idea just fine as i see examples of it constantly.
Then why do you feel the need to jump in with, “numbers don’t matter” at every given opportunity? They do matter to those of us who don’t have a bone structure light enough to look muscular at 170lbs. If I was 170lbs thinking like you, I would still be benching 225lbs thinking that was a huge accomplishment.
because it’s tiring seeing posts about how much people lift and how many inches they’ve added to their whatever body part when in reality they are fat, shapeless and look like crap.
So tiring! I could not agree more[/quote]
Yeah, God forbid anyone should make any progress in less than 10 years.
C’mon, sometimes it’s a means to an end. Someone who can see the goal or finished product 3 years out need not be so concerned with chiseled biceps/triceps. I haven’t gone back to see all the pictures in this thread (or 18"), but my recollection is that there are no ‘just all flab fat’ arms.
I don’t know, I’d rather see a few inches of growth in a year or two with smooth arms than 1/4" of chiseled growth in two years. I’d be miserable maintaining ‘ripped-ness’ for so long with no size progress, but I can only speak for myself.
Yes, I understand that at 20", 21", 22" the progression is slower, but there are few here that size making that point, and they probably didn’t stay ‘ripped’ getting there.
Hopefully, these are all works in progress and just a snapshot on the way. No one looks at a building frame or scaffolding and says “Look at that, it’s got blue tarp and no walls-- forever!”, do they?