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    When are your arms considered "BIG"?

    How big do your arms need to be before they can be considered big? You know, before you can wear a "got tickets to the gun show" t-shirt. My guess would be they need to be at least 19 inches before you can talk about having big arms....
    Mine are 18 1/2 inches cold but they don't impress me too much. Get over 20 and you are in a special class!!!

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    yeah, I think you're right. mine are about your size cold and I don't FEEL that big. people say I'm huge. maybe WE don't think we can wear a shirt like that but the average person probably thinks we should

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    I think that mostly depends on how big the rest of your body is. I mean if you are 195lbs and you have 18 arms that is big but the same guy at 295lbs and 18" arms is not.

    I saw a chick the other day and she had at least 26" pythons but of course I think they were sleeping because they were just hanging there.. ugh!

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    Quote Originally Posted by oldman
    I think that mostly depends on how big the rest of your body is. I mean if you are 195lbs and you have 18 arms that is big but the same guy at 295lbs and 18" arms is not.

    I saw a chick the other day and she had at least 26" pythons but of course I think they were sleeping because they were just hanging there.. ugh!

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    In Oz we call those Fadoobidders !!!!!

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    Depends on how your arms look on your body and how you present you physique. Also how ripped/defined they are because an 18 inch arm ripped looks way better/bigger than a fat ass 22 inch piece of flab.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SwoleCat
    Depends on how your arms look on your body and how you present you physique. Also how ripped/defined they are because an 18 inch arm ripped looks way better/bigger than a fat ass 22 inch piece of flab.

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    WERD!

    I've played this game with my physique as far as what looks BIG & what doesn't.
    When I had the lower bodyfat and some definition going I got compliments on the arms.
    When I bulked and actually measured larger on arms I would get comments like - "you know, if you cut up a little - those arms would be poppin!"

    Proportion is the key and keeping the right level of bodyfat.
    Just my opinion.

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    Cuts/striations/shadows all lend qualities that make an arm actually appear bigger than it is.

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    hmmmmhmmmmm

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    Depends on the person. Mine are a lil over 17" are they are absolutely tiny

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    just wear cool long underwear like me

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    Yep - Shadows can be wicked, throw a little tanner on and people think you're growing! Ha,Ha,Ha

    I've also noticed that when my forearms are more "vascular" the upper arms appear larger.

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    dude yes! you ever notice, well if ur a white pasty ass like me.....u get out of hot shower all red, u look huger....
    god i need to tan.

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    i think rollin on 20' is the real deal
    i rock little ass 18

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    i get commenst on my arms alot, but i think they suck. havent measured them in years, so dont know what the actual number is. they have good definition and proportion, and the deltoid cuts into it rather well, so this all adds to the illusion

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    Well I suppose when you hang out with everyone who is like, 160 lbs wet, 17 inch arms look big to them =)

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    exactly

    Quote Originally Posted by SwoleCat
    Depends on how your arms look on your body and how you present you physique. Also how ripped/defined they are because an 18 inch arm ripped looks way better/bigger than a fat ass 22 inch piece of flab.

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    Exactly. I have known quite a few guys with 16%Bf+ that thought they had "big arms". Fat does not equal big.

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    No idea, i like to think at certain angles my biceps look big other days i dont think i have big arms at all. they come in around 19" during a flex on a non-pump. Just hanging there most of the time when i see myself in the mirror i think im small, but if i flex it seems to just come outta no where lol not sure how that works.

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    I think being "big" is having the illusion of looking big. It's not just overall mass that gets the brain to say "wow he's big (buff)". It's how the body is presented. If you're arms are up there around the 19 inch club... cool, but the cuts and definition that SHOW what muscles are there... that is to say that "uncover" them.. then you'll be "big"
    Anyone disagree with me on this?

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    Quote Originally Posted by oldman

    ~Olf








    anywho i think ur suffering from bigorexia

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    oh and something ive noticed, when u wear yellow, i mean like yellow tshirts and tank tops u look HUGE, ive tried it with all colors and i found out yellow was like wow..

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    Not sure I would be game enough to wear yellow. Looks to much like a big unsqueezed zit !!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kale
    Not sure I would be game enough to wear yellow. Looks to much like a big unsqueezed zit !!!
    but if u look huge no one would dare squeezing u

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    Quote Originally Posted by farrebarre
    oh and something ive noticed, when u wear yellow, i mean like yellow tshirts and tank tops u look HUGE, ive tried it with all colors and i found out yellow was like wow..
    You like yellow and blue?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gra
    You like yellow and blue?
    best colors in the world lol

    but i love green myself

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    Quote Originally Posted by farrebarre
    best colors in the world lol

    but i love green myself
    You know dude, its scarey how much you look like my eldest son, seriously scarey

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kale
    You know dude, its scarey how much you look like my eldest son, seriously scarey
    whatsup pop so ur son is as hot as me eh hahah

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    Quote Originally Posted by farrebarre
    whatsup pop so ur son is as hot as me eh hahah
    Wouldnt like to comment on his hotness but judging the quality of the ladies he brings home he must be doing something right. I wouldnt mind hitting half of them myself

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kale
    Wouldnt like to comment on his hotness but judging the quality of the ladies he brings home he must be doing something right. I wouldnt mind hitting half of them myself
    maybe his my long lost twin

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    Quote Originally Posted by farrebarre
    maybe his my long lost twin
    Well I travel a lot so there is an excellent chance he is your brother

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kale
    Well I travel a lot so there is an excellent chance he is your brother
    bastard

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    Quote Originally Posted by farrebarre
    bastard
    No, I think that would make YOU the bastard!

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    Quote Originally Posted by NotSmall
    No, I think that would make YOU the bastard!
    lol u win this round..i couldnt think of a comeback

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    Quote Originally Posted by farrebarre








    anywho i think ur suffering from bigorexia

    hahahah dam I did it again.. I am a big olf!! hahaha dam you, dam you to Canada.



    ~OLD <<<------

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    Quote Originally Posted by oldman
    hahahah dam I did it again.. I am a big olf!! hahaha dam you, dam you to Canada.



    ~OLD <<<------
    blame canada

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    there considerd big when someone other than family says, "Damn, those are some huge ass arms ya got there" or when a stranger says, "Do you take steroids ?"

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    i need 20's to be "PROPORTIONAL" but i dont have em

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    Quote Originally Posted by diamonds
    How big do your arms need to be before they can be considered big? You know, before you can wear a "got tickets to the gun show" t-shirt. My guess would be they need to be at least 19 inches before you can talk about having big arms....
    Mine are 18 1/2 inches cold but they don't impress me too much. Get over 20 and you are in a special class!!!
    all depends on ur height and frame. a small boned guy who's like 5'4", i would say has bigg arms if they're anywhere past 16, whereas for a bigger 6 ft tall guy he'd need 20 inch arms to be equivalent

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    Depends on the body frame and size. If you have small bone structue 14 inch arms could look big cuz it would be mostely muscle it all depends. Plus its how you carry yourself, that can make you look bigger or smaller.

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    father and son get some quality time by tag teaming one of the girls he brings home...right on.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SnaX
    father and son get some quality time by tag teaming one of the girls he brings home...right on.


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