Respectable bicep size?

[Ntpadude]

Ok, sorry if this sounds like a stupid question. Just wondering what you guys think is a respectable size for a guy's biceps. Respectable in the sense that they don't look like puny fu*****.

5 ft 11 inches and 175 is actually above the human species norm. I was reading that doctors consider a male of about 5 ft 10 inches, 155 lbs with 13.5 inch biceps to be the non-weight lifting healthy size/purportion and this is also considered to be the US Navy's recommendation for ideal size/shape.

I think on this board, someone who is 5 ft 11 inches, 175 lbs and 15.5 inch arms would be considered puny HERE, but by doctor's and US Navy standards, that is considered to be an over-muscular freak or obese!!

I am only in the low 180's/5ft 10" and even though I am 9% body fat, plugging data into the navy method calculations, I too am now considered to be obese by Navy standards as well as anyone bigger then me I think.

Just things to think about, to get 15 inch arms or larger is something our genes dont readily support without being obese. We all had to do something to break our genetic limitations, that including: lifting weights, taking steroids , etc.

[SensP]

5' 10" with 13.5" biceps is their ideal? Seems to me they'd want stronger guys.

[GetnSwole]

6' 5".....22" bis....

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[Britguy]

A respectable size for biceps depends on your height and body weight. 16 inch arms looks far different on someone who is 6'2" than on someone who is 5'7".

Look for a book called Beyond Brawn by Stuart McRobert. It has a chart that lists the measurements of a balanced, muscular, natural physique based on weight and height.

true. ive only got 16 inchers and im 5'8, my friend and others say they look quite big and are suprised when they find out real size, for example my friend has 18 and a half an is envious of mine, then again he has naturally wide clavicles and im more blocky/stocky with not so wide shoulders, we always want something we haven't got!

[The Baron]

If your calves look big and your arms measure the same as your calves, then you have respectable biceps.

[SensP]

If your calves look big and your arms measure the same as your calves, then you have respectable biceps.

Interesting. The only criteria here are looking like you have big calves (whatever that means) and exact symetry between the biceps and the calves. The ancient Greeks were of course the first to measure one element of bodily perfection by comparing the size of the calves and the biceps.

[19inchpythons]

i'm 5'5 with 19" bi's, i think that's pretty big, but 19.5-20" would kick ass

[Thegr8One]

5'11" 260lbs 20.5" and growing

[3Vandoo]

WHAT

there no respectable size in that selection!


thank you, lift again

[J.S.N.]

no sensp there is no way you're gonna gain a few inches per cycle. rule of thumb is one inch gained in arm size is equal to 15 lbs. LBM. maybe 2" but not likely, def. not three.

[SensP]

Ok. Thanks for answering me.

[Logan13]

Mudman, looks like you have some guns in your avatar.

5'6" 179 lbs. 17.5" arms @ 8% BF