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  1. 08-29-2007, 12:15 PM #1
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    Big biceps?

    Im curious, whats considered big with regards to Biceps. Inche wise, what is large nowadays for your average gym go'er?

    12"? 16"? 20"?
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  2. 08-29-2007, 12:46 PM #2
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    i think it has more to do with shape, cause you could be some fat dude and claim 20 inch arms
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    12 is decent for a girl

    16 is average

    20 is big

    All with the right shape of course
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    Quote Originally Posted by l2elapse
    i think it has more to do with shape, cause you could be some fat dude and claim 20 inch arms

    Agreed. You have to factor in bf...

    Big to me is lean with 18+
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    AVERAGE adult male arm is 13". I just got up to 19" recently with good shape, maybe about half inch of fat on my arm though, to me I've gotten so used to seeing my arm it doesn't even look that big, my goal is to get a little over 20" while having a very low bodyfat of like 5-6%.
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    I used to have arms that measured over 20" but now that I've leaned out a bunch they are barely scratching 18.5-19" so... Size is relative.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MESSY_UK
    Im curious, whats considered big with regards to Biceps. Inche wise, what is large nowadays for your average gym go'er?

    12"? 16"? 20"?
    12" guns would look huge on a little person. It depends on the body proportions. I've seen 16" that looked huge.
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    18" is huge!!! although im some what biased...
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  9. 08-30-2007, 06:31 AM #9
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    I have 16" inch arms and they look big on me with my 30 inch" waist (have very little bf)... I'm aiming for 18" tho...
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  11. 08-30-2007, 07:55 AM #11
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    Its all relative to the size of the person and the shape of the muscle. I have long biceps and little peak. My short friend has a peaky, but smaller bicep that looks bigger than mine.
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    are we talking flexed or dangling?
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    Quote Originally Posted by MESSY_UK
    Im curious, whats considered big with regards to Biceps. Inche wise, what is large nowadays for your average gym go'er?

    12"? 16"? 20"?
    Depends on height. If someone is 5'2" 17" would look big on them. If they're 6'4"... you get the point.
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  15. 08-30-2007, 03:19 PM #15
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    I am 6' with just shy of 18" arms. Other people say they are big but I don't think so haha.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Carlos_E
    Depends on height. If someone is 5'2" 17" would look big on them. If they're 6'4"... you get the point.
    agreed. I'm 6'3" with 18" arms and I still look quite slender
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  17. 08-30-2007, 05:18 PM #17
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    Imagine a baby with 8" arms, it would looked jacked to the max!
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    5'7" 16 1/2'' arms for now that is.
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    16 1/2" at 5'8" unpumped, im trying to get these things bigger but its impossible with the bad tendonitis i got in both elbows
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