the answer to why your arms are not as big as you think they should be!!!

[IronReload04]

99 percent of the time, guys who think their arms are't growing like they should be, are delusional. i would say their is a 99 percent chance your arms are perfectly in proportion to the rest of your body......you are not going to have 20-21 inch arms unless you are 3.5-4 pounds of muscle per inch and hard.

if you really are the 1 percent.....you are going to have to face the facts that your genetics will not allow you to have large arms......or you are overtraining/undereating

hope this helps

[Ronnie Rowland]

99 percent of the time, guys who think their arms are't growing like they should be, are delusional. i would say their is a 99 percent chance your arms are perfectly in proportion to the rest of your body......you are not going to have 20-21 inch arms unless you are 3.5-4 pounds of muscle per inch and hard.

if you really are the 1 percent.....you are going to have to face the facts that your genetics will not allow you to have large arms......or you are overtraining/undereating

hope this helps

My arms are 21 inches but I am not too sure about the 4 lbs of muscle per square inch and hard...LOL

[soulstealer]

My arms are 21 inches but I am not too sure about the 4 lbs of muscle per square inch and hard...LOL

I gotta agree there by your math I should weigh 296lbs and be hard with 21" arms =P?

[IronReload04]

extreme, but point being, your arms are'nt going to look jacked if you are 160-185 pounds.....or 205 or whatever

[IronReload04]

and 21 inch arms contest, or off season? big difference

[soulstealer]

I'm 271 right now about 14ish % BF my arms are just over 19's I was just commenting that via your math I should be 296lbs with like 9% BF when my arms are 21"?

[Renesis]

extreme, but point being, your arms are'nt going to look jacked if you are 160-185 pounds.....or 205 or whatever

What if you are my height :P

[IronReload04]

I'm 271 right now about 14ish % BF my arms are just over 19's I was just commenting that via your math I should be 296lbs with like 9% BF when my arms are 21"?

not everyone has genetics for arms

[IronReload04]

What if you are my height :P

than you have genetics for arms or, becuase of your height, you are alot of pounds of muscle mass per inch

[IronReload04]

you guys, stop trying to deny the simple truth....

either you have the genetics for arms, or you dont.....all you can do is develop your body as a whole, and develop the larger muscles and see what happens

[Ronnie Rowland]

and 21 inch arms contest, or off season? big difference

Off-season for me..

[IronReload04]

thats still really really huge........rumors used to be floating around, that even some of the iffbb pros were like 19 on stage..some as low as 18 on stage

[sonnygll]

Most guys lie about their arm size. It seems to me there was a whole website about bodybuilders lying about arms.

All I know is my arms look the same as people who claim to be a couple inches bigger.

[IronReload04]

that plus, actual shape can contribute an awful lot to how big they look.....

small bone structure, and your arm is going to look bigger than it actually is...

and tricep/bicp allignment......hold your arm up and flex...is the largest part of your bicep perfectly in line the the largest part of your tricep? if they are, you have what it takes to stretch the tape measure.......

[sonnygll]

My bone structure is larger. I don't have very good peaks at all, especially on the left. My biceps and triceps are close, but not completely lined up. I don't have the greatest genetics for sure. I have very large forearms too. So mine don't look bigger than they are. I think a lot of guys just stretch the truth.

[Sir Lifts-a-lot]

Arms grow in proportion to the rest of your body. Mother nature controls that point blank. Some guys look like they have bigger arms but that is due to such low bodyfat. The best thing you can do to make your arms grow is something SwoleCat preached and that was go heavy on legs, back & chest and they will grow in accordance to these three groups.

[sonnygll]

Arms grow in proportion to the rest of your body. Mother nature controls that point blank. Some guys look like they have bigger arms but that is due to such low bodyfat. The best thing you can do to make your arms grow is something SwoleCat preached and that was go heavy on legs, back & chest and they will grow in accordance to these three groups.

I agree. I do very little direct arm work. 90%+ of what I do is compound free weight exercises for chest, back and legs. I have noticed the bodyfat thing too. When ever I lose weight, I look like I got bigger.

There are some people that have bad arm genetics though. I know a guy that's 5'8" 225 and shredded. Everything looks good but his arms.