Getting That Thick Look ?

[TheNuttz02]

Ok, my arms look pretty good when tensed and also look at a decent size from the side but when relaxed and not pumped they don't seem to have that thick look from the front perspective (facing a mirror).

What is the best way to get that thick look with your arms..like how many reps and sets do you find works best for you ?

I am going on 6ft 4 and only 18 so this is probably the reason why my limbs look longer and don't look as thick.

Thanks.

[Turkish Juicer]

Achieving the thick arm look will take several years of dedicated training and nutrition. Although you have not specified your body weight, I am assuming you are underweight at 6'4 and 18. You will not look thick anywhere before you gain enough weight, it is just simple plain fact.

We can help you a bit more about this if you provide us with more info about yourself.

1. Bodyweight?

2. Training experience?

3. Arm workout routine, including reps and weights (for both biceps and triceps)?

4. Nutrition (number of meals, content of meals and supplementation)?

[TheNuttz02]

I was roughly 182lb when i weighed myself which i think was just over a week or so ago. My first time ever down the gym was at 15 but i didn't really keep it up and just went on and off when i could be bothered for a few years but for the past year (roughly, might be a month or 2 less) iv'e been training religiously. I have been on a few kind of bulking diets for months here and there..i say kind of because i still don't think i was eating enough but it was certainly more than an average day for someone who isn't bulking and the food that i was eating was good food.

The only supplement i was taking was 'Anabolic Muscle Fuel' by USN. With this i was taking 2 shakes a day with 1 after training and 1 either before bed or mid morn/aft. I was eating at least 6 times a day.

At the moment i'm not on any kind of diet but still not eating loads of crap.

I do biceps and triceps on different days usually with another body part. I do all the usual exercises really, hammer curls, dumbell curls, skull crushers, NGBP, dips etc etc - 4 sets of each and 3 exercises for each one, starting light, usually do 12 reps then 10, 8, then until failure with the heaviest weight.

That is what i pretty much did all the time before and did see some slow progress, i have recently been trying the method of just doing 2 exercises for both tri's and bi's with 4 sets of 8....again on different days.

Thanks for the reply.

[Turkish Juicer]

6'4 182 lbs.

Continue training and eating religiously, you need to go up to at least 200pounds before you look anything like a natural BB. Just a simple plain fact.

You are only 18, which means you have about 5-6 more years ahead of you to grow and naturally fill in, so be patient and do NOT ever turn your back to the gym only because this could be a slow progress for you.

.... and lastly, forget about ostentatious yet useless supps. Buy yourself a decent whey protein (Optimum, Muscletech, Gaspari, Dymatize, Ultimate and etc.), once scoop about 30-45 mins. before you hit the gym with some natural apple juice and another scoop immediately after your workout with again some sort of natural carb source. Creatine Mono will also make a difference by drawing water and glucose into your trained muscle fibers, you can add 5gr to your post-workout shake and drink it up.

At some point during your training regimen, you will however have to switch from the pyramidal workout system to power training system for better results concerning muscle bulk and incremented overall strength. Nutrition will help you so far, you have to start introducing your fibers heavier weights and lower reps. Do some research on the 5x5 training regimen, you will have a much better idea of what I am talking about here. Nonetheless, when you are bodybuilding for hypertrophy, you will still need to go through one or two power training phases each year, each phase lasting for about 4-6 weeks.

[rockinred]

Just to reiterate...only time will get you the results you are looking for. The key components of getting thick.

Food- eat enough to put on size

Training - compound exercises as your base. military press, deads, squats, bench, upright rows, barbell rows, all free weights. Stay away from fluffy tricep kickbacks, cables, etc... you can do those as a burnout, but the core needs to be compound moves.

Time/consistency - you have to pay your dues. Genetics also factor in big time. at 6ft 4inch...185lbs... you are going to have to work hard or wait till father time catches and you start thickening up with age. Still you have to stay steady.

good luck and keep up the hard training.

[TheNuttz02]

Cheers guys, looks like only time will tell.