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Getbig Main Boards => Gossip & Opinions => Topic started by: hazbin on December 16, 2013, 10:19:37 PM
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okay, not today, three weeks ago. a trainer at my gym was in Turks and Cacos (sp??). he saw Arnold at supper, introduced himself.
the next morning at the gym, it was Arnold and my friend, no one else. he worked out with Arnold for about twenty minutes and said Arnold was super cool. pretty good shape now, too.
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okay, not today, three weeks ago. a trainer at my gym was in Turks and Cacos (sp??). he saw Arnold at supper, introduced himself.
the next morning at the gym, it was Arnold and my friend, no one else. he worked out with Arnold for about twenty minutes and said Arnold was super cool. pretty good shape now, too.
Out of curiosity, how tall is your friend? Trying to figure out Arnold's current height.
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Out of curiosity, how tall is your friend? Trying to figure out Arnold's current height.
haha, I just went through this with gutler. he was at my gym, and I posted two pics of members with him. one member was 5'9, the other was 5'8, and they were both taller than jay.
i'll ask my buddy what his exact height is.
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haha, I just went through this with gutler. he was at my gym, and I posted two pics of members with him. one member was 5'9, the other was 5'8, and they were both taller than jay.
i'll ask my buddy what his exact height is.
thank god so i'm not that short after all ;D
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haha, I just went through this with gutler. he was at my gym, and I posted two pics of members with him. one member was 5'9, the other was 5'8, and they were both taller than jay.
i'll ask my buddy what his exact height is.
The consensus that Arnold's current height is between 5'11" and 6'0". Peak height was 6'1.5"-6'2".
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haha, I just went through this with gutler. he was at my gym, and I posted two pics of members with him. one member was 5'9, the other was 5'8, and they were both taller than jay.
i'll ask my buddy what his exact height is.
Not this shit again ::)
Both your buddies are not taller than cutler , the pics u posted jay was leaning
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Good to see Arnie still training.
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great pic!
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Arnold arm looking solid.
WoooSSSSHHHHHHHHH
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Arnold arm looking solid.
WoooSSSSHHHHHHHHH
YEAH..
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The consensus that Arnold's current height is between 5'11" and 6'0". Peak height was 6'1.5"-6'2".
this.
Woosssshhhhhhhhhhhhhh
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okay, I have to make sure for the getbig detectives that I state ''I have never met Arnold and have no idea how tall he is!!!! also, I am not stating that my friend is taller or shorter than Arnold''
now that I've cleared that up, I can state for sure that my friend in the picture is 6'2.
I must make it clear again that I make no representation as to the actual height of Arnold
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well there we have it, arnold is back up to 6'2" judging by the photo next to your friend.
okay, I have to make sure for the getbig detectives that I state ''I have never met Arnold and have no idea how tall he is!!!! also, I am not stating that my friend is taller or shorter than Arnold''
now that I've cleared that up, I can state for sure that my friend in the picture is 6'2.
I must make it clear again that I make no representation as to the actual height of Arnold
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okay, not today, three weeks ago. a trainer at my gym was in Turks and Cacos (sp??). he saw Arnold at supper, introduced himself.
the next morning at the gym, it was Arnold and my friend, no one else. he worked out with Arnold for about twenty minutes and said Arnold was super cool. pretty good shape now, too.
why would he block his face most guys would be glad to have a pic with the king of bbing.
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well there we have it, arnold is back up to 6'2" judging by the photo next to your friend.
Arnold is closer to the cam
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but not by alot, 6'1.75" then, his old peak height ;D
Arnold is closer to the cam
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Arnold is stepping over the red tape line.
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okay, not today, three weeks ago. a trainer at my gym was in Turks and Cacos (sp??). he saw Arnold at supper, introduced himself.
the next morning at the gym, it was Arnold and my friend, no one else. he worked out with Arnold for about twenty minutes and said Arnold was super cool. pretty good shape now, too.
8) 8) 8)
How fucking cool would that be - Turks and Caicos is on my list of places I want to visit - imagine going there and going through the motions in the gym (you're on holiday after all, no need to train to failure :) ) and then Arnie walks in and joins in your workout!
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There is a samurai maxim: 'A man who has attained mastery of his art, reveals it in his every action.'
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why would he block his face most guys would be glad to have a pic with the king of bbing.
I blocked his face. he sent me the pic, and I didn't ask him if I could post it. the kid lives a dream life, drives Bentleys, has a rich wife , works about 4 hours a week and loves life. shit like this always happens to him dammit!!
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Out of curiosity, how tall is your friend? Trying to figure out Arnold's current height.
Truth be told... Arnold was never 6'2". I also had my pic taken with him at the Arnold Classic in 1989. He is 5'11 tops.
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Truth be told... Arnold was never 6'2". I also had my pic taken with him at the Arnold Classic in 1989. He is 5'11 tops.
6'2 5'11... fact is he is a giant among body builders...that's all that matters
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6'2 5'11... fact is he is a giant among body builders...that's all that matters
I would never deny that.
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I see that the stupid fucks at Getbig still think you can accurately measure someone's height by looking at a fucking picture.
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Arnold was over six feet in his younger days.
I have stood directly beside the man. I am exactly six feet tall, without shoes, and Arnold was about even with me.
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but not by alot, 6'1.75" then, his old peak height ;D
Arnold is under 6'0". 6'0"-6'1" Johnny Knoxville was minimum 1" taller than Arnold in their movie and Arnold was wearing thick cowboy boots.
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Truth be told... Arnold was never 6'2". I also had my pic taken with him at the Arnold Classic in 1989. He is 5'11 tops.
That's just not true. He was taller than legit 6'0" men in his prime (barefoot I might add). You even have Vince Basile who measured him in 1969 barefoot at night and he clocked in at 6'1.5". Arnold recently claimed that he has lost 1.5" and is now 6'0.5". I'll have to dig up the article. I say the 6'0.5" is in shoes today. He's probably floating around 5'11"-5'11.5" today. Was easily 6'1" + in his prime.
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Who cares what Arnold's height is. The man is the real King of BB and rich as hell.
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exactly and what alot of people don't get is pictures actually do lie! In some shots with knoxville for example he looks an inch or two shorter then in others not so much shorter. Then there's the "in person" thing, people think you can judge that by just standing next to someone, i think i'm eye to eye with some people and then see a reflection and notice i'm an inch perhaps shorter. Plus who stands bolt upright with perfect posture all the time?
Arnold was easily just under 6'2" at prime, he has been measured, musclemag rounded up the figure to 6'2" way back because it was easier to print than 6'1.75".
He's lost over an inch, arnold admitted it on video that his daughter measured him.
That's just not true. He was taller than legit 6'0" men in his prime (barefoot I might add). You even have Vince Basile who measured him in 1969 barefoot at night and he clocked in at 6'1.5". Arnold recently claimed that he has lost 1.5" and is now 6'0.5". I'll have to dig up the article. I say the 6'0.5" is in shoes today. He's probably floating around 5'11"-5'11.5" today. Was easily 6'1" + in his prime.
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I met Arnold about a year ago and he was about 3-4 inches shorter than me and I'm 5'11. and he was wearing cowboy boots
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I met Arnold 6 months ago and I'm 5'10. Arnold barely went up to my nipples. Tiny tit status.
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I actually met with Arnold about two years ago, at the time he was wearing thick cowboy boots with lifts and I am 5'11. I could look down on his scalp.
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I was walking through the Arnold expo one day and stepped on something and heard a yelp. Turns out it was Arnold, stepped right on his head, couldn't have been more than a foot tall.
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Totally cool.
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I learned GN'R soundtrack favorite "You could be mine" on lead guitar, and I can speak with authority that during the filming of T2, Arnold was 6 foot, .258347 inches tall.
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I was walking through the Arnold expo one day and stepped on something and heard a yelp. Turns out it was Arnold, stepped right on his head, couldn't have been more than a foot tall.
Hahahaha!! ;D
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I blocked his face. he sent me the pic, and I didn't ask him if I could post it. the kid lives a dream life, drives Bentleys, has a rich wife , works about 4 hours a week and loves life. shit like this always happens to him dammit!!
;D livin the good life ,good for him.
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I met Arnold about a year ago and he was about 3-4 inches shorter than me and I'm 5'11. and he was wearing cowboy boots
Yeah I thought he was about Dexter Jackson height ::)
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Arnold will never be eclipsed in bodybuilding, which is kind of sad. The "sport" has gone in the wrong direction.
Truth here.
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haha, I just went through this with gutler. he was at my gym, and I posted two pics of members with him. one member was 5'9, the other was 5'8, and they were both taller than jay.
i'll ask my buddy what his exact height is.
I've stood next to Jay I would say he is probably 5'8
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lol at thread turning into height discussion.
His arms are looking solid. That is all :)
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From www.arnoldheight.com
Vince Basile is a Canadian bodybuilder who competed during the 1960s and 1970s.
Shortly after becoming Mr.Canada 1970, Vince emigrated to Austrailia where he bought his first gym and later a factory which he uses to design and build gym equipment. Today Vince still lives in Austrailia, where he now owns a much larger gym, is still designing gym equipment and actively lifts weights into his 60s.
Typically, although many bodybuilding contests used to (and still do) have height categories for competitions, there was no 'strict' measuring process by which a bodybuilder's height catagory was decided. Instead the bodybuilders were trusted to enter the correct height catagory that their genuine heights fell into. It should be noted that in general, the 'tall' category has usually been for heights over 5'9", which was the category Arnold was always entered.
Measuring in Hawaii
Knowing that Vince Basile was the only individual to ever go on record as having measured Arnold Schwarzenegger, we at Arnoldheight.com felt obliged to look into his story. Vince's story first came to light in an internet bodybuilding forum, when, after learning that so many people were claiming Arnold to be significantly under six feet, he decided to step in to tell everyone what he knew.
In Febuary of 1969, several bodybuilders including Arnold and Vince decided to measure themselves against the scale in Mit's gym of Honolulu, Hawaii.
"Several of the guys there claimed certain heights and everyone was at least 1/2 inch shorter on Mit's scale. Arnold claimed 6' 2" but measured 6' 1 1/2" that evening. I did say that he might be 6-2 in the morning."
Vince is of course correct concerning how everyone shrinks over the course of the day. As the day progresses, water in the disks of the spine gets compressed due to gravity causing up to an inch of temporary height loss. As Arnold was measured 6'1 1/2", it is highly probable that he would be 6'2" and potentially slightly over at first thing in the morning.
"There were several other people there when I measured Arnold and several other guys. Paul Graham from Australia and Bob Bruce from New Zealand who promoted contests were two others I remember getting measured. Both of those guys were under 5-8 and I have a good idea how tall I am. I measured 5-9 1/2 that day and that is about right so the gauge was accurate."
Accuracy of the evidence
Concerning the height measuring scale, Vince makes his opinions very clear:
"The only thing left to check is if that scale in Mit's was accurate. I have no idea but the other fellows who we measured for height all lost half an inch. My opinion is that the height gauge was accurate... We never checked to see if the height gauge on Mits' scale was correct but no one, including Arnold, complained about the results."
One may argue that Vince Basile is biased towards his fellow bodybuilder and could be making the whole story up. From our perspective at Arnoldheight.com, Vince Basile is a straightforward, honest man who has nothing to gain from telling the world this story. Although Vince does not 'hate' Arnold, he has been critical of his status as the greatest bodybuilder of all time and does by no means idolize Arnold, as many bodybuilders past and present do. Incidently, Schwarzenegger placed Vince last at the 1975 Mr. Austrailia contest. If Vince was an untruthful man then he could easily claim that Arnold measured 5'10" as a way of getting 'revenge'. Instead, he has chosen to tell it as he saw it.
When presented with a few images of Arnold appearing close in height to shorter people, Vince reasons:
"Photos can mislead. It all depends on angles and so on. If you look at the lineup at the 1980 Olympia you can see that Arnold towers over most of the competitors."
Conclusion
It is impossible to ignore this strong evidence when considering Arnold's true height. As Vince has said, the only variable is in the accuracy of the height scale used. It seems almost a certainty from his testimony, that Arnold was at least 6'1 1/2" tall in 1969. Even if the scale was considerably incorrect then this story at least proves that Arnold has a good reason to believe that he is noticeably over 6 feet. It should be noted that Arnold gave his height as 6'1 1/2" in an interview in 1980. This may well be Arnold's recollection of the 1969 measurement and would again suggest that as far as Arnold is concerned, he is being completely honest about his height. Whatever his exact height, this is a serious blow to the many sceptics that believe Arnold to be 5'10" and cannot be easily dismissed.
For those interested in bodybuilding, More of Vince's bodybuilding tales from years gone by can found at the Ironage.us forums by clicking here.
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lol at thread turning into height discussion.
His arms are looking solid. That is all :)
ya, that's what I thought!! all these people saying he's out of shape, that's a pretty jacked arm in my opinion.
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wtf there is a site dedicated to arnold's height lmao