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Re: Phil Heath or Frank McGrath - who has better arms?
« Reply #75 on: March 05, 2007, 11:24:53 AM »
Let's bring this thread back in line. Here's some more pics

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Re: Phil Heath or Frank McGrath - who has better arms?
« Reply #76 on: March 05, 2007, 11:29:43 AM »
Can't find many decent ones of Phil's arms. Anyone got good pics of Phil that show off his arms?

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Re: Phil Heath or Frank McGrath - who has better arms?
« Reply #77 on: March 05, 2007, 11:30:47 AM »
Really if you are talking about arms than you cannot leave out the guy both McGrath and Heath have to bow to in the arm department............
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Re: Phil Heath or Frank McGrath - who has better arms?
« Reply #78 on: March 05, 2007, 11:38:27 AM »
Really if you are talking about arms than you cannot leave out the guy both McGrath and Heath have to bow to in the arm department............

Very true, but McGrath and Heath are a couple of the newest pros who both have really good arms. That's why this thread is just about which of them has the better arms. And it's very close - Frank has the edge in forearms while Phil has better triceps. Biceps are pretty impressive for both of them. Which is why I started this thread, cause I wanted to see if we could settle on who's the best among the 2 in terms of arm development.

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Re: Phil Heath or Frank McGrath - who has better arms?
« Reply #79 on: March 05, 2007, 11:41:19 AM »
Very true, but McGrath and Heath are a couple of the newest pros who both have really good arms. That's why this thread is just about which of them has the better arms. And it's very close - Frank has the edge in forearms while Phil has better triceps. Biceps are pretty impressive for both of them. Which is why I started this thread, cause I wanted to see if we could settle on who's the best among the 2 in terms of arm development.

For one thing, I really don't think McGrath will do anything major in the Pro scene without a back...Heath is just getting warmed up and he will have overall better develpment in another few years.....
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Re: Phil Heath or Frank McGrath - who has better arms?
« Reply #80 on: March 05, 2007, 11:46:40 AM »
For one thing, I really don't think McGrath will do anything major in the Pro scene without a back...Heath is just getting warmed up and he will have overall better develpment in another few years.....

You're absolutely right. I thought Frank looked amazing from some of his older pics. I still think he looks awesome, but realise that he's far from complete. He needs to bring his back up heaps - he ought to be doing heavy deadlifts, bent over rows, T-bar rows, weighted chins etc (like Ronnie) and work on improving his overall thickness and density. His hamstrings need a lot of work too.

He has amazing potential and hopefully, he does fill out his frame and address his weak points within a year or two. I think he'd make for a great Mr Olympia if he does all that. Phil's more like Shawn Ray in that he looks very impressive and focused, but probably lacks the genetics to be the # 1 in the field, although given the current depth, it may not be such an impossible task :-\

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Re: Phil Heath or Frank McGrath - who has better arms?
« Reply #81 on: March 05, 2007, 11:48:50 AM »
we don't need anything from your hit nation..at the moment our counrty is developing and progressing...i never dissed america but you guys act as if the whole world depends on you

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Re: Phil Heath or Frank McGrath - who has better arms?
« Reply #82 on: March 05, 2007, 11:50:51 AM »
I thought Frank looked amazing from some of his older pics. I still think he looks awesome, but realise that he's far from complete.

Meh.

He'll eke out a cult following among the biceps perverts and that's it. No threat in any competitive show.

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Re: Phil Heath or Frank McGrath - who has better arms?
« Reply #83 on: March 05, 2007, 11:52:05 AM »

Thanks for trying to attract Shadow's attention  >:(

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Re: Phil Heath or Frank McGrath - who has better arms?
« Reply #84 on: March 05, 2007, 11:55:54 AM »
Thanks for trying to attract Shadow's attention  >:(

I wonder if "Apu" has unpleasant associations in India. Like someone here named "Dick".

Cuz it would be extra-funny if by insulting Shadow by calling him the name of an Indian cartoon character, we automatically (and unknowingly) got in the extra zinger of calling him a dick at the same time.

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Re: Phil Heath or Frank McGrath - who has better arms?
« Reply #85 on: March 05, 2007, 11:57:16 AM »
Meh.

He'll eke out a cult following among the biceps perverts and that's it. No threat in any competitive show.

When Ronnie first got his pro card, people said the very same thing ;) Never say Never!

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Re: Phil Heath or Frank McGrath - who has better arms?
« Reply #86 on: March 05, 2007, 12:00:18 PM »
McGrath has so much potential. What he needs to do is take an entire year off from competing, and trainb the hell out of his legs and lats and then get Chris Aceto to help him diet for his competition.

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Re: Phil Heath or Frank McGrath - who has better arms?
« Reply #87 on: March 05, 2007, 12:11:32 PM »
McGrath has so much potential. What he needs to do is take an entire year off from competing, and trainb the hell out of his legs and lats and then get Chris Aceto to help him diet for his competition.

Agree 100%. He shouldn't be fucking around with light training like Milos advocates. He needs to do heavy, high volume training with basic, compound free-weight exercises like Big Ron and stay focused. If he does that, he'll be hard to beat. Hell, if he filled out his frame the right way, Victor M wouldn't be able to hold his jockstrap.

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Re: Phil Heath or Frank McGrath - who has better arms?
« Reply #88 on: March 05, 2007, 12:12:49 PM »
Agree 100%. He shouldn't be fucking around with light training like Milos advocates. He needs to do heavy, high volume training with basic, compound free-weight exercises like Big Ron and stay focused. If he does that, he'll be hard to beat. Hell, if he filled out his frame the right way, Victor M wouldn't be able to hold his jockstrap.

Yes, and he needs Chris Aceto to help him with his diet NOT one of those "GURUS" who can't add size to a guy without making him pregnant.

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Re: Phil Heath or Frank McGrath - who has better arms?
« Reply #89 on: March 05, 2007, 12:19:47 PM »
Yes, and he needs Chris Aceto to help him with his diet NOT one of those "GURUS" who can't add size to a guy without making him pregnant.

Yeah, Chris always did a great job with Laura Creavalle, Mike Francois and Jay Cutler 8)

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Re: Phil Heath or Frank McGrath - who has better arms?
« Reply #90 on: March 05, 2007, 12:21:52 PM »
Yeah, Chris always did a great job with Laura Creavalle, Mike Francois and Jay Cutler 8)

That's two, possibly three, current or future Hall of Famers there.

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Re: Phil Heath or Frank McGrath - who has better arms?
« Reply #91 on: March 05, 2007, 05:30:16 PM »
we don't need anything from your hit nation..at the moment our counrty is developing and progressing...i never dissed america but you guys act as if the whole world depends on you

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Re: Phil Heath or Frank McGrath - who has better arms?
« Reply #92 on: March 05, 2007, 06:06:38 PM »
Im going with frank mcgrath purely based on the fact that phil heath is an over-rated midget. Stand them side by side and this leprachaun wouldnt stand a chance in the arms department.

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Re: Phil Heath or Frank McGrath - who has better arms?
« Reply #93 on: March 06, 2007, 09:27:44 PM »
Im going with frank mcgrath purely based on the fact that phil heath is an over-rated midget. Stand them side by side and this leprachaun wouldnt stand a chance in the arms department.

Phil is a legit 5'9 or 5'10.  Lift took a shot of us together at the expo.  I think McGrath is around 5'11 to 6'0, but not too much taller.  Phil is 220 and McGrath is 235.  They both carry a similar amount of mass relative to their frame size.
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Re: Phil Heath or Frank McGrath - who has better arms?
« Reply #94 on: March 06, 2007, 09:29:32 PM »
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Re: Phil Heath or Frank McGrath - who has better arms?
« Reply #95 on: May 06, 2009, 09:45:01 AM »
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Re: Phil Heath or Frank McGrath - who has better arms?
« Reply #96 on: May 06, 2009, 09:52:15 AM »
Frank who?? What was the name of this fellow??

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Re: Phil Heath or Frank McGrath - who has better arms?
« Reply #97 on: May 06, 2009, 09:55:00 AM »
Frank who?? What was the name of this fellow??
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Re: Phil Heath or Frank McGrath - who has better arms?
« Reply #98 on: May 06, 2009, 11:49:45 AM »
boy how he has grown  :o

definitely pushing his shoulders to catch up with his arms and compensate for width issues. 


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Re: Phil Heath or Frank McGrath - who has better arms?
« Reply #99 on: May 06, 2009, 12:10:48 PM »
Frank's arms are awesome, but they really can't be compared with Phil's.  Phil has much better separation throughout the arms.  In fact, I don't think anyone competing today has separation and striations throughout their upper arms like Phil Heath.