Hemsworth looks to have surpassed Hulk from a bb standpoint already. And this is someone who is not a bb or serious tranee with decades of juicing behind him like the Hulk.
What do you guys think Hulk's biceps measured for real? Did they break 20? Maybe they did but 24, no way. If you look at Hulk's pics his body was pretty pathetic if you look at it from a development standpoint, but he was "big" and tall.
He looked a bit leaner there than he was at other times. Maybe that was during the period in the early to mid-90's that Humble mentioned where they were drug-testing.
I would think that at WrestleMania III in March of 1987 when Hulk was against Andre the Giant, he was probably around 320-lb, and I don't doubt that he could have had 24" biceps at that time. As the uploader of the first video that Kwon posted in the OP said - part of Hulk's size advantage over Hemsworth is due to the disparity in body fat percentage. A 24" bulked up arm may only be 20" when cut down.
As for the photo you posted, Van: he was a little smaller there [and leaner], and I would think his arms did break 20"...but I don't think they would be 24". Even at 6'8" tall, I don't see Hulk having 24" arms there. I also think that Hulk probably was 6'7" to 6'8" during his prime, but is probably 6'3" or 6'4" now due to extensive neck and back surgeries, in addition to natural aging.
Hulk is 67 now, and apparently, men lose 1cm in height per decade, starting at 40. So that would stand to reason that Hulk has also lost just over an inch in height just from natural aging. And the height loss is proportional to how tall you are, so because Hulk was so tall to begin with, he may have lost 1.5" by now. So if he was 6'7.5" originally, he would be 6'6" now just from natural aging. If you take into consideration his extensive surgeries, I could see him being 6'3" today. He's still tall, but not nearly what he was in his prime.
At WrestleMania III, Jesse Ventura was doing the commentary with Gorilla Monsoon, and Andre the Giant was announced as being 7'5". In reality, Andre was definitely 7'0" - but probably more like 7'2", max. He MAY have been 7'3"...but that would be a stretch, IMO. He was at least 7 feet...but I can't speak with any certainty regarding any height estimation beyond that.
And despite all of that, Vince McMahon still interviewed him while Andre was standing on a milk crate. As if these freaks of nature are already completely unattainable genetically, they just HAD to put Andre on a milk crate to make his size and stature even more unattainable?
Not to mention that 2,000-lb "deadlift" that Andre did.
