Schwarzenegger true height

[Humble Narcissist]

who gives a fuck how big he was
he´s now just a Globalist piece of excrement 

True, but still gives back to the bodybuilding community and has a potentially great son.

[Hulkotron]

I’d say 5’10 there and maybe 5’11.5”-6’ at peak.

I've known two people who stood near Arnold when he was the Governator and both said he was maybe 6' in shoes at that time.

[funk51]

5 ft tops. it's all about the angles.

[Stephano]

If that's true Mentzer and Zane must have been 5'2".

Not really.  See pic, where Arnold is in shoes and Mentzer isn't.  I'd buy 6'0" or 5'11" for Arnold if Mentzer is 5'7" - 5'8". 

[hench]

Basile measured him, there's no reason to doubt the man,  he has no reason to lie. Musclemag also measured him at 6'1.75" way back and just rounded it up in the mags

[jude2]

I have been for over 20 years and people are still debating a guys height.

[Bevo]

Basile measured him, there's no reason to doubt the man,  he has no reason to lie. Musclemag also measured him at 6'1.75" way back and just rounded it up in the mags

I agree and Vince hated Arnold , but I believe him when he measured his cockheight

[Bevo]

I have been for over 20 years and people are still debating a guys height.

Either Dorian vs Ronnie or 1980 Olympia

[falco]

Basile measured him, there's no reason to doubt the man,  he has no reason to lie. Musclemag also measured him at 6'1.75" way back and just rounded it up in the mags

If anything, Basile would have claimed he was shorter.

[_bruce_]

Maybe Arnold used the world famous Viagra shoe lifts when Vince measured him...

[Pet shop boys]

Not really.  See pic, where Arnold is in shoes and Mentzer isn't.  I'd buy 6'0" or 5'11" for Arnold if Mentzer is 5'7" - 5'8".

Both Reg Park and Dave Draper were around 6' 1"






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[Donny]

Both Reg Park and Dave Draper were around 6' 1"






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amazing how small he looked off the sauce

[NarcissisticDeity]

Arnold at his best was 6'1" 1/2 and they just rounded it off to 6'2"

[Humble Narcissist]

Not really.  See pic, where Arnold is in shoes and Mentzer isn't.  I'd buy 6'0" or 5'11" for Arnold if Mentzer is 5'7" - 5'8".

Arnold isn't standing straight there.

[Donny]

Arnold isn't standing straight there.

Bro 

[Stephano]

Arnold at his best was 6'1" 1/2 and they just rounded it off to 6'2"

Has it occurred to anybody else that those measurements make zero sense at 6'2"? 

Ronnie Coleman had measurements like that at 5'11" and nearly 300 pounds.

Bumstead is 6'1" and weighs in at ~240 or 250 pounds, and is nowhere even close to a 57" chest and 22" arms, lol.

But yeah, I'm sure they measured his height and weight accurately, just like they measured his 57" chest. 

[NarcissisticDeity]

Has it occurred to anybody else that those measurements make zero sense at 6'2"? 

Ronnie Coleman had measurements like that at 5'11" and nearly 300 pounds.

Bumstead is 6'1" and weighs in at ~240 or 250 pounds, and is nowhere even close to a 57" chest and 22" arms, lol.

But yeah, I'm sure they measured his height and weight accurately, just like they measured his 57" chest. 

They make sense when you consider both of them had much lower bodyfat than Arnold. If Arnold was as lean as them his measurements would be smaller.

[Stephano]

They make sense when you consider both of them had much lower bodyfat than Arnold. If Arnold was as lean as them his measurements would be smaller.

lol.  lmao, even.

Those measurements at 235 pounds at 6'2" are absolutely physically impossible.  57" chest!  Even offseason, fatter than usual, at 260+ pounds, Bumstead is nowhere close.

BTW, I'd swear that Dexter Jackson's chest was measured in his Olympia heyday -- around 2008 or 2009 -- and it was something like 48" or 49".  He was around 220 pounds at 5'5!

[IroNat]

amazing how small he looked off the sauce

Arnold was just under 6'2" when juicing but 5'6" when off.

Ferrigno was 6'4" on and 5'8" off.

Mentzer was 5'9" on and 5'1" off.

Padilla was 5'2" on and 4'6" off.

[Brenda Steunbeer]

Has it occurred to anybody else that those measurements make zero sense at 6'2"? 

Ronnie Coleman had measurements like that at 5'11" and nearly 300 pounds.

Bumstead is 6'1" and weighs in at ~240 or 250 pounds, and is nowhere even close to a 57" chest and 22" arms, lol.

But yeah, I'm sure they measured his height and weight accurately, just like they measured his 57" chest. 

They make perfect sense. Reg Park was 6 ft 1 in his prime and weighed 225 - 235 lbs in contest shape. About 250 lbs off season. Similar build as Arnold had in his prime.

Thanks to different and more drugs in the 1990s bodybuilders increased their muscles and weight. Bigger and bloated guts too, and way bigger legs and glute muscles.

Berry de Mey's contest weight in the late 1980s often was 225 - 235 lbs, and he is 6 ft tall





Note: none of the bodybuilders of the 1990s and later trained harder than Arnold. They just used growth hormones / more and different gear.

[pamith]

I believe Arnold was 6'2'' in his prime, measured first thing in the morning, nowadays he may be 5'10'', at the most

[Stephano]

They make perfect sense. Reg Park was 6 ft 1 in his prime and weighed 225 - 235 lbs in contest shape. About 250 lbs off season. Similar build as Arnold had in his prime.

Thanks to different and more drugs in the 1990s bodybuilders increased their muscles and weight. Bigger and bloated guts too, and way bigger legs and glute muscles.

Berry de Mey's contest weight in the late 1980s often was 225 - 235 lbs, and he is 6 ft tall





Note: none of the bodybuilders of the 1990s and later trained harder than Arnold. They just used growth hormones / more and different gear.

Oh come on.  Do you even lift?  You obviously have no idea what a 57" chest looks like.  The largest mass monsters, who weighed 50-100+ pounds more than Arnold at lower listed heights, might have had chests around 57".  Like peak Dexter Jackson, de May probably isn't breaking 50".

De May's arms are also recorded at 19.5".

A 22" muscular arm is, again, mass monster territory -- not something that you'd ever expect to see on a guy like Arnold with totally flat and stringy triceps.  Off-season Phil Heath, with a pump, is at 23", and in contest shape he's probably around 22".  This is at ~270 pounds and 5'9", in a bodybuilder famous for his arms.   

Roelly is also around 23" with a pump in the offseason, at around 280 pounds:

Ronne here in 2004 was at 21.5", closer to contest shape: 

Ronnie's chest was also . . . 57".

B-but they have way bigger legs and glute muscles!!

Arnold claims 28" thighs.  (lol!)  Jay Cutler, much shorter and heavier, is listed at 30".  No matter what his actual height, Arnold in his bodybuilding days was clearly much taller.  If we take him at his word, he has as much leg muscle as Jay Cutler. 

Tom Platz also had 28" thighs at 5'9" and 230 pounds:  https://bretcontreras.com/best-legs-in-bodybuilding-history/#comment-11270

Those Arnold measurements are 100% bullshit:  It's physically impossible for those measurements, height, and weight to be correct.  It's all lies.

Unless you believe that Arnold's muscles somehow have a lower density than regular human muscles, you have to realize that you've been lied to.  And if he's lying about his arm measurement (obviously) then what else is he lying about?

[Humble Narcissist]

Bro 

Brutal but true.

[Brenda Steunbeer]

Oh come on.  Do you even lift?  You obviously have no idea what a 57" chest looks like.  The largest mass monsters, who weighed 50-100+ pounds more than Arnold at lower listed heights, might have had chests around 57".  Like peak Dexter Jackson, de May probably isn't breaking 50".

De May's arms are also recorded at 19.5".

A 22" muscular arm is, again, mass monster territory -- not something that you'd ever expect to see on a guy like Arnold with totally flat and stringy triceps.  Off-season Phil Heath, with a pump, is at 23", and in contest shape he's probably around 22".  This is at ~270 pounds and 5'9", in a bodybuilder famous for his arms.   

Roelly is also around 23" with a pump in the offseason, at around 280 pounds:

Ronne here in 2004 was at 21.5", closer to contest shape: 

Ronnie's chest was also . . . 57".

Arnold claims 28" thighs.  (lol!)  Jay Cutler, much shorter and heavier, is listed at 30".  No matter what his actual height, Arnold in his bodybuilding days was clearly much taller.  If we take him at his word, he has as much leg muscle as Jay Cutler. 

Tom Platz also had 28" thighs at 5'9" and 230 pounds:  https://bretcontreras.com/best-legs-in-bodybuilding-history/#comment-11270

Those Arnold measurements are 100% bullshit:  It's physically impossible for those measurements, height, and weight to be correct.  It's all lies.

Unless you believe that Arnold's muscles somehow have a lower density than regular human muscles, you have to realize that you've been lied to.  And if he's lying about his arm measurement (obviously) then what else is he lying about?

Arnold's height and weight are perfectly credible and measured. Besides, Zane's contest weight at 5 ft 9 was around 190 lbs.
Lee haney at 5 ft 11 was 250 lbs or more at his final Olympia. So Arnold at max 240 lbs seems perfectly realistic.

Arnold had great genetics, perfect skin, excellent dedication and motivation. He had no weak points, and his arms and chest were exceptionel. Even by 2026 standards.
But it's possible Weider, for commercial reasons, added a few inches here and there to some muscle groups.

Google Arnold's arm size and AI gives 20 to 21 inches. At maximum pump just over 22. Since he was a genetic freak, it could very well be true.

https://simplyshredded.com/austrian-alps-arnolds-secret-arm-routine-revealed.html

[Stephano]

Google Arnold's arm size and AI gives 20 to 21 inches. At maximum pump just over 22. Since he was a genetic freak, it could very well be true.

Let's think about this.

1)  Claimed height:  6'2".

2)  Claimed weight 230-240 pounds.

3)  Claimed arm size: 22". 

4)  Claimed chest size:  57" (!!!)

Compare vs. Ronnie Coleman.

1) 5'11"

2) ~280+ pounds

3) 21.5" arm.

4) 57.4" chest.

If Arnold's telling the truth about his chest, arm, and leg measurements, he'd need to be actually heavier than Ronnie -- because Ronnie has approximately the same measurements at a 3" height disadvantage.  Rule of thumb is that 1" of height adds 7-10 pounds.  So Arnold would need to be about 300-310 pounds, minimally. 

The guys you flagged as being "similar to Arnold" in height and weight -- de May and Reg Park -- are nowhere close to those measurements.  Reg Park's arm measurement is usually given as 18.5" to 19"!

So those "measurements" are lies, pure and simple.  Seriously, the notion that his chest ever measured 57" is a howler to anybody who has any idea what average bodybuilder chest circumference measurements look like.  In reality, if he was say around 240 pounds, it's most likely that his chest was 52" max, with a pump, and his arm was ~19.5 - 20".  The latter is indeed what Arthur Jones measured:  http://www.arthurjonesexercise.com/Bulletin2/36.PDF

The difference between a 20" arm and a 22" arm is like night and day. 

And a 52" chest is very good for a high-level modern bodybuilder, whereas 57" is basically Ronnie Coleman tier, which only a small handful of post 1990s mass monsters have ever achieved.  (And always at bodyweights approaching or exceeding 300 pounds.)  Even Dorian Yates never claimed a 57" chest circumference.