Anyone who said Arnolds arms were less than 20 inches is full of sh*t!

[body88]

21 years old! His arms may not have been 22 inches but under 20? O please. Ps he might have been younger in that pic than 21 now that I look at it more.

[FREAKgeek]

The stubborn ass Arthur Jones measured them in the early 70's in a cold, unflexed hang. They were a little under 20". So, pumped and flexed, they are probably well over 20" or the 22" he proported. And, who's to say that they didn't improve. Most say his best year was 1974.

[body88]

I think Jones taped them wrong. Or taped them to tight. I can see 20 inches and some change cold but anything less is crap. Ive seen many 19 inch arms and they aint that big! He actually said a hair over 19 in his measurment. ok Arther

But by 74 and 75 I think it is safe to say he was sporting legit 22's

[danielson]

If Hulks were over 24 in the 80's Arnolds were an easy 21 there.

[body88]

I agree. Jones was full of shit. Arnold does not have a small head.The average head being what 22 inches?. His arms are clearly near or exceeding his head size. Over 20 for sure.

[legbreaker]

If Arthur measured them hanging down and not flexed at his side then the flexed measurement easily could have been 2 inches bigger at 21 inches.  Arnolds arms were over 21 I believe.

[body88]

I think it says he measured them flexed. I am almost positive but I could be wrong.

[alexxx]

yeah he measured them flexed. and he measured them at 19 3/4" or 19 15/16th of an inch besides Sergio at the time was training year round and Arnold wasn't.

[body88]

yeah he measured them flexed. and he measured them at 19 3/4" or 19 15/16th of an inch besides Sergio at the time was training year round and Arnold wasn't.

He prolly measured them dead offseason after Arnold had been out pounding sluts and drinking moonshine!

[Bast175]

That picture is distorted dude.  His arms don't look that big in any other pictures.    Might just be the camera that took the picture?

[body88]

That picture is distorted dude.  His arms don't look that big in any other pictures.    Might just be the camera that took the picture?

I dont know. It is a screen shot from a movie. It was when he was younger so his back and chest were smaller? Maybe his arms where just massive and the rest off hime was catching up? I dunno.

[pumpster]

In variosu pics beside Oliva they look about the same size as Oliva's. Oliva's arms were around 20.5" cold, close to 22" pumped. That's about what Schwarzenegger's were IMO. Everything else is just BS-shape, definition & taper make a big difference in perception.

[SulkingGreekGod]

Yep, that picture's distorted. Here's the aspect-ratio-corrected version:

[body88]

They look bigger in the correct version. Still well over 20 inches there!

[SulkingGreekGod]

Keep in mind Arnold's weight fluctuated a lot (like all bodybuilders'). Also he was a lot bulkier in the early 70s than in 1975, which is how most people remember him. You can see the difference in these pics. In the offseason I can easily believe they were well over 20".

[SulkingGreekGod]

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[Mr. Intenseone]

Keep in mind Arnold's weight fluctuated a lot (like all bodybuilders').

True, but most of the time his weight fluctuated down instead of up!

[body88]

Arnie was awsome.


This imo is the perfect physique. 

[NeoSeminole]

In almost every pic you see of Arnold flexing, his arms look 20-21 inches right? It's safe to assume he's pumped up in the photos. So it's not farfetched to think his arms were 19.5 inches cold. My arms are 15.5 inches cold and I can pump them up a good inch after I work them out. If his arms were 21 inches cold, then he should be able to pump them up to 23 or 24 inches. Ronnie Coleman's arms measure that large, yet Arnold comes nowhere close to that. You also have to realize that Arnold had relatively weak triceps, forearms, and shoulders which created the illusion his biceps were much larger than they were.

[disco_stu]

hey pass me some of that stuff you guys are smoking. those who cant see over 20 inch arms either have small arms or no concept of size.

arnold is 6 foot 2, right?

my own arms measured 19 inch cold, 20 inch pumped, at 6 foot 1...and they dont look like the mountains Arnold has.

Lee's arms, at 5 foot 4 (and a half) are over 20 inches...believe it.

also believe that Arnold's arms were over 22 and close to 23.

PS you dont pump up any more than about an inch and a half- it all depends on how big they are cold. It's about 5%.

later.

[the shadow]

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wow arnold is looking huge...when were these pics taken...he is looking massive

[Scimowser]

show me someone else who has a bicep that springs out to that size? His tris were mediocre but his bis were enormous. That pic was taken from footage shot by Wag bennett i believe, you wanna see his calf development in the video. It is insane!. He shows his famous Preying Mantins pose amongst others.

[FreshMintBlue]

who gives a shit how large his biceps are or were, bodybuilding is all about illusion, make your wast look smaller to make your back look bigger, who cares what some dillusional reporter says...arnold is and always will be my hero and a person I look up to.
And only from the fact that he showed EVERYBODY that you can come with empty hands and leave with pokets full of gold.

[Slick Vic]

The stubborn ass Arthur Jones measured them in the early 70's in a cold, unflexed hang. They were a little under 20". So, pumped and flexed, they are probably well over 20" or the 22" he proported. And, who's to say that they didn't improve. Most say his best year was 1974.

I remember that story. He (Arthur) stated that Sergio's arm was the ONLY ONE that spoke it's TRUE measure of being 21'', if not more. I read the story how Arnold and Franco heard that Arthur Jones waits at the airport terminal when bodybuilders arrive to get their true measurements and upon hearing about this Arnold and Franco pumped their arms on the plane on their way to Florida.