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Re: r ronnie colemans arms 24inches?
« Reply #25 on: January 20, 2006, 07:24:42 AM »
Schwarzenegger & Oliva's arms were 20-21" cold in contest condition.

Lee's arms are probably somewhere in the 20-21" category-at 5'4" that's huge. No way he's anywhere near 23-he might have been if he was close to 6'.

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Re: r ronnie colemans arms 24inches?
« Reply #26 on: January 20, 2006, 07:41:27 AM »
From my website:

Please, okay, pretty please, do not extrapolate that since Lee is shorter, that taller bodybuilders will have larger arms. Remember I measured Vince Taylor PUMPED at 19.75", and the following is COLD!

It is only my opinion, but Priest has the best arms- wrist to shoulder- in the history of bodybuilding.

now from ironhistory.com:



Yesterday (Oct 9, 2004, Saturday) at 9:31am I chatted with Lee Priest at the GNC Show of Strength Expo Hall, and asked if I could measure his wrist, his forearm in two positions, and his flexed upper arm.

He said he weighed about 235 as we spoke and that he was about 5'5" tall.

Keep in mind he was cold, had not worked out that morning.

His wrist measured 7-3/8".

His forearm- with the entire arm straight- including the hand straight from the wrist, but with his fist clenched, but not goosenecked, measured 15-3/4" and is the most incredible forearm I have ever seen in person. So he has the magical ratio of his forearm being twice as large as his wrist PLUS ONE INCH! Manfred Hoerbel did not have the 2:1 ratio!

Then he goosenecked his hand, and put his forearm at a right angle to his upper arm, and in that position his forearm measured 17".

His upper arm was simply unbelieveable, and it is my personal opinion that from wrist to shoulder he has the best all-round development in the history of bodybuilding- I will not argue- that's just my opinion. His upper arm measured an unbelieveable 21-1/4".

He mentioned that when pumped, he can add an inch, which is of course likely. So pumped, his arm would be over 22" which would be triple his wrist size!

He allows people to believe what they wish in regard to his arm size, and he related this story. He was at a department store counter when the female clerk commented that he had large arms, but that her relative had arms 'about twice as big as yours'. Lee just smiled and said he must be a big guy!

Another time someone said to him, "What do your arms measure, I will guess 23""

"You got it", replied Lee, and smiled and walked away.

Thus misinformation is born. 



Here's the post that Joe made over at Ironage (same post he made here, but I couldn't find it @ GetBig).
My memory was at fault for the erroneous 23" claim, but hey, in the end, Lee is one of the few that have ever allowed a public measurement to be taken.

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Re: r ronnie colemans arms 24inches?
« Reply #27 on: January 20, 2006, 07:48:21 AM »
no way man arnold's arms were 22.

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Re: r ronnie colemans arms 24inches?
« Reply #28 on: January 20, 2006, 07:57:07 AM »
no way man arnold's arms were 22.

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« Reply #29 on: January 20, 2006, 07:59:38 AM »
yea just look at some of the pictures. the thing about arnold photos in the gym is that they dont do him justice. most of the pictures were taken after he broke his knee and lost all his leg mass. for the olympia he got it back but not completely

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Re: r ronnie colemans arms 24inches?
« Reply #30 on: January 20, 2006, 09:56:02 AM »
i belive these are 23 here


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Re: r ronnie colemans arms 24inches?
« Reply #31 on: January 20, 2006, 10:00:32 AM »
can you imagine Arnolds arms if he had comparable triceps!

RC stated in Flex about 4-5 years ago that his arms were 23" and his quads 35", he was at a bodyweight of around 255-260 i believe as he had either just done the O or was preparing for it. He was ripped in the accompanying picture so it is viable that he could have added 1-2" with the extra 40+lbs he gained.

If you honestly believe his arms to be less than 21" in contest shape "The Luke!" then get off the smack
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Re: r ronnie colemans arms 24inches?
« Reply #32 on: January 20, 2006, 10:10:51 AM »
Height and weight figures are always inflated by professional atheletes. Bodybuilding is no exception.

I suspect  Manfred Hoeberl, as massive as he was, used synthol.

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Re: r ronnie colemans arms 24inches?
« Reply #33 on: January 20, 2006, 10:28:44 AM »
I'm sorry, but as much as I respect RC his arms are not 23-24 inches....I'd say 22 inches at best.   Yes only a difference of 1-2 inches, but that's still a HUGE difference.



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Re: r ronnie colemans arms 24inches?
« Reply #34 on: January 20, 2006, 10:44:52 AM »
Schwarzenegger & Oliva's arms were 20-21" cold in contest condition.

Lee's arms are probably somewhere in the 20-21" category-at 5'4" that's huge. No way he's anywhere near 23-he might have been if he was close to 6'.

I'd say that's about right.

Joe Roark, bodybuilding historian, measured Lee Priest's arms some time in 2005, and found them to be between 20-21" (can't remember the exact measurement). He also stated they were the most impressive arms he'd seen in terms of overall development, bis, tri and forearms.
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Re: r ronnie colemans arms 24inches?
« Reply #35 on: January 20, 2006, 10:46:13 AM »
They look pretty dawn big to me!  :o
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Re: r ronnie colemans arms 24inches?
« Reply #36 on: January 20, 2006, 10:53:30 AM »
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no way man arnold's arms were 22

Why not? Depends on the circumstances-always add another inch when pumped, and factor in larger measurements in off-season bulked shape when he was 250 lb. Then somewhere around that measurement's viable. Same for Oliva at a heavier weight, pumped.

Ron's arms are bigger in absolute terms IMO. Especially given that he's shorter and heavier than Schwarzenegger his arms are bigger in both absolute and relative terms. We're talking HUGE, in the Paul Dillet category.

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Re: r ronnie colemans arms 24inches?
« Reply #37 on: January 20, 2006, 11:09:42 AM »
And of course, competitors' arms sizes can vary depending on size, weight, conditioning at various stages of their career.



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Re: r ronnie colemans arms 24inches?
« Reply #38 on: January 20, 2006, 11:16:00 AM »
Either some of you are delusional or haters.  To say Ronnie's arms are only is some serious BS.  Mine are 19 and I've seen Coleman in person too many times to count and mine look like noodles next to his.  I would say 24.
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Re: r ronnie colemans arms 24inches?
« Reply #39 on: January 20, 2006, 11:46:35 AM »
this is always a question mark 4 me.r colemans arms 24inches or 23inches or 25 inches.....can any 1 tell me since diffrent magazine give diffrent arm measurements.his site says 24iches..on the IFBB site his arms r 24inches.so wats true 24,25 or 23inches??????

  No, his arms are 23'. Compare that to Marko Savolainen's 25' arms, or Kovacs 27-28'.

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Re: r ronnie colemans arms 24inches?
« Reply #40 on: January 20, 2006, 11:47:21 AM »
Valentino's arms are much cooler than Manfred Hoerbel's ever were, but Manfred was a pretty good strongman so you've got to give hims points for that.

In 1993 when Manfred H. walked into Gold's Venice, we all looked at each other and started to laugh. We didn't know what was up, but we knew something was wrong.  ;D
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Re: r ronnie colemans arms 24inches?
« Reply #41 on: January 20, 2006, 11:53:55 AM »
Manfred Hoerbel looks like Johny Bravo!
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Re: r ronnie colemans arms 24inches?
« Reply #42 on: January 20, 2006, 12:01:06 PM »
ok this will prove it. i am tall and although my arms here looks small they are a little over 17" cold flexed...just measured. they look maybe 15.5" but then again i dont ever trains biceps nor triceps. they do get hit indirectly though. lol flame away

compare them to the sheer size, thickness and density of ronnies and you could easily believe the size of them.

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Re: r ronnie colemans arms 24inches?
« Reply #43 on: January 20, 2006, 12:02:37 PM »
Arnie's arms were skinny as shit in the off seaso. I'm sure Arthur's measurements were correct..but only on that particular day. Still, to say Arnie's arms were over 22, that's cartoons man, no way.

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« Reply #44 on: January 20, 2006, 12:06:07 PM »
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« Reply #45 on: January 20, 2006, 12:21:42 PM »
Well after much research and scientific help via the help of my good friends at NASSA, we have concluded through the findings of our studies that Ronnies arms are:--------

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Re: r ronnie colemans arms 24inches?
« Reply #46 on: January 20, 2006, 02:00:23 PM »
everytime i see that pic of lee i cannot get over his forearms! my fuckin god!
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Re: r ronnie colemans arms 24inches?
« Reply #47 on: January 20, 2006, 02:09:20 PM »
I always thought Arnold's were 22-23.
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Re: r ronnie colemans arms 24inches?
« Reply #48 on: January 20, 2006, 02:13:59 PM »
22-23 inches. Come on you guys dont act like gullible fools who swallow all kinds of bb bullshit. If we consider colemans arms to circulate around the 23 inch mark at his heaviest then theres no way on earth arnolds were 22-23. A legitimate 20.5-21 at their max - but "even" this is a truly massive and musclular arm

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Re: r ronnie colemans arms 24inches?
« Reply #49 on: January 20, 2006, 02:20:26 PM »
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A legitimate 20.5-21 at their max - but "even" this is a truly massive and musclular arm

I suppose you're right.

What does that black say in Pumping Iron when he's posing at the prison?  21?
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