Schwarzenegger true height

[hench]

People are put together completely differently,  big bones,  light bone.  Arnold easily had a 57" chest, it was ridiculously thick and is still big now at nearly 80. My chest is about 46, stretch another 10 on a tape measure, he easily have that on me.
You can't rely on bodyweight either everyone is unique

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.

[Stephano]

People are put together completely differently,  big bones,  light bone.  Arnold easily had a 57" chest, it was ridiculously thick and is still big now at nearly 80.

Peak Ronnie had a 57" chest.  Dorian Yates never attained a 57" chest, except perhaps in the offseason at 300 pounds. Phil Heath's chest was reportedly just 54", and could have been even smaller.  You have no idea how large a 57" chest really is. 

Keep in mind that the size and thickness of your back also heavily influences your chest circumference, just as your triceps heavily influence your "bicep" measurement.  Arnold's back was downright pathetic compared to all of the above-mentioned names.

Also: The US military keeps statistics on soldier measurements for making uniforms and equipment.  The 99th percentile male soldier has a 50.24" chest at a weight of 275 pounds.  The average, 50th percentile male soldier is at 41.57" and 186 pounds.

It's literally impossible to have a 57" chest at 240 pounds and a normal human male height, let alone 6'2".  Muscle has certain density (1.06 gm/cc) which doesn't vary much between individuals (or even different species, even in non-mammals) and which you can't handwave away.  The same goes for bone (1.5 gm/cc on average).  You can build a model from those lying measurements, check its volume in cubic centimeters, and figure out what it would weigh.  I'll give you a hint: It's >300 pounds.

[NarcissisticDeity]

Peak Ronnie had a 57" chest.  Dorian Yates never attained a 57" chest, except perhaps in the offseason at 300 pounds. Phil Heath's chest was reportedly just 54", and could have been even smaller.  You have no idea how large a 57" chest really is. 

Keep in mind that the size and thickness of your back also heavily influences your chest circumference, just as your triceps heavily influence your "bicep" measurement.  Arnold's back was downright pathetic compared to all of the above-mentioned names.

Also: The US military keeps statistics on soldier measurements for making uniforms and equipment.  The 99th percentile male soldier has a 50.24" chest at a weight of 275 pounds.  The average, 50th percentile male soldier is at 41.57" and 186 pounds.

It's literally impossible to have a 57" chest at 240 pounds and a normal human male height, let alone 6'2".  Muscle has certain density (1.06 gm/cc) which doesn't vary much between individuals (or even different species, even in non-mammals) and which you can't handwave away.  The same goes for bone (1.5 gm/cc on average).  You can build a model from those lying measurements, check its volume in cubic centimeters, and figure out what it would weigh.  I'll give you a hint: It's >300 pounds.

Steve Reeves had a 52" chest at 215lbs at 6'1" it's entirely believable Arnold's chest was 57" at roughly the same height and 20-25lbs heavier. What separates Arnold from the others is the size & depth of his ribcage and his pec thickness.

[Stephano]

Steve Reeves had a 52" chest at 215lbs at 6'1" it's entirely believable Arnold's chest was 57" at roughly the same height and 20-25lbs heavier. What separates Arnold from the others is the size & depth of his ribcage and his pec thickness.

lol, if you believe that's a 52" chest and that those are 18.5" arms, in that pic, I've got a bridge I'd like to sell you.  You guys really have no sense of measurements.

Two guys you mentioned previously -- Reg Park and Barry de May -- also had arms around 18.5" - 19.5", at 10-30 pounds heavier than that.  Take another look at their pics again.

[NarcissisticDeity]

lol, if you believe that's a 52" chest and that those are 18.5" arms, in that pic, I've got a bridge I'd like to sell you.  You guys really have no sense of measurements.

Two guys you mentioned previously -- Reg Park and Barry de May -- also had arms around 18.5" - 19.5", at 10-30 pounds heavier than that.  Take another look at their pics again.

Okay you've figured it all out 60 years later  NO ONE's measurements are accurate now  Believe what you want

[Flexacon]

Back in the day it was pretty common to take expanded chest measurement. So fill up your lungs, hold your breath and measure your chest. This can add several inches

[robcguns]

I’ll give Arnold a 54-55” chest and 21” arms at 240-250 and 6’1 tops.

[Stephano]

I’ll give Arnold a 54-55” chest and 21” arms at 240-250 and 6’1 tops.

Yeah, and check out this video:

 

Literally nobody has muscular 22" arms.  The top bodybuilders in that vid are all around 20.5 - 21", offseason and in at least a couple of cases at bodyweights much higher than Arnold's peak bodyweight. 

As you can see in the video, there's a huge difference between a 17" arm and a 20" arm.  There's likewise a large difference between 20" and 22".  There aren't many bodybuilders who have ever attained such an arm circumference, and all of them are mass monsters famous for their arm development.  (Ronnie, Heath, Kai Greene, Roelly, and maybe a few others like JP Fux and Kovacs.)

And by his own admission, Dorian had a 56" chest.  See below.  It's laughable to think that people take Arnold's 57" claim seriously.  Even 53" is seriously pushing it, IMO.