Big arms - Ugh

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darkxshade

Lifer
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Everytime I do a bicep curl, I do it slow and make an "eyaaahhhh" sound as to get the chicks attention. Then as they look over, I give them a wink and a thumbs up as I transition to a bicep flex whist keeping the thumbs up[no easy task mind you]. I do this about 2 hours a day at the gym and bed like a dozen women daily. I pity you fools who can't seem to grasp this concept.
 

kamper

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Mar 18, 2003
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Everytime I do a bicep curl, I do it slow and make an "eyaaahhhh" sound as to get the chicks attention. Then as they look over, I give them a wink and a thumbs up as I transition to a bicep flex whist keeping the thumbs up[no easy task mind you]. I do this about 2 hours a day at the gym and bed like a dozen women daily. I pity you fools who can't seem to grasp this concept.

Don't forget to let the women know how many curls you have done.
 

coreyb

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Aug 12, 2007
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What's most disturbing is watching guys in the gym doing tons of curls and arm exercises while watching themselves in the mirror and grunting. The only time I look in the mirror is to see how red my eyes are sometimes after a hard set of squats.
 

Xcobra

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Oct 19, 2004
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What's most disturbing is watching guys in the gym doing tons of curls and arm exercises while watching themselves in the mirror and grunting. The only time I look in the mirror is to see how red my eyes are sometimes after a hard set of squats.
It's annoying how many mirrors you can find in a gym.
 

coreyb

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Aug 12, 2007
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yes it is. my entire gym is one big mirror is seems like. the newest addition are the 20 new plasma tv's, 6 of them being installed in the weight area....
 

skace

Lifer
Jan 23, 2001
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How the fuck do I increase my forearms. That's the only thing that really bothers me. They are goddamn tiny. I don't care if my wrist is skinny, but I'd like SOME upper arm muscle. I'm assuming isolation curls will improve that area of my body so that it looks more aesthetically pleasing.
 

surfsatwerk

Lifer
Mar 6, 2008
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How the fuck do I increase my forearms. That's the only thing that really bothers me. They are goddamn tiny. I don't care if my wrist is skinny, but I'd like SOME upper arm muscle. I'm assuming isolation curls will improve that area of my body so that it looks more aesthetically pleasing.

Deadlift without straps, farmers walks, and in general never use straps for anything. When ever you lift squeeze the bar as hard as you can during the exercise.
 

mizzou

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Jan 2, 2008
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How the fuck do I increase my forearms. That's the only thing that really bothers me. They are goddamn tiny. I don't care if my wrist is skinny, but I'd like SOME upper arm muscle. I'm assuming isolation curls will improve that area of my body so that it looks more aesthetically pleasing.

You can add definition but mass is almost entirely genetic. They wwill get bigger with age i believe, thats how mine got bigger. I have tiny wrists for my frame but my forearms arent bad, wish they were bigger
 
May 13, 2009
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I don't know what it is but I have some huge arms and all my upper body consists of is bench and pull ups. I throw in the occasional rows or dips. I do deadlifts and squat so maybe that's it. They look cool so I don't complain. My legs are my fav though. I'm not ghey but I like wearing kinda short shorts on leg days and watching my tree trunk legs in the mirror.
 

MJinZ

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Nov 4, 2009
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I don't know what it is but I have some huge arms and all my upper body consists of is bench and pull ups. I throw in the occasional rows or dips. I do deadlifts and squat so maybe that's it. They look cool so I don't complain. My legs are my fav though. I'm not ghey but I like wearing kinda short shorts on leg days and watching my tree trunk legs in the mirror.

Now you know.
 

coreyb

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Aug 12, 2007
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How the fuck do I increase my forearms. That's the only thing that really bothers me. They are goddamn tiny. I don't care if my wrist is skinny, but I'd like SOME upper arm muscle. I'm assuming isolation curls will improve that area of my body so that it looks more aesthetically pleasing.

I think your forearms would be pretty big if you could press 200lbs, bench 300lbs, deadlift, 400lbs. etc worry about getting your strength up and your body will adapt
 

MJinZ

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I think your forearms would be pretty big if you could press 200lbs, bench 300lbs, deadlift, 400lbs. etc worry about getting your strength up and your body will adapt

Not really....

Forearms are their own "strength". You can have a minimum forearm strength to pick up 100lb dumb bells and press them. Almost none required for bench. Deadlifts need a lot but it won't help if you use straps.

So yes, if you focus on getting your forearm strength up, that works. That means just being to do all the pulling movements without straps, holding a ton of weight, and even doing proper reverse and hammer curls.
 

Pantlegz

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Jun 6, 2007
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I think your forearms would be pretty big if you could press 200lbs, bench 300lbs, deadlift, 400lbs. etc worry about getting your strength up and your body will adapt

I dunno, my lifts are in that range and my forearms are only 12-13"
 

Koing

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Oct 11, 2000
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I dunno, my lifts are in that range and my forearms are only 12-13"

What are your lifts exactly?

Also it's well out out of sync...

200lbs press
300lbs bench press
400lbs DL

The DL is weak by at least 40-50lbs easily
You would BP more then 300lbs if you were to strict press

Btw an inch off 12 is a HUGE difference...

But I'd agree with corey that if your putting up some decent numbers you'll be pretty built. Not necessarily big unless you did some higher reps stuff and ate a lot and did some focused work.

Just add more size overall.

I read somewhere that once your about 185lbs and 15" arms, it'll takea bout 15lbs of gained *overall* mass to add 1" to your arms.

Koing
 

rcpratt

Lifer
Jul 2, 2009
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Weird, I feel like I've had more luck getting noticeably larger forearms than upper arms. Neither are huge at this point though, forearms are maybe 12", but much bigger than they used to be...but my lifts are still pretty weak. The only thing I do specifically for forearms is a reverse barbell curl.
 

Koing

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Oct 11, 2000
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Weird, I feel like I've had more luck getting noticeably larger forearms than upper arms. Neither are huge at this point though, forearms are maybe 12", but much bigger than they used to be...but my lifts are still pretty weak. The only thing I do specifically for forearms is a reverse barbell curl.

Forearms are much harder to get big then arms.

Also note for arms you should be f0cking spanking the triceps. They are 3/5 of your arms!!!!

Koing
 

Pantlegz

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Jun 6, 2007
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What are your lifts exactly?

Also it's well out out of sync...

200lbs press
300lbs bench press
400lbs DL

The DL is weak by at least 40-50lbs easily
You would BP more then 300lbs if you were to strict press

Btw an inch off 12 is a HUGE difference...

But I'd agree with corey that if your putting up some decent numbers you'll be pretty built. Not necessarily big unless you did some higher reps stuff and ate a lot and did some focused work.

Just add more size overall.

I read somewhere that once your about 185lbs and 15" arms, it'll takea bout 15lbs of gained *overall* mass to add 1" to your arms.

Koing

I've never maxed my OH press but I do sets of 5 around 125-135. Bench press 5x5 is 225 and my max DL is 405. I haven't actually measured my arms but it's a pretty good guess, last time I measured my upper arms were 17-18". I'm about 230lbs.
 

skace

Lifer
Jan 23, 2001
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Deadlift without straps, farmers walks, and in general never use straps for anything. When ever you lift squeeze the bar as hard as you can during the exercise.

Not to ignore anyone else's advice, but I kept this in mind yesterday when working out. I think I hold the weights lightly so yesterday I kept a really tight grip on everything I did and definitely felt it in my forearms. It was an interesting contrast. I'm not sure how much of an impact it will have overall but it is something I am keeping an eye on...
 

coreyb

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Aug 12, 2007
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I don't want forearms like a bodybuilder but mine have been growing nicely by just doing SS for 6 months or so.

pantlegz, those lifts are pretty nice but I bet your forearms would grow if you had a OP of 200+, bench 300+, etc.

but ya, I don't know why people fret about individual body parts when you're gonna look pretty good and jacked by just being really strong. and by really strong I mean like at late intermediate or early advanced level.
 
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