How big around are your arms? *I'm bored

ECUPirate · 08-11-2002, 01:26 AM

Um, everyone go get one of those flexible cloth (?) tape measures and see how big your arms are around. Maybe use a string, and then measure the string or something. Don't ask me why. I was just sitting here, NOT just getting back from the bar, dammit, because I didn't feel like leaving the house, and, well, I got bored. If U R bored, you can join in this charade.

Mine = 16.5" at bicep, 14" at forearm. I go to the gym tomorrow (missed last 2 days...aaaargh!), so I'm thinkin' maybe 17" when pumped. Is a 2.5" difference b/n upper and lower arm normal? Seems like not a very big difference. Maybe it's from all the typing.

We'll leave it at that.

.....hehe. I dressed up as Hans last Halloween. I took two long sleeve T's and stuffed pillow filling everywhere, and then sewed here and there to make 'pockets' for the filling to represent muscles. Then I put on long johns, and stuffed the filling in there to make quads and calves, and then put on my grey sweats and lifting gloves and a big belt. I here to tell you, I sweated my ass off. But then, this random drunk dude stole my buddies hat and came running towards me, so I tackled him and pinned him flat on his ass. I let him up, and he started towards me, but then thought twice and ran off. (I'm 6'5", and with that padded suit I was probably 3' across!) ...it was classic. Maybe this year, I'll actually find somebody to be Frans, so I can stop telling people, "Oh, Frans went to the bathroom. Sorry." ..you know the deal.

jtroutma · 08-11-2002, 01:30 AM

You need a hobbie man

ECUPirate · 08-11-2002, 01:39 AM

cmon... play along. U R still up, too. Unless SLO is like in Slovenia (sp?) or something, in which case it's probably noon.

Joe · 08-11-2002, 01:40 AM

one word:

wow

ECUPirate · 08-11-2002, 01:42 AM

....what...?

Can O' Beans · 08-11-2002, 02:58 AM

15" Upper arm
12.5 lower arm

They've seen little to no use lately

Damn computer addiction

But... just got a Weider 9400 full gym system for $400, and will get a few odds & ends to suppliment what that can't do. It's been too long since I've worked out, and I've become weak & have a nice "computer desk gut" - similar to beer belly, but due to differing circumstances, lol.

I'm pretty strong over all, but being 6'6", I just don't show it as easily as the shorter guys.

ECUPirate · 08-11-2002, 11:24 AM

I hear ya. Damn, 6'6"? That's tall.

....I say as I sit here eating my breakfast in front of the PC, as usual.

ECUPirate · 08-11-2002, 05:31 PM

um, Is that SLO, as in San Luis Obispo, CA?

FoolOnTheHill · 08-11-2002, 09:45 PM

Me is teh uber geek.

10.5" bicep
10" forearm

I have girly arms.

Perhaps if I excercised.

ECUPirate · 08-12-2002, 01:50 AM

exercise is your friend. If you've never really worked out, it wouldn't be difficult to add an inch to your upper arms in a month's time.

I just wanna be like Steve. *hears Joe & Brad laughing*

jtroutma · 08-13-2002, 12:15 AM

ECUPirate,

Acutally you are correct.

San Luis Obispo, CA

Central Coast

Attended CalPoly for a while now kicking back and attending the local community college Cuesta.

How did you guess??

ECUPirate · 08-13-2002, 12:44 AM

My 5th grade geography teacher made us all memorize a US map. Go ahead, ask me anything.

Actually, I did a quick net search, and that's what I came up with. When Joe said "wow", I wasn't sure if he was talking about this thread, or about the fact that I didn't know what SLO was. I had to find out, ya know?

Oh... I was born in Sacramento, but lived there for less than 2 yrs.

Cmon people, DO play along and break out the tape measures... It'll be fun.

Bignuts · 08-13-2002, 05:33 AM

You know what pipecleaners look like?

ECUPirate · 08-13-2002, 11:36 AM

hehehe

jtroutma · 08-14-2002, 12:31 AM

I would play along but two things are going against me:

1) no nice tape measure

2) I am afraid that I might take first place for the smallest Bicepts

ECUPirate · 08-14-2002, 01:31 AM

hehe... see, what you do is you take a piece of string and wrap it 'round the arm, and you mark how far it went. Then you measure that length of string. ... a simple google search (I'm sure) would have told you that... hehe.

I've been drinkin' again. wheeeeee.....

jtroutma · 08-14-2002, 09:39 AM

well, finding a way to measure my arm was the least of my concerns

Sled_Dog · 08-14-2002, 10:33 AM

yeah I will try and find a piece of string since i know I don't have one of those tapes. I have tiny arms. All my strength is in my legs. On machines I can press like 120lbs for like 10 reps on my arms and for my legs I can do like 400lbs for about 10 reps. I plan to join a gym when I go to school and try and bulk up and just keep in shape.

Sled_Dog · 08-14-2002, 10:42 AM

11.5" bicep, 10.5" forearm, 19" thigh

ha added one. I used my microphone wire lying under my desk

.

ECUPirate · 08-14-2002, 11:40 AM

yeah, legs are important.. but those machines can be deceiving. Depending on how the pulleys are set up, "120" on some machines can be alot. (free weights are much better anyway) The cable pull down, for instance, goes up to "20", which you'd think would = 200 lbs. Well, I can put it on 14 and hang from the bar, and I weigh ~200. Go figure. (can still pull down 20 )

pull ups are my fav.

good job w/ the mic wire. ....hmmm.. my thighs = 22", but they're not that strong. (working on it) They don't look big at all. I'm tall and skinny.

Rack · 08-14-2002, 02:21 PM

I just happened to come across my mom's tape measurer, so I measured.
14.75" bicep, 12.25" forearm.
I haven't been doing anything but olympic lifts.
A little concentrated hypertrophy work would get the arms up over 15".

Sled_Dog · 08-14-2002, 03:28 PM

I considered joinging the army but joining just to bulk up is kind of stupid. My dad was as little as I am when he was my age then he went into the army and now he is a pretty big and definetally strong guy. Like I said I will join a gym out in Arizona and try and keep a good schedule. ANd yeah you are right about those machines. All I know is that I was lifting as much if not more with the leg press machine compared to the people around me. I am a tall and skinny guy too, 5'10" 135lbs

FoolOnTheHill · 08-15-2002, 01:10 AM

As if I didn't feel weak enough already, I appear to be holding the title for smallest arms.

I also have the title for smallest thighs... lol... 18"

I guess that's where I got the nickname "ScrawnyBen"

I'm 16, and 5'10" and 135lbs...

Come on, there must be girlier guys here than me... *akward pause* right?:shrug:

Sled_Dog · 08-15-2002, 04:48 AM

same height, 1 year older and I think I am actualy 140 not 135 so.

ECUPirate · 08-15-2002, 10:05 AM

23, 6'4"+, and 200 lbs. Not THAT heavy for my height. When I started college, I was NOT strong at all. Skinny arms, man...

dude, 135 at that height would be perfect for cross country running.... legs might be a tad small, but running would fix that. I actually know several dudes your size.... fast as hell.

08-11-2002, 01:26 AM	#1
ECUPirate Hottest Stank of them All Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Washington, DC area Posts: 533	*How big around are your arms? I'm bored** Um, everyone go get one of those flexible cloth (?) tape measures and see how big your arms are around. Maybe use a string, and then measure the string or something. Don't ask me why. I was just sitting here, NOT just getting back from the bar, dammit, because I didn't feel like leaving the house, and, well, I got bored. If U R bored, you can join in this charade. Mine = 16.5" at bicep, 14" at forearm. I go to the gym tomorrow (missed last 2 days...aaaargh!), so I'm thinkin' maybe 17" when pumped. Is a 2.5" difference b/n upper and lower arm normal? Seems like not a very big difference. Maybe it's from all the typing. We'll leave it at that. .....hehe. I dressed up as Hans last Halloween. I took two long sleeve T's and stuffed pillow filling everywhere, and then sewed here and there to make 'pockets' for the filling to represent muscles. Then I put on long johns, and stuffed the filling in there to make quads and calves, and then put on my grey sweats and lifting gloves and a big belt. I here to tell you, I sweated my ass off. But then, this random drunk dude stole my buddies hat and came running towards me, so I tackled him and pinned him flat on his ass. I let him up, and he started towards me, but then thought twice and ran off. (I'm 6'5", and with that padded suit I was probably 3' across!) ...it was classic. Maybe this year, I'll actually find somebody to be Frans, so I can stop telling people, "Oh, Frans went to the bathroom. Sorry." ..you know the deal. __________________ Does a radioactive cat have 18 half lifes? --Kenny my pimpin' rig: ...previously poorly cooled... 486DX-2 66mhz @ 75mhz, 4Mb ram, shared, 256Mb hard drive Onboard VGA, watercooled, of course 16-color monitor, labtec speakers, 28kbs USRobotics modem Windows XP (think about it) Maze 3, DDen GF3 block, Eheim 1250, econoline van HC, 1/2" hose w/ 5/8" fittings Comair 172mm fan

08-11-2002, 01:30 AM	#2
jtroutma Cooling Savant Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: SLO, CA Posts: 837	You need a hobbie man __________________ Athlon64 X2 4200+ @ 2.5Ghz (250FSB x 10) OCZ VX 1GB 4000 @ 250FSB (6-2-2-2 timmings) DFI LANParty nForce4 Ultra-D SCSI Raid 5 x (3) Cheetah 15K HDDs LSI Express 500 (128MB cache) OCZ PowerStream 520W PSU ATI X850XT PE (Stock) DTEK WhiteWater + DTEK Custom Radiator Eheim 1250

08-11-2002, 01:39 AM	#3
ECUPirate Hottest Stank of them All Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Washington, DC area Posts: 533	cmon... play along. U R still up, too. Unless SLO is like in Slovenia (sp?) or something, in which case it's probably noon. __________________ Does a radioactive cat have 18 half lifes? --Kenny my pimpin' rig: ...previously poorly cooled... 486DX-2 66mhz @ 75mhz, 4Mb ram, shared, 256Mb hard drive Onboard VGA, watercooled, of course 16-color monitor, labtec speakers, 28kbs USRobotics modem Windows XP (think about it) Maze 3, DDen GF3 block, Eheim 1250, econoline van HC, 1/2" hose w/ 5/8" fittings Comair 172mm fan

08-11-2002, 01:40 AM	#4
Joe The Pro/Life Support System Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 4,041	one word: wow __________________ Joe - I only take this hat off for one thing... ProCooling archive curator and dusty skeleton.

08-11-2002, 01:42 AM	#5
ECUPirate Hottest Stank of them All Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Washington, DC area Posts: 533	....what...? __________________ Does a radioactive cat have 18 half lifes? --Kenny my pimpin' rig: ...previously poorly cooled... 486DX-2 66mhz @ 75mhz, 4Mb ram, shared, 256Mb hard drive Onboard VGA, watercooled, of course 16-color monitor, labtec speakers, 28kbs USRobotics modem Windows XP (think about it) Maze 3, DDen GF3 block, Eheim 1250, econoline van HC, 1/2" hose w/ 5/8" fittings Comair 172mm fan

08-11-2002, 02:58 AM	#6
Can O' Beans Cooling Savant Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Pa - USA Posts: 264	15" Upper arm 12.5 lower arm They've seen little to no use lately Damn computer addiction But... just got a Weider 9400 full gym system for $400, and will get a few odds & ends to suppliment what that can't do. It's been too long since I've worked out, and I've become weak & have a nice "computer desk gut" - similar to beer belly, but due to differing circumstances, lol. I'm pretty strong over all, but being 6'6", I just don't show it as easily as the shorter guys.

08-11-2002, 11:24 AM	#7
ECUPirate Hottest Stank of them All Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Washington, DC area Posts: 533	I hear ya. Damn, 6'6"? That's tall. ....I say as I sit here eating my breakfast in front of the PC, as usual. __________________ Does a radioactive cat have 18 half lifes? --Kenny my pimpin' rig: ...previously poorly cooled... 486DX-2 66mhz @ 75mhz, 4Mb ram, shared, 256Mb hard drive Onboard VGA, watercooled, of course 16-color monitor, labtec speakers, 28kbs USRobotics modem Windows XP (think about it) Maze 3, DDen GF3 block, Eheim 1250, econoline van HC, 1/2" hose w/ 5/8" fittings Comair 172mm fan

08-11-2002, 05:31 PM	#8
ECUPirate Hottest Stank of them All Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Washington, DC area Posts: 533	um, Is that SLO, as in San Luis Obispo, CA? __________________ Does a radioactive cat have 18 half lifes? --Kenny my pimpin' rig: ...previously poorly cooled... 486DX-2 66mhz @ 75mhz, 4Mb ram, shared, 256Mb hard drive Onboard VGA, watercooled, of course 16-color monitor, labtec speakers, 28kbs USRobotics modem Windows XP (think about it) Maze 3, DDen GF3 block, Eheim 1250, econoline van HC, 1/2" hose w/ 5/8" fittings Comair 172mm fan

08-11-2002, 09:45 PM	#9
FoolOnTheHill Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 30	Me is teh uber geek. 10.5" bicep 10" forearm I have girly arms. Perhaps if I excercised.

08-12-2002, 01:50 AM	#10
ECUPirate Hottest Stank of them All Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Washington, DC area Posts: 533	exercise is your friend. If you've never really worked out, it wouldn't be difficult to add an inch to your upper arms in a month's time. I just wanna be like Steve. hears Joe & Brad laughing __________________ Does a radioactive cat have 18 half lifes? --Kenny my pimpin' rig: ...previously poorly cooled... 486DX-2 66mhz @ 75mhz, 4Mb ram, shared, 256Mb hard drive Onboard VGA, watercooled, of course 16-color monitor, labtec speakers, 28kbs USRobotics modem Windows XP (think about it) Maze 3, DDen GF3 block, Eheim 1250, econoline van HC, 1/2" hose w/ 5/8" fittings Comair 172mm fan

08-13-2002, 12:15 AM	#11
jtroutma Cooling Savant Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: SLO, CA Posts: 837	ECUPirate, Acutally you are correct. San Luis Obispo, CA Central Coast Attended CalPoly for a while now kicking back and attending the local community college Cuesta. How did you guess?? __________________ Athlon64 X2 4200+ @ 2.5Ghz (250FSB x 10) OCZ VX 1GB 4000 @ 250FSB (6-2-2-2 timmings) DFI LANParty nForce4 Ultra-D SCSI Raid 5 x (3) Cheetah 15K HDDs LSI Express 500 (128MB cache) OCZ PowerStream 520W PSU ATI X850XT PE (Stock) DTEK WhiteWater + DTEK Custom Radiator Eheim 1250

08-13-2002, 12:44 AM	#12
ECUPirate Hottest Stank of them All Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Washington, DC area Posts: 533	My 5th grade geography teacher made us all memorize a US map. Go ahead, ask me anything. Actually, I did a quick net search, and that's what I came up with. When Joe said "wow", I wasn't sure if he was talking about this thread, or about the fact that I didn't know what SLO was. I had to find out, ya know? Oh... I was born in Sacramento, but lived there for less than 2 yrs. Cmon people, DO play along and break out the tape measures... It'll be fun. __________________ Does a radioactive cat have 18 half lifes? --Kenny my pimpin' rig: ...previously poorly cooled... 486DX-2 66mhz @ 75mhz, 4Mb ram, shared, 256Mb hard drive Onboard VGA, watercooled, of course 16-color monitor, labtec speakers, 28kbs USRobotics modem Windows XP (think about it) Maze 3, DDen GF3 block, Eheim 1250, econoline van HC, 1/2" hose w/ 5/8" fittings Comair 172mm fan

08-13-2002, 05:33 AM	#13
Bignuts Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2001 Posts: 155	Well... You know what pipecleaners look like?

08-13-2002, 11:36 AM	#14
ECUPirate Hottest Stank of them All Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Washington, DC area Posts: 533	hehehe __________________ Does a radioactive cat have 18 half lifes? --Kenny my pimpin' rig: ...previously poorly cooled... 486DX-2 66mhz @ 75mhz, 4Mb ram, shared, 256Mb hard drive Onboard VGA, watercooled, of course 16-color monitor, labtec speakers, 28kbs USRobotics modem Windows XP (think about it) Maze 3, DDen GF3 block, Eheim 1250, econoline van HC, 1/2" hose w/ 5/8" fittings Comair 172mm fan

08-14-2002, 12:31 AM	#15
jtroutma Cooling Savant Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: SLO, CA Posts: 837	I would play along but two things are going against me: 1) no nice tape measure 2) I am afraid that I might take first place for the smallest Bicepts __________________ Athlon64 X2 4200+ @ 2.5Ghz (250FSB x 10) OCZ VX 1GB 4000 @ 250FSB (6-2-2-2 timmings) DFI LANParty nForce4 Ultra-D SCSI Raid 5 x (3) Cheetah 15K HDDs LSI Express 500 (128MB cache) OCZ PowerStream 520W PSU ATI X850XT PE (Stock) DTEK WhiteWater + DTEK Custom Radiator Eheim 1250

08-14-2002, 01:31 AM	#16
ECUPirate Hottest Stank of them All Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Washington, DC area Posts: 533	hehe... see, what you do is you take a piece of string and wrap it 'round the arm, and you mark how far it went. Then you measure that length of string. ... a simple google search (I'm sure) would have told you that... hehe. I've been drinkin' again. wheeeeee..... __________________ Does a radioactive cat have 18 half lifes? --Kenny my pimpin' rig: ...previously poorly cooled... 486DX-2 66mhz @ 75mhz, 4Mb ram, shared, 256Mb hard drive Onboard VGA, watercooled, of course 16-color monitor, labtec speakers, 28kbs USRobotics modem Windows XP (think about it) Maze 3, DDen GF3 block, Eheim 1250, econoline van HC, 1/2" hose w/ 5/8" fittings Comair 172mm fan

08-14-2002, 09:39 AM	#17
jtroutma Cooling Savant Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: SLO, CA Posts: 837	well, finding a way to measure my arm was the least of my concerns __________________ Athlon64 X2 4200+ @ 2.5Ghz (250FSB x 10) OCZ VX 1GB 4000 @ 250FSB (6-2-2-2 timmings) DFI LANParty nForce4 Ultra-D SCSI Raid 5 x (3) Cheetah 15K HDDs LSI Express 500 (128MB cache) OCZ PowerStream 520W PSU ATI X850XT PE (Stock) DTEK WhiteWater + DTEK Custom Radiator Eheim 1250

08-14-2002, 10:33 AM	#18
Sled_Dog Cooling Savant Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Snowyland(not Alaska) Posts: 238	yeah I will try and find a piece of string since i know I don't have one of those tapes. I have tiny arms. All my strength is in my legs. On machines I can press like 120lbs for like 10 reps on my arms and for my legs I can do like 400lbs for about 10 reps. I plan to join a gym when I go to school and try and bulk up and just keep in shape. __________________ pro/chat has a website now? wow

08-14-2002, 10:42 AM	#19
Sled_Dog Cooling Savant Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Snowyland(not Alaska) Posts: 238	11.5" bicep, 10.5" forearm, 19" thigh ha added one. I used my microphone wire lying under my desk . __________________ pro/chat has a website now? wow

08-14-2002, 11:40 AM	#20
ECUPirate Hottest Stank of them All Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Washington, DC area Posts: 533	yeah, legs are important.. but those machines can be deceiving. Depending on how the pulleys are set up, "120" on some machines can be alot. (free weights are much better anyway) The cable pull down, for instance, goes up to "20", which you'd think would = 200 lbs. Well, I can put it on 14 and hang from the bar, and I weigh ~200. Go figure. (can still pull down 20 ) pull ups are my fav. good job w/ the mic wire. ....hmmm.. my thighs = 22", but they're not that strong. (working on it) They don't look big at all. I'm tall and skinny. __________________ Does a radioactive cat have 18 half lifes? --Kenny my pimpin' rig: ...previously poorly cooled... 486DX-2 66mhz @ 75mhz, 4Mb ram, shared, 256Mb hard drive Onboard VGA, watercooled, of course 16-color monitor, labtec speakers, 28kbs USRobotics modem Windows XP (think about it) Maze 3, DDen GF3 block, Eheim 1250, econoline van HC, 1/2" hose w/ 5/8" fittings Comair 172mm fan

08-14-2002, 02:21 PM	#21
Rack Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 3	I just happened to come across my mom's tape measurer, so I measured. 14.75" bicep, 12.25" forearm. I haven't been doing anything but olympic lifts. A little concentrated hypertrophy work would get the arms up over 15".

08-14-2002, 03:28 PM	#22
Sled_Dog Cooling Savant Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Snowyland(not Alaska) Posts: 238	I considered joinging the army but joining just to bulk up is kind of stupid. My dad was as little as I am when he was my age then he went into the army and now he is a pretty big and definetally strong guy. Like I said I will join a gym out in Arizona and try and keep a good schedule. ANd yeah you are right about those machines. All I know is that I was lifting as much if not more with the leg press machine compared to the people around me. I am a tall and skinny guy too, 5'10" 135lbs __________________ pro/chat has a website now? wow

08-15-2002, 01:10 AM	#23
FoolOnTheHill Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 30	As if I didn't feel weak enough already, I appear to be holding the title for smallest arms. I also have the title for smallest thighs... lol... 18" I guess that's where I got the nickname "ScrawnyBen" I'm 16, and 5'10" and 135lbs... Come on, there must be girlier guys here than me... akward pause right?:shrug:

08-15-2002, 04:48 AM	#24
Sled_Dog Cooling Savant Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Snowyland(not Alaska) Posts: 238	same height, 1 year older and I think I am actualy 140 not 135 so. __________________ pro/chat has a website now? wow

08-15-2002, 10:05 AM	#25
ECUPirate Hottest Stank of them All Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Washington, DC area Posts: 533	23, 6'4"+, and 200 lbs. Not THAT heavy for my height. When I started college, I was NOT strong at all. Skinny arms, man... dude, 135 at that height would be perfect for cross country running.... legs might be a tad small, but running would fix that. I actually know several dudes your size.... fast as hell. __________________ Does a radioactive cat have 18 half lifes? --Kenny my pimpin' rig: ...previously poorly cooled... 486DX-2 66mhz @ 75mhz, 4Mb ram, shared, 256Mb hard drive Onboard VGA, watercooled, of course 16-color monitor, labtec speakers, 28kbs USRobotics modem Windows XP (think about it) Maze 3, DDen GF3 block, Eheim 1250, econoline van HC, 1/2" hose w/ 5/8" fittings Comair 172mm fan

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