This increase in size was lean muscle that stayed with me permanently, not merely inflammation that blew up my arms temporarily and then shrunk back down later. After this they decreased to 17″ from cutting and losing some fat. In total I did this crazy arm week 5 times, over the course of 12 weeks or so. The next week I would train other muscle groups as usual so they didn’t deflate and the week after I did the same again for arms. Thus, I clocked in 40 hours of arm training in just 5 days. So, after 4 hours I would go home, eat a tonne of food then repeat for another 4 hours and go to sleep. I would train for 2 hours straight, have a small break (15-20 minutes) and train for another 2 hours. I’ll let you in on one of my secret/crazy experiments I conducted and my results.Ħ months ago I trained my arms for 8 hours a day, 5x a week (from Monday to Friday). “Training your arms (or other muscle groups) in the gym for over 1 hour being counterproductive and overtraining”. The concept of overtraining in bodybuilding is merely a myth. The following tips are listed in order of importance. How was I able to overcome my hardgainer genetics and get big arms naturally? Read my tips below. However, Frank was known to have taken anabolic steroids in order to reach this size. In comparison, Frank Zane, one of the greatest bodybuilders from the golden era, had 18 inch arms at 5 ft 9. To put 17 inch arms into perspective - this is a cold, flexed measurement and my height is 5 feet 8.
HOW TO GET STRONGER ARMS PROFESSIONAL
However, it’s not just professional bodybuilders who want big arms average Joe’s also covet them to get more respect from their peers and more attention from the girls.Īlthough a typical bodybuilding split caters for all muscle groups, arms are the most visible muscle when wearing a t-shirt thus it makes sense that most guys want to show off their most-viewed asset.īig arms represent strength, power and dominance.įrom a functional point of view, strong arms are also very beneficial for hitting new PR’s on big compound movements (such as dips, bench press, pull ups, lat pull downs, rows etc) which require strong triceps/biceps. However, all is forgotten because his arms were legendary.Īrnold had huge bulging biceps with peaks resembling small mountains and road-map veins spiraling through his deltoids down to his forearms. No - Arnold surely had chicken legs compared to the likes of Tom Platz. It’s no coincidence that Arnold Schwarzenegger, considered the king of bodybuilding, had the greatest arms ever with gym rats still ‘miring his biceps 50 years later. They are the icing on the cake, often being the difference between a good physique and one you’ll remember forever. Having jacked arms is a must, if you want to turn heads whether that’s on a beach or a bodybuilding stage.
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