Why are large biceps so great?

[Chebago]

Originally posted by: DougK62

Originally posted by: Anubis

Originally posted by: BladeWalker
It's all about the ladies. I think the most impressive thing is the 6 pack abs, though.

your wrong there you would be supprised at the number of hot girls who dont want a man who looks like a model, and woudl rather have one with some meat on their bones

Yep - every skinny man knows this. I'm in great shape but have been passed over more than once because I wasn't pudgy.

if telling yourself that gets you through the day, more power to ya.

 

[Judgement]

Originally posted by: Chebago

Originally posted by: DougK62

Originally posted by: Anubis

Originally posted by: BladeWalker
It's all about the ladies. I think the most impressive thing is the 6 pack abs, though.

your wrong there you would be supprised at the number of hot girls who dont want a man who looks like a model, and woudl rather have one with some meat on their bones

Yep - every skinny man knows this. I'm in great shape but have been passed over more than once because I wasn't pudgy.

if telling yourself that gets you through the day, more power to ya.

hahahah so true


any guy whos been with enough women knows that while having some muscle mass helps, lack of any muscle mass is just as bad as being fat and even so if you have some talent with the ladies it doesnt matter what kind of build you are; you can work your way in.

 

[NightCrawler]

Bench Press
Squats
Dead Lifts
Curls
Back Rows
Calf raises

 

[Red Dawn]

Originally posted by: Judgement

Originally posted by: Amorphus
I was thinking - I don't have large, bulging biceps. Whatever, right? Last weekend, I helped move cumulatively probably a few tons of stuff, etc., with my biceps that don't bulge out all that much. In fact, I don't find that I have to do the contracting motion that involves the bicep that much in normal everyday life, either (well, in a manner that requires much strength).

Well, it's showy, I know that, but having large/strong biceps aren't all too important, methinks.

Any opinions?

Besides, triceps are much more useful for knocking a guy the f out. 😉

They're great cause when me and my buddies are at a party and one of them calls me 'the walking bicep' in front of a group of girls they all start yelling at me to show them. Then I get to act shy and pretend I really dont want to show until they get so into it that I have no choice but to flex for them. This is usually followed by a round of applause

Too bad you aren't the "Walking Penis"

 

[Koing]

Originally posted by: Fritzo

Originally posted by: Geekbabe

Originally posted by: BladeWalker
It's all about the ladies. I think the most impressive thing is the 6 pack abs, though.

Actually overall fitness is what's impressive,biceps are just one part of the arm and guys who only work biceps end up looking like Popeye.

It's insane what you have to do to get a 6 pack---your body fat has to be under like 10%, rigorous ab exercises, and you have to have the build to show them (some men naturally have a pocket of fat in that area that you never get rid of). I think the overall body looks better than just a 6 pack.

If you started younger it is much easier to get a 6 pack. Once over 25yrs+ it is much harder if you haven't trained.

It just takes time like everything else. If you want a 6 pack you can get it within 12-18months if you work hard and depending what position you start at.

Mostly I think that people can see them more often. You can't see big legs unless you are wearing shorts. But if you wear a t shirt or shirt you can see someone has big arms. But most girls dig a 6 pack but that is only seen when your topless so that is less often. Girls dig ass as well and legs. Hell most like everything also 😀

If you have small bird legs you look like a freak. Most guys that work legs don't have small upperbodies as they work everything to a degree. You can't have big legs and have a matchstick upperbody.

Koing

 

[Koing]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: Spamela

Originally posted by: Staley8

Originally posted by: Fritzo
People that don't have them will say that 🙂

Exactly. People who have skinnny arms will say it's stupid to have large mucles/biceps b/c they don't have them and are unable or unwilling to work for them. Those of us with the manly guns know it's all about the upper body.

<-- one of "those" guys who (on a 3 day lifting spread) spends 2.5 days worth of lifting on upper body and .5 on lower 🙂

People who have skinny chicken legs will say it's stupid to have large quads b/c they don't have them and are unable or unwilling to work for them. Those of us with the manly legs (&amp; back) know it's all about the lower body.

Yeah if you like having to wear pants 3 sizes to big in the waist just so your legs will fit in them! Of course most of those guys wear shorts year round so they can show off their manly legs😉

Actually, easy fit and loose fit jeans have cured this problem. Most body builders are not forced into jeans that are too big now.

I have to buy 34 jeans but I need to wear a belt. My waist is about a 30. 30 or 32 and my legs won't fit!

Also wtf? It is about technique and speed for a punch then your triceps. You do realise you hit from the ground up from legs, hips, body and then arm at the end right?! Speed guys. If your slow you are not going to hit anything. If your fast and snappy you can hit fast and many times.

A lot of guys think a strong guy can fight well. I say if he doesn't train to fight in sort of form he isn't going to fight anything. He maybe strong but once he gets in a fight and isn't use to getting hit he will get beaten. Weights don't fight back 😀

Koing

 

[nageov3t]

IMO, the saddest thing in the world is a guy with a great body and a butt-ugly face 🙁

 

[StageLeft]

You can't have big legs and have a matchstick upperbody.

It's seen much less, but i did have a friend with that problem. He was a fat ass for a few years and as a result of that and good genetics had huge legs. Really big ones. His upperbody though, especially after he lost the weight, just didn't look big at all.

I've only once seen a _severe_ case of disproportionality. Some guy years ago in the gym had a huge upperbody and legs like you'd see on a 13 year old girl. It was really uncanny and more than a bit disgusting.

The majority of guys I know, myself included, though we work legs don't put as much time in as we should. A guy looks at a girl's legs; she looks at a guy's upperbody. We know that and as such it's not surprising that so many guys concentrate more on upperbody. I still do legs but I won't pretend I put as much effort into them. yeah, yeah, I konw I should, but I just don't 🙂

 

[Koing]

Originally posted by: Skoorb

You can't have big legs and have a matchstick upperbody.

It's seen much less, but i did have a friend with that problem. He was a fat ass for a few years and as a result of that and good genetics had huge legs. Really big ones. His upperbody though, especially after he lost the weight, just didn't look big at all.

I've only once seen a _severe_ case of disproportionality. Some guy years ago in the gym had a huge upperbody and legs like you'd see on a 13 year old girl. It was really uncanny and more than a bit disgusting.

The majority of guys I know, myself included, though we work legs don't put as much time in as we should. A guy looks at a girl's legs; she looks at a guy's upperbody. We know that and as such it's not surprising that so many guys concentrate more on upperbody. I still do legs but I won't pretend I put as much effort into them. yeah, yeah, I konw I should, but I just don't 🙂

I see but I'm talking about the guys that works legs. If they work legs quite a bit their upper bodies generally aren't really thin. I know generalisations but thats that 😛

I work a lot of legs due to my sport. I do some upperbody but that gets big as I work legs.

Koing

 

[Calin]

Originally posted by: Amorphus
I was thinking - I don't have large, bulging biceps. Whatever, right? Last weekend, I helped move cumulatively probably a few tons of stuff, etc., with my biceps that don't bulge out all that much. In fact, I don't find that I have to do the contracting motion that involves the bicep that much in normal everyday life, either (well, in a manner that requires much strength).

Well, it's showy, I know that, but having large/strong biceps aren't all too important, methinks.

Any opinions?

Besides, triceps are much more useful for knocking a guy the f out. 😉

Yes, but biceps are much more useful for ripping his head off 😉

It looks good. However, I saw people that looked thin and - well, starved - going with their mountain bikes in places where I would only dream about. Looks isn't everything

Calin

 

[rh71]

some people's heads seem to be the biggest in this thread. 😉

 

[StageLeft]

Originally posted by: rh71
some people's heads seem to be the biggest in this thread. 😉

Almost - but you've not seen my pipes!

 

[Turkish]

Originally posted by: Koing

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: Spamela

Originally posted by: Staley8

Originally posted by: Fritzo
People that don't have them will say that 🙂

Exactly. People who have skinnny arms will say it's stupid to have large mucles/biceps b/c they don't have them and are unable or unwilling to work for them. Those of us with the manly guns know it's all about the upper body.

<-- one of "those" guys who (on a 3 day lifting spread) spends 2.5 days worth of lifting on upper body and .5 on lower 🙂

People who have skinny chicken legs will say it's stupid to have large quads b/c they don't have them and are unable or unwilling to work for them. Those of us with the manly legs (&amp; back) know it's all about the lower body.

Yeah if you like having to wear pants 3 sizes to big in the waist just so your legs will fit in them! Of course most of those guys wear shorts year round so they can show off their manly legs😉

Actually, easy fit and loose fit jeans have cured this problem. Most body builders are not forced into jeans that are too big now.

I have to buy 34 jeans but I need to wear a belt. My waist is about a 30. 30 or 32 and my legs won't fit!

Also wtf? It is about technique and speed for a punch then your triceps. You do realise you hit from the ground up from legs, hips, body and then arm at the end right?! Speed guys. If your slow you are not going to hit anything. If your fast and snappy you can hit fast and many times.

A lot of guys think a strong guy can fight well. I say if he doesn't train to fight in sort of form he isn't going to fight anything. He maybe strong but once he gets in a fight and isn't use to getting hit he will get beaten. Weights don't fight back 😀

Koing

dude, i have the same problem, and i wanna cry about it to someone 🙁 I've 32 or 33 waist (depending on cut) but my freakin legs won't fit! :| I rollerbladed for 8 years and participated in every sport during high school, thus I have freaking huge legs... I mean really huge quads, not calves i guess. but anyways, I have to wear a belt all the time cause I have to buy bigger waist pants due to my huge legs 🙁

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: Xiety

Originally posted by: Koing

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: Spamela

Originally posted by: Staley8

Originally posted by: Fritzo
People that don't have them will say that 🙂

Exactly. People who have skinnny arms will say it's stupid to have large mucles/biceps b/c they don't have them and are unable or unwilling to work for them. Those of us with the manly guns know it's all about the upper body.

<-- one of "those" guys who (on a 3 day lifting spread) spends 2.5 days worth of lifting on upper body and .5 on lower 🙂

People who have skinny chicken legs will say it's stupid to have large quads b/c they don't have them and are unable or unwilling to work for them. Those of us with the manly legs (&amp; back) know it's all about the lower body.

Yeah if you like having to wear pants 3 sizes to big in the waist just so your legs will fit in them! Of course most of those guys wear shorts year round so they can show off their manly legs😉

Actually, easy fit and loose fit jeans have cured this problem. Most body builders are not forced into jeans that are too big now.

I have to buy 34 jeans but I need to wear a belt. My waist is about a 30. 30 or 32 and my legs won't fit!

Also wtf? It is about technique and speed for a punch then your triceps. You do realise you hit from the ground up from legs, hips, body and then arm at the end right?! Speed guys. If your slow you are not going to hit anything. If your fast and snappy you can hit fast and many times.

A lot of guys think a strong guy can fight well. I say if he doesn't train to fight in sort of form he isn't going to fight anything. He maybe strong but once he gets in a fight and isn't use to getting hit he will get beaten. Weights don't fight back 😀

Koing

dude, i have the same problem, and i wanna cry about it to someone 🙁 I've 32 or 33 waist (depending on cut) but my freakin legs won't fit! :| I rollerbladed for 8 years and participated in every sport during high school, thus I have freaking huge legs... I mean really huge quads, not calves i guess. but anyways, I have to wear a belt all the time cause I have to buy bigger waist pants due to my huge legs 🙁

Have you guys tried the easy-fit or "loose fit" jeans they sell? Makes a world of difference as the ass and legs are bigger by a number of inches.

I know Koing is in Hong Kong, and that easy-fit jeans is a fat-ass American thing so he may not have access to them, but you're in Virginia, Xiety. You should have planty of access to easy-fit jeans.

 

[Turkish]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Xiety

Originally posted by: Koing

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Red Dawn

Originally posted by: Spamela

Originally posted by: Staley8

Originally posted by: Fritzo
People that don't have them will say that 🙂

Exactly. People who have skinnny arms will say it's stupid to have large mucles/biceps b/c they don't have them and are unable or unwilling to work for them. Those of us with the manly guns know it's all about the upper body.

<-- one of "those" guys who (on a 3 day lifting spread) spends 2.5 days worth of lifting on upper body and .5 on lower 🙂

People who have skinny chicken legs will say it's stupid to have large quads b/c they don't have them and are unable or unwilling to work for them. Those of us with the manly legs (&amp; back) know it's all about the lower body.

Yeah if you like having to wear pants 3 sizes to big in the waist just so your legs will fit in them! Of course most of those guys wear shorts year round so they can show off their manly legs😉

Actually, easy fit and loose fit jeans have cured this problem. Most body builders are not forced into jeans that are too big now.

I have to buy 34 jeans but I need to wear a belt. My waist is about a 30. 30 or 32 and my legs won't fit!

Also wtf? It is about technique and speed for a punch then your triceps. You do realise you hit from the ground up from legs, hips, body and then arm at the end right?! Speed guys. If your slow you are not going to hit anything. If your fast and snappy you can hit fast and many times.

A lot of guys think a strong guy can fight well. I say if he doesn't train to fight in sort of form he isn't going to fight anything. He maybe strong but once he gets in a fight and isn't use to getting hit he will get beaten. Weights don't fight back 😀

Koing

dude, i have the same problem, and i wanna cry about it to someone 🙁 I've 32 or 33 waist (depending on cut) but my freakin legs won't fit! :| I rollerbladed for 8 years and participated in every sport during high school, thus I have freaking huge legs... I mean really huge quads, not calves i guess. but anyways, I have to wear a belt all the time cause I have to buy bigger waist pants due to my huge legs 🙁

Have you guys tried the easy-fit or "loose fit" jeans they sell? Makes a world of difference as the ass and legs are bigger by a number of inches.

I know Koing is in Hong Kong, and that easy-fit jeans is a fat-ass American thing so he may not have access to them, but you're in Virginia, Xiety. You should have planty of access to easy-fit jeans.

I think Koing is in UK 🙂 Yeah I've tried easy fit stuff... but I don't want their baggy cuts :-\ I want something that fits both my waist and legs and look like the good ol' normal jeans 🙂

 

[Koing]

I live in England Amused.

The easy fit stuff is still baggy on my waist. It isn't so bad I just buy 34 and wear a belt.

Koing

 

[azazyel]

Has anyone said face yet? I mean you could have a great body but if you got a sour mug it doesn't really matter.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: Koing
I live in England Amused.

The easy fit stuff is still baggy on my waist. It isn't so bad I just buy 34 and wear a belt.

Koing

Why did I think you were in HK? 😕

 

[Koing]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Koing
I live in England Amused.

The easy fit stuff is still baggy on my waist. It isn't so bad I just buy 34 and wear a belt.

Koing

Why did I think you were in HK? 😕

?!

My full name being HeangKoing so I guess it was probably from that.

Has anyone said face yet? I mean you could have a great body but if you got a sour mug it doesn't really matter.

Well a buff guy with ugly face probably has more of a chance then a skinny or overweight guy with a equally ugly face? 😛

Koing

 

[0roo0roo]

its about proportions. arnold back in the day was pretty well sculpted. like a work of art. these days some body builders go way overboard and just go for insane size.

scrawny bony arms on a guy look ick.

 

[StageLeft]

Originally posted by: Koing

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Koing
I live in England Amused.

The easy fit stuff is still baggy on my waist. It isn't so bad I just buy 34 and wear a belt.

Koing

Why did I think you were in HK? 😕

?!

My full name being HeangKoing so I guess it was probably from that.

Has anyone said face yet? I mean you could have a great body but if you got a sour mug it doesn't really matter.

Well a buff guy with ugly face probably has more of a chance then a skinny or overweight guy with a equally ugly face? 😛

Koing

Same on a girl. Ugly face + ugly body = nasty, but if she has a rocking body (something you rarely see with an ugly face, but you do sometimes), then it definitely makes up for a lot of face.