Bicep:Tricep ratio?

Icy-Dice · 10-23-2006, 01:41 PM

Everytime i see a bodybuilder with big biceps, it turns out that he haves small triceps too and vice versa. Is there like a balance or something?

kenwood · 10-23-2006, 01:53 PM

well if his biceps is bigger than his triceps then he's a freak. triceps are 2/3 of the upper arm

. soo if u want big arms work on ur triceps

JimSnow · 10-24-2006, 11:14 AM

Work everything and forget about the ratios. They will be "balanced".

dontsurfonmytur · 10-24-2006, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by kenwood

well if his biceps is bigger than his triceps then he's a freak. triceps are 2/3 of the upper arm

. soo if u want big arms work on ur triceps

tahts bullshit lol....that might be true for some people (liek me) but i'd say even for myself its 3/4 of my upper arm. My buddy is mostly bicep. i'd say genetics

kenwood · 10-24-2006, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by dontsurfonmytur

tahts bullshit lol....that might be true for some people (liek me) but i'd say even for myself its 3/4 of my upper arm. My buddy is mostly bicep. i'd say genetics

i say your a fuckstick with undeveloped triceps and so is your "buddy"

Witchblade · 10-25-2006, 04:40 AM

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Originally Posted by kenwood

i say your a fuckstick with undeveloped triceps and so is your "buddy"

Quote:

Originally Posted by JimSnow

Work everything and forget about the ratios. They will be "balanced".

Best advice in this thread.

JonnyStead · 10-25-2006, 05:11 AM

I think its likely that most people have bigger tri's than Bi's, I know I do. I tend to work them both on a balanced basis - because my routine is balanced on push/pull - though I can remember years ago when I started, thinking my Bi's were the stronger of the two but that soon changed!

Valias · 10-25-2006, 05:25 AM

My bi's have always been bigger than my tri's (mind you niether of them are overly large heh). hands down. I don't even train them (directly) any more and they will still always be bigger than my tri's. Before the switch to full body workouts, i use to do three sets of tri work and they would be suffering from DOMS for days, note i did this after chest too so they wern't exactly fresh. I use to do some bi work after my back too, same scenario and they would recover in a day or two, i'd then have a day dedicated to almost pure bicep work and it would still recover in a day. but yeah tri 3 bi 2 from that stand point tri's are bigger for most.

juggernaut · 10-25-2006, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by kenwood

i say your a fuckstick with undeveloped triceps and so is your "buddy"

hmmm..."fuckstick". I like that. How about "jerkoff-face-head"?

TJ Cline · 10-25-2006, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by juggernaut

hmmm..."fuckstick". I like that. How about "jerkoff-face-head"?

Who are you talking to

JimSnow · 10-29-2006, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by juggernaut

hmmm..."fuckstick". I like that. How about "jerkoff-face-head"?

We should morph all these types of expressions into one word everybody seems to understand in this forum, not a fuckstick, jerkoff-face-head... but a....

..."kenwood"

MyK · 10-29-2006, 11:21 AM

please stop expressing any personality in the serious threads and discuss the topic like robots! I would say keep the tom foolery on open chat but you cant do that anymore!

thread reported!

JimSnow · 10-29-2006, 11:40 AM

I think this is a unique problem with me...

... I've haven't had a problem w/ "definition" - except for biceps. My triceps def is great, but I can't acheive that "baseball" look in the biceps.

Ain't gonna happen. Anybody got this delema?

Who was it? Larry Scott? He had very full biceps... but no definition.

MyK · 10-29-2006, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by JimSnow

I think this is a unique problem with me...

... I've haven't had a problem w/ "definition" - except for biceps. My triceps def is great, but I can't acheive that "baseball" look in the biceps.

Ain't gonna happen. Anybody got this delema?

Who was it? Larry Scott? He had very full biceps... but no definition.

definition or "tone" is 100% diet!

JimSnow · 10-29-2006, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by MyK

definition or "tone" is 100% diet!

MyK,

Look at my gallery. Imagine me at 5% less BF. My biceps definition will not be par with the rest of me.

Simple as that.

BTW - Love Your Gallery Photo!

AKIRA · 10-29-2006, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by dontsurfonmytur

tahts bullshit lol....that might be true for some people (liek me) but i'd say even for myself its 3/4 of my upper arm. My buddy is mostly bicep. i'd say genetics

Ill bet what you can curl will be less that what you can push.

I can rep a 45lb plate + a 10lb on each side of a curl bar for skullcrushers, all in good form.

I can curl that same weight for just a few reps..possibly with bad form.

Try it out.

It is funny though that when your arms hang or maybe when you hold a can of soda, from the profile, the biceps do look like they are larger. Looks are deceiving.

dontsurfonmytur · 10-29-2006, 02:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JimSnow

We should morph all these types of expressions into one word everybody seems to understand in this forum, not a fuckstick, jerkoff-face-head... but a....

..."kenwood"

seriously bro dont call me out just cuz i said what u said wass bull shit, be a man and prove me wrong fatass and dont cry about it

MyK · 10-29-2006, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by dontsurfonmytur

seriously bro dont call me out just cuz i said what u said wass bull shit, be a man and prove me wrong fatass and dont cry about it

please keep the flamming out of the serious forums or I will be forced to report you!

ReproMan · 10-29-2006, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by dontsurfonmytur

seriously bro dont call me out just cuz i said what u said wass bull shit, be a man and prove me wrong fatass and dont cry about it

Where did that come from?

mike456 · 10-29-2006, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Icy-Dice

Everytime i see a bodybuilder with big biceps, it turns out that he haves small triceps too and vice versa. Is there like a balance or something?

no there is no balance, everyone is different

some people can have equally sized biceps/triceps, and some can have bigger tris than bis, just like some can have bigger bis than tris

what type of answer were you looking for

JimSnow · 10-29-2006, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by FatCatMC

Where did that come from?

Everytime I see something like the response you're asking about, I figure something was deleted or Alzheimer is knocking at my door. At any rate, it's all the same.

LOL

juggernaut · 10-29-2006, 04:56 PM

I know how you feel jim.

10-23-2006, 01:41 PM	#1
Icy-Dice Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 81 Photos: 2	Bicep:Tricep ratio? Everytime i see a bodybuilder with big biceps, it turns out that he haves small triceps too and vice versa. Is there like a balance or something?
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10-24-2006, 11:14 AM	#3
JimSnow Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: NC, USA Posts: 625 Photos: 2	Work everything and forget about the ratios. They will be "balanced".
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10-25-2006, 05:11 AM	#7
JonnyStead Good old English grit Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: England Posts: 387 Photos: 4	I think its likely that most people have bigger tri's than Bi's, I know I do. I tend to work them both on a balanced basis - because my routine is balanced on push/pull - though I can remember years ago when I started, thinking my Bi's were the stronger of the two but that soon changed!
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10-29-2006, 11:40 AM	#13
JimSnow Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: NC, USA Posts: 625 Photos: 2	I think this is a unique problem with me... ... I've haven't had a problem w/ "definition" - except for biceps. My triceps def is great, but I can't acheive that "baseball" look in the biceps. Ain't gonna happen. Anybody got this delema? Who was it? Larry Scott? He had very full biceps... but no definition.
	"Wait 'till you see special photos of my old man butt in April!"

10-29-2006, 04:56 PM	#22
juggernaut hybrid of machine & skin Elite Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Mars Posts: 4,129 Photos: 2	I know how you feel jim.
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10-23-2006, 01:53 PM	#2
kenwood Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 4,878 Photos: 1	well if his biceps is bigger than his triceps then he's a freak. triceps are 2/3 of the upper arm . soo if u want big arms work on ur triceps

10-25-2006, 05:25 AM	#8
Valias Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Brisbane Posts: 256 Photos: 5	My bi's have always been bigger than my tri's (mind you niether of them are overly large heh). hands down. I don't even train them (directly) any more and they will still always be bigger than my tri's. Before the switch to full body workouts, i use to do three sets of tri work and they would be suffering from DOMS for days, note i did this after chest too so they wern't exactly fresh. I use to do some bi work after my back too, same scenario and they would recover in a day or two, i'd then have a day dedicated to almost pure bicep work and it would still recover in a day. but yeah tri 3 bi 2 from that stand point tri's are bigger for most.

10-29-2006, 11:21 AM	#12
MyK Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: consumerville! Posts: 10,201 Photos: 1	please stop expressing any personality in the serious threads and discuss the topic like robots! I would say keep the tom foolery on open chat but you cant do that anymore! thread reported!

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