[quote]Professor X wrote:
Joe Joseph wrote:
jehovasfitness wrote:
Defekt wrote:
Why would you measure unflexed?
why would you measure flexed?
do you flex your calf when measuring it? thighs, waist, chest, etc?
again though, I’m coming from a fitness based background, I’m not big into the BB scene, is that how they normally measure an arm?
Then why are you here?
In bodybuilding the arm is measured flexed… however like you cannot see why that is the case, those who only know about bodybuilding methods of health and fitness, cannot see why you wouldnt flex it to measure!
I am involved in both and in bodybuilding it is about proportions, the arm - when flexed, should be the same size as the calf and neck…
Fitness wise… measurements are taken from the fully relaxed LHS of the body i believe. It isnt about muscle size - it is about girth measurements for fat assessment. If someone has a18" arm and is overweight you know its fat, if they have an 18" arm and are stacked… it isnt. But we would never need to compare the size of any bodyparts other than waist and hips.
Joe
Good post. An unflexed arm would tell you nothing about how much of a peak you have in that muscle group. Every measurement ever read of a bodybuilder is done with the arm flexed.
Why do people jump into bodybuilding forums to CHANGE bodybuilding standards or insert some “fitness” perspective?
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I’m not trying to change anything. I simply wanted a means to compare my arm size to others (and to compare I wanted to know unflexed), again because that is how we walk around, so comparing my arm size flexed would be worthless (I’m just trying to get a comparison going on).
I by no means meant to imply BB are dumb for doing it that way and that it should be changed.