Biceps

Arthur Jones more than 15 years said that most bodybuilders have unrealistic goals. They want big muscles, but this is beyond their genetic potential. In other words, the achievement of these goals is simply impossible. Jones has gone much further, arguing that a major genetic factor, especially in hands, the length of the muscle fibers of the biceps and triceps. The length of these muscle fibers is 100% genetically determined.

Many bodybuilders osbeno Sergio Oliva, Ed Robinson, Arnold Schwarzenegger have very long muscle fibers of the hands, so they have some of the biggest biceps and triceps in the world (note to eds-let in mind that the author wrote book 15 years ago and many modern bodybuilders were not competitive stage then)

Physiological well-known factor is the longer muscles, the greater is their cross section, hence the greater the amount that can reach the muscles. Simple physiology explains that to allow muscles to become large, they must be long. Short muscles can not be bulky, since the angle of the load would be insufficient to operate them effectively. Accordingly, the question arises of what you have muscle fibers: short or medium length. A key factor is the location for the attachment of the biceps and triceps tendons to.

EVALUATION OF YOUR POTENTIAL Biceps

Let’s start with the biceps. Remove the shirt, stand in front of the mirror in double biceps pose. Carefully inspect the inside of the hands. Fold and fold hands. Note that when you fold your arms, your biceps are higher. This is because the main function of the biceps is flexion (bending the arm). Again, back double biceps in position. The angle between the bones of the hand and forearm should be 90 degrees. Look at the distance between the tense muscle. What is its width (size)? Before making measurements, relax your hands for a few minutes and do the following: hold the fingers of his right hand bend on the left, you should feel great biceps tendon, which crosses the front of the elbow and out of ulna of the forearm. Gently tense the biceps of his left hand and gently you can feel with your fingertips kantopodobnoto tendon. Gently move your fingers up on the tendon until you feel a connection with the biceps tendon. The distance between the place of junction of the biceps tendon and with the intersection of the tendon in the elbow joint, you should measure
Again, posture and back double biceps, make sure the angle is 90 degrees. Your partner must measure the distance between the inside of the elbow and the inner edge of the shortened biceps. Do this with each hand

What are the measurements?

Naturally this does not science, but my experience allows me to make the following conclusions:

centimeters potential appearance of the biceps
1.27 long high
1:27 to 2:54 better than average
2.54-3,87 environment among
3.87-5.08 below average poor
5.08 piece minimum

Bodybuilders with big hands are actually 1.27 cm or less between the elbow and biceps shortened. In other words, they have biceps long fibers, short tendons and enormous potential. Sergio Oliva, the man with the biggest and massive hands in the world, has a mass of biceps that virtually no distance between the elbow and biceps shortened. Sergio is one of the few people with those biceps, practically limited range of mot