Weight gain from muscle - how much?

Stu wrote:
> Curt wrote:
> > <snip> curious about <snip> Arthur Jones schtufff
> > on arm measurements. <snip> Sergio's 20 1/8"
> > bicep/arm measurement was a straight arm or bent
> > at a 90 degree angle?
>
> If you had a 20 1/8" bicep with your arm straight, wouldn't
> you want to measure it flexed and tell everyone you had
> a 22" arm?

Damn straight. Er, flexed. I mean...

Yes, I certainly would. But that doesn't answer my question.

1) I think it's safe to say that bodybuilders inflate measurements.
2) I'm not saying which is the correct way to measure arms. (Hey, with
a *14* 1/8" flexed, and bent at a 45 degree angle, too, arm
measurement, what difference does it make to me?)
3) I am, however, inclined to believe that when Jones mentioned a 20
1/8" measurement, that that number was taken with Sergio's biceps and
triceps muscles contracted to their utmost and with his arm bent at a
90 degree angle.
4) What was the question again?

Oh, yeah, if you had a gun to your head, Stu, (don't worry - a WATER
gun) and were asked to measure your arm, how - exactly - would you do
that? Not asking for a measurement, mind you, just curious about ye
olde procedural opinion-type comment.

I say it's like this: L (Imagine a little fist here and a little
deltoid there.)

Thanks for playing! Johnny, what do we have for our guests?

--
Curt

Curt wrote:
> 1) I think it's safe to say that bodybuilders inflate measurements.

Yeah, sometimes with synthol...

> Oh, yeah, if you had a gun to your head, Stu, (don't worry - a WATER
> gun) and were asked to measure your arm, how - exactly - would you do
> that? Not asking for a measurement, mind you, just curious about ye
> olde procedural opinion-type comment.

At the largest point, when flexed, and probably with my arm at the
angle I would use for posing. 45 degrees is too much, 90 degrees too
little. I don't think there's probably a huge difference in arm
measurement between the two anyway.

Oh, and with two fingers inside the tape...


Stu