of muscles
Before comparing themselves to professionals, let's look what volumes of muscles happen at champions. How about fantastic grasps of forearms in 45-47 cm at professionals weighing 90 kg? It is difficult to believe, truly? Meanwhile, such figures occur in modern magazines on bodybuilding. However pay attention that at the famous giant athlete Bill Kazmayer weighing 136 kg the grasp of forearms is equal "only" 44 cm - it was precisely established by the expert David Uilbi. He measured the champion's muscles, a skintight tape, and honestly reported result. It is clear, that information on volumes of forearms in 45-47 cm at 90-kilogram pros who near Kazmayer look dwarfs is an ordinary lie.
The false, overestimated data which often occur in elite magazines are capable to deprive of courage of the ordinary fan taking this lies on trust.
And how you like a biceps grasp in 55 or even in 58 cm? Artur Jones, the inventor of Nautilus exercise machines, is known to all as the person exclusively truthful. He provides the following data in one of the books: the grasp of a biceps of Sergio Oliva (in the weakened state) is equal to 50.3 cm, and at Arnold Schwarzenegger (in slightly intense) - 49.7 cm Arnold and Sergio - two most gifted professionals what were seen by the world of bodybuilding. They use deserved glory thanks to the mighty hands. It is worth looking at them to understand: in this regard very few people can be compared to them. As about a biceps in 55-58 cm? Too lie!
Jones measured hands and at other genetic "lucky" in their best sportswear. There are its data: Kasey Vayetor - 48.3 cm, Mike Menttser and Bill Pearl - on 46.6 cm.
These examples are necessary to learn to set before themselves the sober purposes. In comparison with those fantastic figures with which pages of magazines dazzle the extreme sizes of muscles even of the most persistent and strong-willed fan seem insignificant. However if to compare these sizes to the real indicators of champions, they will cause sincere respect, especially if to remember how the share of the ordinary fan is hard.
Age
Your age is a limiting factor. If you begin to train after 35 years, do not expect from bodybuilding of too much.
What I will speak below about - it is reference points (certainly, approximate) for healthy men aged from 18 up to 35 years. All men of this age, even absolutely green beginners, can count on noticeable changes in several years of persistent trainings by rational techniques. Those who treat age group from 35 to 45 years and already trained with loading, can achieve approximately the same results. And here if to you from 35 to 45, and you never practised with big scales, you should moderate appetites slightly.
People to whom any more for 45, are capable to achieve changes too, but not in such degree as youth. However in comparison with the unexercised age-mate the fifty-year-old body builder seems the alien. So commensurate the purposes, expectations and level of activity with your age. To the person is more senior you should not go on a rigid diet which can be useful to the young man. People advanced in years have to pay more attention to the warm and respiratory activity.
Nevertheless, I want to emphasize one important thing: it is not necessary to exaggerate value of age as the limiting factor.
The biggest restrictions for physical progress are imposed by your own consciousness.
On light loads and loads genetically gifted bodybuilders who achieved amazing progress after 30. If you demand too little from the body, then it is not enough and receive. You will demand bigger - and you will be rewarded.
The most powerful of age for a rating of muscles the age from 16 to 26 years when your organism in large numbers generates the real meat, that is muscles is considered.