Biceps to Triceps balance?

[WannaBPowerful]

How can i tell if my biceps are rightly proportioned to my triceps? I see bodybuilders whose triceps are much larger than their biceps, some are pretty even, and others have larger biceps than their triceps. Which one is preferable for compitition?

 

[bishonen]

How can i tell if my biceps are rightly proportioned to my triceps? I see bodybuilders whose triceps are much larger than their biceps, some are pretty even, and others have larger biceps than their triceps. Which one is preferable for compitition?

Whichever you like the most. It's a personal opinion, dig?

I think triceps are sexy, and biceps are overrated. Personal preference.

In competition I'd imagine, like anything else, it depends on the person and the balance of the muscles. If you flex with enormous biceps and invisible triceps..

 

[Haz]

The triceps are normally bigger then the bicep. Also, the triceps are much more visible, so if you want big looking arms, thats what you need to concentrate on. Personally, I think guys walking around with huge bi's with tiny tris don't look balanced.

 

[brooklynboy]

Dont your tri take up 60% of your upper arms? Where did I read that? I don't rember. Your tri's sould be bigger then you bi's

 

[StRoNg_WoN]

Well considering "Tris" have 3 heads, and "Bis" have two... it would make sense that tris would take up more room on the arm...

Lotsa close grip benching, and pressdowns...

get at it!

 

[Lastcall]

Tri's make up 2/3 of your upper arm.
If you want big arms you need big tri's!!!!!!!

 

[JOKER47]

Tri's make up 2/3 of your upper arm.
If you want big arms you need big tri's!!!!!!!

True dat!


Joker

 

[The Shadow]

well - if you flex a bi in the mirror - look at the separation between the bi and tri - the tri should "hang" slightly lower than the bi peaks...asumming you don't have super peaky bis.