Best Top 8 Arms In Bodybuilding History

Who has/had the best arms of all time in Bodybuilding History? The easy answer would be Arnold? But not so fast Arnold may have had the best biceps ever but his forearms and triceps lagged in comparison. Hard to decide with so many greats - here are my choices for the top eight guys of all time, remember the list only includes guys with total arms development means biceps, triceps, brachialis and forearms.The 8. Marko Savolainen Marko Savolainen "Supermass" is a Finnish professional heavy-weight IFBB bodybuilder, hit the scene like a meteor in the late 90s, but quickly burnt out. "What I would like to bring from the ‘90s bodybuilding to this day is the hardness of the muscles that guys back then had. The best example of this is Dorian Yates. These days guys are bigger but a little bit smoother or puffy looking, especially on some body parts like arms and shoulders. But I think there’s a reason for that." <img width="150" height="150" src="" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail lazyload" alt="" decoding="async" data-src="https://fitnessvolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Marko-Savolainen5-150x150.jpg" data-sizes="auto" data-srcset="https://fitnessvolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Marko-Savolainen5-150x150.jpg 150w, https://fitnessvolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Marko-Savolainen5-300x300.jpg 300w, https://fitnessvolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Marko-Savolainen5-420x420.jpg 420w, https://fitnessvolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Marko-Savolainen5.jpg 640w" data-expand="700" /> Continued on the next page... 7. Paul Dillett Paul Dillett a retired Canadian IFBB professional bodybuilder. "I like using a rope instead of a handle for triceps movements. The rope pushdown is more of an isolation movement than a mass builder, because you can twist your arms out away from your body at the bottom. You're not able to go as heavy with a rope as with a handle, but you get the full muscle-shaping and separating benefits." - Paul Dillett Paul Dillett Paul Dillett Paul Dillett Paul Dillett Paul Dillett Paul Dillett Paul Dillett Continued on the next page... 6. Flex Wheeler Kenneth Wheeler "Flex" is retired American IFBB professional bodybuilder. He won the Arnold Classic record 5 times. Arnold described once as one of the greatest bodybuilders he had ever seen. "The biceps are relatively small muscles, and it shouldn't take much work to exhaust them if you're training them hard. I do no more than 10 sets once per week, but if I push every set to failure, that's the perfect amount to keep my arms consistently growing without overtraining." Flex Wheeler Flex Wheeler Continued on the next page... 5. Phil Heath Phillip Heath "Phil" the winner of Mr. Olympia 2016 is an American IFBB professional bodybuilder. "Personally, I like one hand preacher curls with dumbbells. You don’t have to do 100 pound dumbbells to get a burn. Heck I can do 35- 45 dumbbells and get something out of it. It’s also great for guys that travel. It’s the one piece of equipment that most hotels always have." <img width="150" height="150" src="" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail lazyload" alt="" decoding="async" data-src="https://fitnessvolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Phil-Heath1-150x150.jpg" data-sizes="auto" data-srcset="https://fitnessvolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Phil-Heath1-150x150.jpg 150w, https://fitnessvolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Phil-Heath1-75x75.jpg 75w" data-expand="700" /> Continued on the next page... 4. Arnold Schwarzenegger Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger, the greatest legend of all time is former professional bodybuilder and a Producer, Austrian-American Actor, Businessman, Investor, Author, Philanthropist, Activist, and politician. "When I was 15-years-old, I took off my clothes and looked in the mirror. When I stared at myself naked, I realized that to be perfectly proportioned I would need twenty-inch arms to match the rest of me." <img width="150" height="150" src="" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail lazyload" alt="" decoding="async" data-src="https://fitnessvolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Arnold-Schwarzenegger-150x150.jpg" data-sizes="auto" data-srcset="https://fitnessvolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Arnold-Schwarzenegger-150x150.jpg 150w, https://fitnessvolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Arnold-Schwarzenegger-75x75.jpg 75w" data-expand="700" /> <img width="150" height="150" src="" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail lazyload" alt="" decoding="async" data-src="https://fitnessvolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Arnold-Schwarzenegger-63-150x150.jpg" data-sizes="auto" data-srcset="https://fitnessvolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Arnold-Schwarzenegger-63-150x150.jpg 150w, https://fitnessvolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Arnold-Schwarzenegger-63-485x486.jpg 485w" data-expand="700" /> <img width="150" height="150" src="" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail lazyload" alt="" decoding="async" data-src="https://fitnessvolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Arnold-Schwarzenegger-35-150x150.jpg" data-sizes="auto" data-srcset="https://fitnessvolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Arnold-Schwarzenegger-35-150x150.jpg 150w, https://fitnessvolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Arnold-Schwarzenegger-35-298x300.jpg 298w, https://fitnessvolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Arnold-Schwarzenegger-35-768x773.jpg 768w, https://fitnessvolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Arnold-Schwarzenegger-35-696x700.jpg 696w, https://fitnessvolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Arnold-Schwarzenegger-35-417x420.jpg 417w, https://fitnessvolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Arnold-Schwarzenegger-35.jpg 800w" data-expand="700" /> Continued on the next page... 3. Ronnie Coleman The winner of Mr. Olympia bodybuilding title 8 years in a row Ronnie Dean Coleman is a retired American professional bodybuilder, he regarded as one of the greatest bodybuilder of all time. "Well it was a long hard road, but I loved every minute of it. I enjoyed the challenge. The road to becoming Mr. Olympia is all in the mind. Everyone puts such emphasis on the physical aspect of bodybuilding but really those who are mentally strong will succeed." Ronnie Coleman <img width="150" height="150" src="" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail lazyload" alt="" decoding="async" data-src="https://fitnessvolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Ronnie-Dean-Coleman-20-150x150.jpg" data-sizes="auto" data-srcset="https://fitnessvolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Ronnie-Dean-Coleman-20-150x150.jpg 150w, https://fitnessvolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Ronnie-Dean-Coleman-20-300x297.jpg 300w, https://fitnessvolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Ronnie-Dean-Coleman-20-424x420.jpg 424w, https://fitnessvolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Ronnie-Dean-Coleman-20.jpg 600w" data-expand="700" /> Ronnie Coleman <img width="150" height="150" src="" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail lazyload" alt="Ronnie Coleman" decoding="async" aria-describedby="gallery_7-1103" data-src="https://fitnessvolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Ronnie-Dean-Coleman-40-150x150.jpg" data-sizes="auto" data-srcset="https://fitnessvolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Ronnie-Dean-Coleman-40-150x150.jpg 150w, https://fitnessvolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Ronnie-Dean-Coleman-40-386x385.jpg 386w" data-expand="700" /> Ronnie Coleman <img width="150" height="150" src="" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail lazyload" alt="Ronnie Dean Coleman" decoding="async" data-src="https://fitnessvolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Ronnie-Dean-Coleman-47-150x150.jpg" data-sizes="auto" data-srcset="https://fitnessvolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Ronnie-Dean-Coleman-47-150x150.jpg 150w, https://fitnessvolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Ronnie-Dean-Coleman-47-75x75.jpg 75w, https://fitnessvolt.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Ronnie-Dean-Coleman-47-350x350.jpg 350w" data-expand="700" /> Continued on the next page... 2. Roelly Winklaar Roelly Winklaar - Real Image No Photoshop Except Color Effects ;) Roelly Winklaar "The Dutch Beast," become famous with his overall win at the 2009 IFBB Arnold Amateur Championships in the US, he is a rare blend of massive size and shredded conditioning that heralded big things to come. So much pure mass just hangs from his upper limbs, that his arms are simply Showstopper! Continued on the next page... 1. Lee Priest Lee Andrew Priest McCutcheon is a former International Federation of BodyBuilders professional bodybuilder, blessed with such all-round development he was one of the few capable of pulling off the classic victory pose. Thick, round and completely developed from every angle. "I had a guy come up to me once in the gym when I'm training arms and tell me that I should do curls this way. I looked at his arms and they were about fifteen inches. That would be like me walking up to Tom Platz and telling him how to squat!"

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