Bodybuilding calculators

[Phooey]

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/calculators.htm

Just stumbled across this site, some good calculators for those needing quick answers to a few questions i.e. how much protein to consume.


This was an interesting one - http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/calbs.htm - according to this calculator, with a wrist size of 7 inches, my biceps should be 16.38 inches . They are a smidge under 16 in truth, so i need to get curling


Have fun

[Morba]

Curling?
Big arms come from big triceps.

[Phooey]

Morba said:

Curling?
Big arms come from big triceps.

Agree, i was just being silly

I tend to do 3 sets of curls for bi's after a back workout, and 4-6 sets of tri's after a chest w/o.

[Fatman2]

Morba said:

Curling?
Big arms come from big triceps.

Phew, thank goodnes for that

I'll continue dipping as usual!

[Morba]

Dipping what though? I seem to do lots of dips lately, biscuits into tea or coffee!!

[Phooey]

Fatman2 said:

Morba said:

Curling?
Big arms come from big triceps.

Phew, thank goodnes for that

I'll continue dipping as usual!

Problem with dipping is you have to use so much added weight - it starts to put added stress on the shoulders. Close-grip bench press or skulls are more comfortable i find

[Morba]

Phooey said:

Fatman2 said:

Morba said:

Curling?
Big arms come from big triceps.

Phew, thank goodnes for that

I'll continue dipping as usual!

Problem with dipping is you have to use so much added weight - it starts to put added stress on the shoulders. Close-grip bench press or skulls are more comfortable i find

You clearly aren't heavy enough :P

[Meoricin]

Anyone else run their figures through that out of curiosity?

6" Wrist,

Recommended/Actual

Chest 39/41
Waist 27/35
Hip 33/40.5
Bicep 14/13.5
Forearm 11/10.5
Thigh 20/25
Calves 13/15.5
Neck 14.5/14.5


Doesn't seem too bad, to me. Their waist/hip estimate seems low. That seems like it'd be skinny to me.

[Morba]

Yeah agree, the waist and hip measurements seem low imo

[Phooey]

Morba said:

Yeah agree, the waist and hip measurements seem low imo

You sound like my Mrs. It wouldn't be the extra pork pies and bacon butties you been choffing .... it must be the statistics that are wrong

[powwerr]

Agree, i was just being silly

I tend to do 3 sets of curls for bi's after a back workout, and 4-6 sets of tri's after a chest w/o.
[/quote]

^^^^^

very same as me, back + bi's tonight.

[Fatman2]

Morba said:

Dipping what though? I seem to do lots of dips lately, biscuits into tea or coffee!!

A stack full of Rich Tea with a nice hot cuppa at 3:00pm when you're having an afternoon lul!

[Morba]

Yeah, pretty much. Then again at about 8pm!

[markh1]

I'm not too sure about their 1RM calculator. I can do 10 x100kgs on bench and according to that I should be able to bench 130kg for one rep which I really dont think I can.

[Morba]

The problem their is that you don't think.
Have you tried?

[Zip106]

For my 7" wrist the figures all just about stack up.

Thing is, I haven't been to the gym or done any gym type workouts since April.
All I've done is the odd 5-6 mile hike every few weekends.

I guess these calculations only work for the private gym gimps, eh Pooey?

[markh1]

Well today I thought I would try bench first before squat and deadlift and see what I could do weight wise...

All of what I did was with a spotter...

warm up sets followed by;

120kg for 6 reps
130kg for 4 reps
140kg for 3 reps (last rep slightly assisted)

That is 6 plates which I am bloody chuffed with to say the least! I did not think I would get anywhere near that! I only weigh 70kg!

The 20 rep squat followed by 20 rep deadlifting routine which I harp on about in nearly every health and fitness thread is really working!

[Smashed]

markh1 said:

Well today I thought I would try bench first before squat and deadlift and see what I could do weight wise...

All of what I did was with a spotter...

warm up sets followed by;

120kg for 6 reps
130kg for 4 reps
140kg for 3 reps (last rep slightly assisted)

That is 6 plates which I am bloody chuffed with to say the least! I did not think I would get anywhere near that! I only weigh 70kg!

The 20 rep squat followed by 20 rep deadlifting routine which I harp on about in nearly every health and fitness thread is really working!

That's pretty good how tall are you? I'm 70kg and struggle doing 6 reps at 80kg

[kiethton]

Wrist size - 7.2

Recommended/Actual

Chest 46.8/45.2
Waist 32.8/34
Hip 39.8/38.5
Bicep 16.8/15.0
Forearm 13.5/12.4
Thigh 24.8/22.8
Calves 15.9/16.2
Neck 17.3/16.9

i think some area's need work!!!

[markh1]

Smashed said:

markh1 said:

Well today I thought I would try bench first before squat and deadlift and see what I could do weight wise...

All of what I did was with a spotter...

warm up sets followed by;

120kg for 6 reps
130kg for 4 reps
140kg for 3 reps (last rep slightly assisted)

That is 6 plates which I am bloody chuffed with to say the least! I did not think I would get anywhere near that! I only weigh 70kg!

The 20 rep squat followed by 20 rep deadlifting routine which I harp on about in nearly every health and fitness thread is really working!

That's pretty good how tall are you? I'm 70kg and struggle doing 6 reps at 80kg

Thanks, I am 5 foot 7