Tall vs short bodybuilder

[Gbaby12]

http://www.bodybuildingdungeon.com/forums/bodybuilding-discussion/8862-tall-vs-short-bodybuilders.html (Tall Vs Short Bodybuilders)

Read this after wondering it myself. Tall people are stronger, they lift heavier, lift harder, and have more Muscle fiber packed on their long frame. They're also bigger, using the example from the link take a little guy like Lee priest 5'5 weighing 210, for a tall guy to look a freak like him, he would need to weigh 300lbs. So don't tall guys deserve more recognition? they have to eat more and work more to put that hold that mass. the little guys compared to them are only half reppin with their stubby arms, and there muscle only appears bigger when it in fact is not.

 

[Sk8man101]

I don't think it really matters. Great body builder come in all different sizes.
The lanky guys will always wish they were wider, the short guys will always wish they were taller.
The rest of us will just wish for both I guess.

 

[Gbaby12]

I believe it is an issue, as far as competition goes judges will pick the shorter guys over tall guys. in over 40 years there has only been one man over 6 foot to take home the Olympia trophy.

I don't think it really matters. Great body builder come in all different sizes.
The lanky guys will always wish they were wider, the short guys will always wish they were taller.
The rest of us will just wish for both I guess.

 

[Gbaby12]

Look at Greg Kovac dwarfing these other guys

 

[GeorgeForemanRules]

I believe it is an issue, as far as competition goes judges will pick the shorter guys over tall guys. in over 40 years there has only been one man over 6 foot to take home the Olympia trophy.

Lee Haney, Arnold, Dorian, Ronnie were all 5'10'' or taller. They were arguably also the best the sport has ever seen. 5'10'' to 6' is a tall guy in this sport IMO, and the tall guys are the best when it comes down to it.

PS Arnold was 6' not over 6'.

 

[big unit]

I'm a tall guy (6'7) and in personally think short guys (6'0 and under) look much better aesthetically.

 

[Sk8man101]

I'm a tall guy (6'7) and in personally think short guys (6'0 and under) look much better aesthetically.

Fuck bro if I could be 6'7 I'd be so happy.
If anyone ever gives me shit I could just stomp on em.

 

[GeorgeForemanRules]

I'm a tall guy (6'7) and in personally think short guys (6'0 and under) look much better aesthetically.

My bet is you are really 5'7''

 

[trying to get big]

I know i struggle to have that filled out look, at little over 240 i still look lean.

Im 6'4

 

[Perrin Aybara]

I believe it is an issue, as far as competition goes judges will pick the shorter guys over tall guys. in over 40 years there has only been one man over 6 foot to take home the Olympia trophy.

There probably haven't been any NBA centers under 6'9" in a long time either. It's just the nature of the sport. Life isn't fair and you have to play the cards you're dealt.

 

[frankonya]

I think there are some misconceptions with your post. A small guy vs a tall guy.. Both lets say 200 lbs.

Smaller frame less bone mass, possibly smaller organs.
So which one has more muscle? Small guy.

Eating for 200 lbs is eating for 200lbs regardless of height. But i feel the small guy with more muscle has to eat more to maintain and also may have a diaadvantage on size for getting that food in.

Genetic potential. This is strictly an assumption. A tall person in my opinion would have the genetic potential to reach 300 lbs and a small person not. So if a small person gets to full frame mass at 250 and beats the 250 tall guy, then the tall guy needs to get on his game and get to his full frame mass.

Lol

 

[Gbaby12]

Lee Haney, Arnold, Dorian, Ronnie were all 5'10'' or taller. They were arguably also the best the sport has ever seen. 5'10'' to 6' is a tall guy in this sport IMO, and the tall guys are the best when it comes down to it.

PS Arnold was 6' not over 6'.

5'10, 5'11 seems about the right Height for bodybuilding. Arnold was 6'2 and what I'm getting at is there is discrimination against body builders over 6' I think they deserve more respect for because the mass they're packing in harder earned. I already used Greg Kovac as an example. He was the biggest and strongest bodybuilder to ever live, and did he get the credit? He never got to be Mr. Universe, he was 6'4 weighing 400lbs. look at Lou he was a beast and not even close to Kovacs size.

 

[Perrin Aybara]

If they're over 6' they should just do Strongman. Gotta play to your strengths.

 

[Gbaby12]

I know i struggle to have that filled out look, at little over 240 i still look lean.

Im 6'4

That's my bias! 225lbs but 6'3, I'm a twig.

 

[Gbaby12]

I think there are some misconceptions with your post. A small guy vs a tall guy.. Both lets say 200 lbs.

Smaller frame less bone mass, possibly smaller organs.
So which one has more muscle? Small guy.

Eating for 200 lbs is eating for 200lbs regardless of height. But i feel the small guy with more muscle has to eat more to maintain and also may have a diaadvantage on size for getting that food in.

Genetic potential. This is strictly an assumption. A tall person in my opinion would have the genetic potential to reach 300 lbs and a small person not. So if a small person gets to full frame mass at 250 and beats the 250 tall guy, then the tall guy needs to get on his game and get to his full frame mass.

Lol

MY issues is it seems that 250lb short guy always beats the 300lb tall guy. I agree you have to eat to be at whatever size which is why the tall guy who weighs 300lbs and looks like the small guy 200lbs has to eat way more to maintain the physique. As far as Genetic potential being tall and lanky your muscles want to stay lean, using myself as an example, my arms are 18in but because my bicep is elongated it doesn't look like that, whereas the short stubby guy with tennis ball biceps that are 16in look giant. despite mine actually being bigger he gets credit because his "appear" that they are.

 

[Gbaby12]

If they're over 6' they should just do Strongman. Gotta play to your strengths.

I agree that being so tall you're built to be a strongman, but in the bodybuilding world they should separate into height classes tall and short class. look at Franco Columbu vs Arnold in pumping iron.

 

[gr8whitetrukker]

MY issues is it seems that 250lb short guy always beats the 300lb tall guy. I agree you have to eat to be at whatever size which is why the tall guy who weighs 300lbs and looks like the small guy 200lbs has to eat way more to maintain the physique. As far as Genetic potential being tall and lanky your muscles want to stay lean, using myself as an example, my arms are 18in but because my bicep is elongated it doesn't look like that, whereas the short stubby guy with tennis ball biceps that are 16in look giant. despite mine actually being bigger he gets credit because his "appear" that they are.

You sound like a scorned wench
Its not about height. Its about genetics. If you have bad genetics then you will always be "small". If you have good genetics you will always look and appear large despite height

 

[GeorgeForemanRules]

5'10, 5'11 seems about the right Height for bodybuilding. Arnold was 6'2

Arnold was 6'

 

[GeorgeForemanRules]

Greg Kovac as an example. He was the biggest and strongest bodybuilder to ever live, he was 6'4 weighing 400lbs.

Not true but fell free to prove Muscle and fitness correct.

 

[Perrin Aybara]

You sound like a scorned wench
Its not about height. Its about genetics. If you have bad genetics then you will always be "small". If you have good genetics you will always look and appear large despite height

Tagging you was the first thing i thought of when i read this thread, lol.