Skinny arm shame. How big are your biceps? How big is normal? Is my embarrassment justified?

Question

I've never been proud of my slim arms and have always tried to hide them. I'm getting better with it now, but I'm still somewhat reluctant to bare my arms. Guys have told me through my life that I need to hit the gym, that I have arms like a girl. Pics:

 
More info: My bicep bulges decently when I flex, but I feel it's just a skinny arm overall. I actually measured it today and it's 12" around the biggest part when I flex. 12" girth doesn't seem awful, but I'm tall at 6'1 so it looks thin. I guess proportionally it's like a 10" bicep would look on a 5' girl. That seems small and I imagine a lot of girls have arms that big. 

Girls, do I have girl-like arms? How small is too small? If a guy has smaller arms than you - dealbreaker?

Guys, I'm sure you'll tell me to hit the gym, but I'm interested in your opinions too. Should I not worry so much and be proud of what I have? Push hard and try to get bigger?

Girls or guys, ever measured your biceps? How big are they? How big is normal?

johnd1234 · Accepted Answer

Don't feel bad. I started working out a year and a half ago at 12 inches. I guess my body responded well. I was eating like crazy and working out very hard. My biceps exploded (Not literally) to 14.5 inches my chest grew 5 inches as well. It is more than size though. You want in improve the thickness of the Bicep as well. The bicep has two heads. The bicep and tricep. The bicep it the "Peak". That can be worked by bicep curls or my favorite. Concentration curls. But you really want to focus on the tricep. Do some hammer curls and cable pull downs. That will really add some mass to you arm. You do not want to just have tall bicep so you really need to focus on the bicep and tricep. You want to have a good balance between hight and thickness. But You need to focus on your whole body though. If you are a newbie you will see some incredible gains and you will now want to stop. PS search creatine on google. You will defiantly want to get some.

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

You are never getting big. Wrong body type for it. Join the club. Taking up boxing or mma or something where being long and lean isn't synonymous with weak. You'll think better of yourself.

WhatTheHellAmy · Accepted Answer

My arms are 10 inches in girth. I'm 5'2.
If you want bigger arms do what I did. I eat lot of protein and I do lot of things related to arms at the gym. Working the back is also important. It will give you a better look overall.

You don't look bad tho, don't worry about it. I'm not a fan of huge arms. Some can be very scary and I don't like that.

geekylyss · Accepted Answer

Your body is hot. Don't feel bad about it! (I haven't measured my biceps, but I know they're super tiny.)

Thatweirdone_ · Answer

@polocrew  Teach him your ways hahah

MissNowhere · Answer

Nobody cares about your biceps 😂😂😂

ConsultantIsBack · Answer

17.3 inch cannon arms here mate 💪💪💪💪

nousername26 · Answer

I'm scrawnier than both y'all photos... i suppose i would like to be "somewhat stronger and slightly heavier"... but i like being able to eat whatever i like :)