Chest big, arms not - bugging me, what to do?

[mitya]

Hi all

Straight to the point: I have a rather strange build. I'm 13 stone, my chest is very defined, such that I have to usually get XL tops which then go down too far below my waste - but any smaller and it pulls tight across my chest.

Yet my arms, in comparison, aren't developed. My forearms are probably a shade under the size you'd expect for my chest, but my forearms are noteably under.

Can anyone point my in the right direction to doing something about this?

I used to train, and formulated a program with strong emphasis on the arms, with the help of people on forums. But I was told to stop by a doctor (false alarm - I can now restart). I never really saw any arm progress though.

A few facts:
1) I'm vegetarian but eat well and plenty
2) My mum's a very, very slight build - maybe I'm stuck with it?

Thanks in advance for any help

[mitya]

p.s. mistake in 2nd para - repeated 'forearms'. I meant my UPPERARMS were probbably a shade under the size expected.

[Ross86]

Post your diet and your workout program.

[john917v]

I agree with Ross. My arms in general are underdeveloped compared to my torso, but I have noticed they have been getting firmer, and a little bigger/more vascularity.

[Kane]

Everyone used to say my arms were huge, but once I started working out properly my core grew quite a bit. Now everyone thinks my arms are small or asks if they shrunk...Even though they are almost an inch bigger than before.

[_Wolf_]

What's your diet like? Pure vegetarian? Why?

[afma142]

what kind of exercises do you do for arms?

[HULK2211]

do you eat food that comes from animals or are you a vegitarian that only eats plants...i know there is a name for it but i cant think of it at the moment

[Darkhorse]

Originally Posted by HULK2211

do you eat food that comes from animals or are you a vegitarian that only eats plants...i know there is a name for it but i cant think of it at the moment

Carnivore

Herbavore

Omnivore

[iron_worker]

^^ lol

Vegan is the word you're looking for. They don't eat any animal products, I believe.



IronWorker