As detailed in Everything Big Arms: The Ultimate Guide to Arm Muscle Growth, this post will give you glimpse at a few simple strategies to look bigger and more muscular in a photograph.
Consider Lighting
Competitive bodybuilders and fitness models understand that lighting plays a large role in how large and muscular their bodies look while posing on stage or in front of a camera.That is why they use the best tanning products
to tan their skin and make them appear lean and well developed. Bright
lights tend to make the skin look pasty and smooth, which is not ideal
for making the body appear lean and muscular.
When you are posing for a photograph and you want to create the illusion that your arms are bigger than they actually are, it's best to chose a location where you are illuminated from a soft light from above your head.
When you are posing for a photograph and you want to create the illusion that your arms are bigger than they actually are, it's best to chose a location where you are illuminated from a soft light from above your head.
A bright light from a flash or florescent lights that shine on you
from the front will take away from the appearance of muscle definition in the arms that is so crucial to making your arms look bigger.
Body Position
Everyone has a "good side" when it comes to physical appearance. Most people's muscular systems are asymmetrical, meaning that one side of the body is appears slightly different from the opposite side.This is due
to minor differences in muscle development, vascularity and
muscle/tendon insertion points.
Often the muscles of the dominant arm
are bigger, fuller and better developed than the muscles of the
non-dominant arm.
This is the result of neuro-muscular adaptations that
have occurred over a lifetime of primarily using the muscles on one side
of the body.
To make the arms look bigger in a photograph or picture, the dominate arm should be most visible with a bend in the elbow so that the arm is at a ninety-degree angle.
To make the arms look bigger in a photograph or picture, the dominate arm should be most visible with a bend in the elbow so that the arm is at a ninety-degree angle.
The elbow should be slightly canted outward to
accentuate the brachioradialis muscles of the lower arm. This gives the
appearance of bigger, more muscular arms.
Ever notice how bodybuilders
hold their arms at a ninety-degree angle giving a thumbs-up in pictures
and photographs? This is why.
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