wrist size

[TheOak84]

i just took measurements for the rest of my body
here they are:

5'3`170, 18 yrs old

chest: 43 in
thigh: 23 in
Forearm: 13 in
arm: 15 3/4 in
waist: 32 in - i need to trim down a bit
calf: 14 in - i should work out these puppies more
neck: 16 in - that means nothing to me, i was just curious
ankle: 9 in - puny haha

 

[Debaser]

Everyone keep in mind wrist/ankle measurements indicate your "natural" potential. Obviously juicing allows you to break past that point.

It seems fairly accurate. My ankles are 10.5" and I had pretty huge legs before I even started training. My wrists are only 7" and I don't have a naturally large upper body. This is only a guideline, it's not set in stone.

 

[jesus 2]

dang, i didn't realize my wrists and ankles were so small compared to most of you.

6-3/8" wrist
8-1/2" ankle
5'7" height

 

[Fatty4You]

I dont think you should think about wrist or ankle size, or foot size, or whatever unless you are looking for excuses.... You shouldn't have limits in your heart. Believe you are capible of greatness, and then pour your heart into acheiving it.

-Fatty

 

[louden_swain]

I dont think you should think about wrist or ankle size, or foot size, or whatever unless you are looking for excuses.... You shouldn't have limits in your heart. Believe you are capible of greatness, and then pour your heart into acheiving it.

-Fatty

I like your attitude fatty!!

 

[Deepsquat]

Okay, I will weigh in here! Ankle and wrist size has nothing at all to do with you ability to build muscle.....I know the theory is a larger wrist means a larger frame therefore the ability to build more muscle..... But the size potential of your muscle has to do with the cross sectional (is that a word ) dimensions of your muscle / muscle belly the widthx the length x the depth of say your biceps , determines the max size potential ( not that you may neccassarily reach is ...you probably won't) your muscle cannot be wider or thicker then it is long ....if it were...it would n't be able to contract.
Here are my measurements ..6' 3" or so 250LBS
ankle 8 3/4 ...measureing at the smallest place above the ankle joint...where the hell are you guys measuring ...
calfs 17 1/2 a differential of 8 1/4 inches ...and I think my calfs look like shit...what the hell do you guys 's calf look like with a 4-5 inch differential ...hell for my calfs to look good I think I need to get a 10-11 inch differential!
THIGHS 27 1/4 note ...10 inch differential ....my thighs do look good.
wrists 7 7/8 " ( that measurement has grown over the years as the tendon that runs down the bone on the pinky side ...ulna? raidius??? is quite thick on me I am talking round like a 1/2 inch pipe!
Forearms 14 5/8 need another inch to look really good
arm 18 1/2
neck 19 ( Huh...I haven't measure that since I got married 2 1/2 years ago shirt size was ...just checked 2xL36/37 ... I thought the neck was 18 ..wow..1 inch growth and no direct neck work.WTF

 

[guldukat]

I agree totally with Louden on this one. I remember reading in magazines how writers were shocked that Serge Nubret could have 20 inch arms with 7 inch wrists and that he was the exception to the rule. This kind of depressed me at the time 14 years ago when my wrists measured a slight bit below 7 inches and my arms were 13 inches. Im at a 7 and a 1/4 inch wrist now with a 21 and an 1/8 inch arm (tape tight and true and straight up and down) and I also yell bullcrap to that theory!

No kidding...many bodybuilders who look the most impressive have very small joints, anyway, like Flex Wheeler. Some might say, oh, well, Flex's joints hold him back because he looks like a little kid standing next to Nasser, the implication being that a big-boned Flex would have a lot more mass.

That's goofy, though. The reason Flex only competes effectively in the 225 range is because the guy is a half-assed trainer, something exacerbated by the fact that he would take very long layoffs even when he wasn't injured.

I'm convinced he'd be a lot bigger if he didn't lift like Dillett (his former training partner, interestingly enough) or Vince Taylor. I remember reading once that Dorian, Jamo Nezzar, Flex, and Porter Cottrell were all hanging out, and Jamo tried to ask Flex about how he did BB rows. Flex said he didn't do them; they "got him out of breath." ! Jamo, Dorian, and Porter all nearly pissed themselves laughing, so the tale goes.

Some of the best calves I ever saw belonged to a guy that had girly knees and tiny little ankles. Maybe it was simply the forced perspective, but I kind of doubt it, since he said his calves only measured about 16"!

Those old wrist-ankle formulas might coincidentally yield an accurate result here and there, but they were largely set up for guys lifting in Steve Reeve's heydey. Their goals and methods differed from ours in a number of ways.

 

[ffknight84]

I am 6'3 210 7 inch wrist

16 neck
50 shoulders +-1.5 ( hard to measure yourself )
43 inch chest
15 bicept
13 forearm ( upper body is a little small need to work on my back and upper arms )
38.5 hips ( the only thing that it says is about right )
27 thigh
16.5 calve (my legs are bigger then what it says )
10 ankle

i have freakish legs for some reason

btw im about 14-16 % bodyfat

 

[Y_lifter]

I swear that my (*insert any bfold body part here) have become larger over the past 18 months
of strongman training...

B True

 

[b fold the truth]

quote:
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Originally posted by b fold the truth
I swear that my (*insert any bfold body part here) have become larger over the past 18 months
of strongman training...

B True
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Hmmm....yeah...and?

B True