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  • jdhcm2006
    jdhcm2006 Posts: 2,254 Member
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    BFDeal wrote: »
    mustgetmuscles1 wrote: »
    Body type: human, male

    Negative, you are a meat popsicle.

    I love that movie!
  • SunnyDuckling
    SunnyDuckling Posts: 204 Member
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    BFDeal wrote: »
    mustgetmuscles1 wrote: »
    Body type: human, male

    Negative, you are a meat popsicle.

    +1

    Love this movie :)
  • SingingSingleTracker
    SingingSingleTracker Posts: 1,866 Member
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    tigersword wrote: »
    The human skeleton is roughly 15-20% of total body weight. Most of a person's weight is actually water.

    My wrist measures 7". My height is 6'4".

    You are Male with a height of 6' 4" and a wrist circumference of 7 inches. You are considered to have a small frame.

    Frame size has been a factor used in the past to determine the ideal healthy weight for a person. However, specialists now recommend using a combination of Body Mass Index (BMI), Body Fat and Lean Body Mass to figure an individual’s ideal healthy weight. Calculators for each of these are available on this site.

    Okay, BMI from today...

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    Still wondering what to call my body type if ectomorph is off limits due to it being BroScience - or BS...

    What is the politically correct term that won't offend?

    Waist: 31"-32"
    Inseam: 36"
    Chest: 40 (tapered in at sides)
    Arm length: 35" shirt sleeve length
    Height: 6'4"
    Weight: 168 give or take DOMS
    Age: 53
    Weight at age 25: 165
  • mustgetmuscles1
    mustgetmuscles1 Posts: 3,346 Member
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    We just called it skinny. Never offended me.
  • tigersword
    tigersword Posts: 8,059 Member
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    You're a human being. "Body types" are mostly mythical differences between people.

    And ectomorph isn't "off limits," it just isn't a real thing. A guy took a bunch of pictures of naked college kids (under a false pretense,) sorted them based on superficial appearance similarities, then made up terms for them. There was zero science behind it. Scientists discredited the entire concept decades ago.
  • ForecasterJason
    ForecasterJason Posts: 2,577 Member
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    Well, I think it's worth noting that some recent publications of journals do actually recognize somatotypes http://journals.lww.com/nsca-jscr/Abstract/2012/07000/Physical_Fitness_Differences_Between_Prepubescent.4.aspx

    Also, even in removing somatotypes from the equation, I do think there are certain physical traits that can help define body types. For instance, almost everyone I know who has long legs in proportion to height also happens to be naturally slender.
  • TimothyFish
    TimothyFish Posts: 4,925 Member
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    tigersword wrote: »
    TimothyFish wrote: »
    DeirdreWoodwardSanders wrote: »
    TimothyFish wrote: »
    For overweight people, differences in bone size are an insignificant percentage of their total mass.

    Bones are not a static entity -- they grow when you get bigger and they shrink when you get smaller. They make up around 15% of your body mass, regardless of your size.

    In other words, someone who weights 150 pounds has around 22 pounds of bone mass. If this same person gained 100 pounds, they would then have around 38 pounds in bone mass, not 22.

    The weight gain is in muscle, fat, and bone (and probably veins, tendons, and all the other stuff that we are made of).

    Bones are constantly growing and dying. This is why calcium is so important throughout our lives, not just as little kids.

    So you're saying a 500 lb. man has 75 lbs of bone. I kinda doubt that, but the fact that we gain or lose bone as the need increases or decreases shouldn't have a significant impact on the size of the bones at the wrist, since they do not carry a significant portion of the excess weight.

    It's true. The human skeleton is roughly 15-20% of total body weight. Most of a person's weight is actually water.

    Weight yes. (At least for a person of normal weight.) But we aren't talking about weight. We're talking about volume. I'm sure we've all had watches that were loose when we were thin and tight when we were fat, but I don't know of anyone who had bones that were twice as big around when they were 300 lbs than what they were at 150.
  • tigersword
    tigersword Posts: 8,059 Member
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    TimothyFish wrote: »
    tigersword wrote: »
    TimothyFish wrote: »
    DeirdreWoodwardSanders wrote: »
    TimothyFish wrote: »
    For overweight people, differences in bone size are an insignificant percentage of their total mass.

    Bones are not a static entity -- they grow when you get bigger and they shrink when you get smaller. They make up around 15% of your body mass, regardless of your size.

    In other words, someone who weights 150 pounds has around 22 pounds of bone mass. If this same person gained 100 pounds, they would then have around 38 pounds in bone mass, not 22.

    The weight gain is in muscle, fat, and bone (and probably veins, tendons, and all the other stuff that we are made of).

    Bones are constantly growing and dying. This is why calcium is so important throughout our lives, not just as little kids.

    So you're saying a 500 lb. man has 75 lbs of bone. I kinda doubt that, but the fact that we gain or lose bone as the need increases or decreases shouldn't have a significant impact on the size of the bones at the wrist, since they do not carry a significant portion of the excess weight.

    It's true. The human skeleton is roughly 15-20% of total body weight. Most of a person's weight is actually water.

    Weight yes. (At least for a person of normal weight.) But we aren't talking about weight. We're talking about volume. I'm sure we've all had watches that were loose when we were thin and tight when we were fat, but I don't know of anyone who had bones that were twice as big around when they were 300 lbs than what they were at 150.

    Exactly. That's why I put very little stock in "frame size." Many people (that are overweight) think they have a large frame size because they measure themselves when overweight. This causes them to set a "goal" way above where they really should.
  • estherlion
    estherlion Posts: 86 Member
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    I have a wide back. As a female, I have always been self conscious of it. I admire the thinner upper body appearance. But in my case, I'd have to remove ribs to get to that look no matter how thin I become.

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