Determining body frame size..

ShellyLee
ShellyLee Posts: 293 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
So hubby and I were discussing what body frame size I would be... he says medium, but I've always been told small because of my wrist size. He's like no you just have tiny wrists, no argument there lol.
So of course I google it... found two options. One uses wrist size and the other uses elbow breadth (which is supposed to be more accurate?). For my height (5'7") according the wrist size (mine is 6" around) I'm a small frame, but according to elbow breadth I'm a medium frame. I'm gonna figure maybe I'm actually somewhere in the middle?

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  • yankeefamily05
    yankeefamily05 Posts: 657
    So hubby and I were discussing what body frame size I would be... he says medium, but I've always been told small because of my wrist size. He's like no you just have tiny wrists, no argument there lol.
    So of course I google it... found two options. One uses wrist size and the other uses elbow breadth (which is supposed to be more accurate?). For my height (5'7") according the wrist size (mine is 6" around) I'm a small frame, but according to elbow breadth I'm a medium frame. I'm gonna figure maybe I'm actually somewhere in the middle?


    do you have the link to that page? Im curious now:)!
  • ✿KẙMb529✿
    ✿KẙMb529✿ Posts: 152
    bump for link :)
  • healthyjen342
    healthyjen342 Posts: 1,435 Member
    Yes Bump..I was just thinking about this topic this morning~!
  • ShellyLee
    ShellyLee Posts: 293 Member
    I used a few different sites... as I had to figure out what exactly elbow breadth was lol, but this was the main one I was on: http://www.am-i-fat.com/body_frame_size.html
    And for elbow breadth here is a good diagram: pjcn.nhri.org.tw/server/bookstore/foodqa/ch4/ch4-2.jpg So you locate the two kind of points of your humerus on either side of your elbow and measure the distance between your two fingers... which is quite difficult to do on your own lol.
  • laurad8911
    laurad8911 Posts: 99
    http://www.icb2001.com/What_You_Should_Weigh1.asp

    i just used that site and im 5 6 and 6 inch wrist and it said i have a large frame...
  • liftingbro
    liftingbro Posts: 2,029 Member
    according to that I'm large framed and then some.
  • tigersword
    tigersword Posts: 8,059 Member
    I use my body fat percentage to get my lean body mass. I don't necessarily think in terms of small, medium or large frame, but I like knowing exactly what I would weigh with 0% body fat, and then I can judge from there.
  • ShellyLee
    ShellyLee Posts: 293 Member
    http://www.icb2001.com/What_You_Should_Weigh1.asp

    i just used that site and im 5 6 and 6 inch wrist and it said i have a large frame...

    I found one site that said a 6" wrist for 5'7" was a large frame (I can't imagine was small frame wrist would be for them!!!), but all the others I found said small frame for 6".
  • yankeefamily05
    yankeefamily05 Posts: 657
    I have a 6.5 inch wrist, 5'8 tall, 3.08 elbow breadth= Large Frame.
    BMI Calculations say I should weigh 121-165lbs
    MET Calculations say I should weigh 146-167

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