Wrist measurement frame size thingy

[tgzerozone]

Was hearing a bit of this the other day. The whole thing where you measure (or check how your index/thumb meet around your wrist) your wrist circumference to calculate whether you have a endo, meso, or ecto frame.

Was wondering how this can be accurate as in some weight estimations for people trying to lose weight, they tend to use this along with bmi to determine your ideal weight. Meaning if you have an ecto frame according to your wrist measurements, they tend to add about 10% to your ideal weight.

My question is, how can this be accurate. If a person is obese, surely their wrists are thicker as well? I've seen some big ladies with massive wrists in my life.

[Dubble_D]

If I recall correctly, I have had someone mention measuring wrist circumference as well before. Something along the lines of frame size etc.

Have no idea?... Would be interested to hear some more info.

[tgzerozone]

I think it's BS.

Before I started hitting the gym, my fingers could touch around my wrist. I have so far gained 17 kg from that time and they are about 2 cm's apart now.

Tells me it is BS.

[Dubble_D]

I think it's BS.

Before I started hitting the gym, my fingers could touch around my wrist. I have so far gained 17 kg from that time and they are about 2 cm's apart now.

Tells me it is BS.

Not really what I was getting at.

If your wrist circumference has grown 2 cm's then either you hit puberty or its fat.....

[tgzerozone]

Exactly yes, it should probably just be fat, as I know very well that all those kilos I picked up is alot of fat. This is my point with overweight people. Obese people have much thicker (Fat) wrists than normal weight people normally.

I'm probably exaggerating a little with the 2 cm's, but my wrists are definitely a little wider than what they were. I'm just thinking if I had to pick up 50 kilos now, and move from 70 odd kilos to 120 odd kilos (Not exercising, just gorging and getting fat), surely my wrists are going to be much wider.

[tgzerozone]

Sorry for the double post. But this is probably not that important. It just seems to me that the medical profession is looking for all sorts of excuses to not have to tell people that they are overweight and need to lose it.

Strange I find it. There is always something that gives them a bit of extra weight or some doctors just don't mention to their patients even that they are overweight and need to lose weight.

I remember the days when smoking was socially excepted. Few doctors ever advised their patients to quit smoking as they were probably smoking themselves, although they knew the harm it creates. And these days when an overweight person goes to the doc and they find out they have high blood pressure and other things associated with being overweight, they get prescribed meds, and not told to lose weight.

Even heard some docs telling their patients that the cause of their blood pressure is not their weight. I mean seriously, admittedly some people have high blood pressure, whether it be due to family genetics or whatever, but surely being a healthy weight should at least help a little to control it.

[Boom]

I think this has some merit. I'm a classic Ecto and I have tiny girls wrists. I have muscle in my forearm though (deadlifts) and during my last bulk Iwas at 20% bf and now I'm down to ~10% bf and that whole time my wrists never changed. Granted, severly obese people or those predisposed to storing a lot of fat in their wrist would be affected, but surely these people are endomorphs anyway?

[tgzerozone]

Makes sense yes. As you say, there seems to be exceptions.

I found an elbow measurement that seems to work better I would imagine.

[FellowshipOfTheRon]

http://knol.google.com/k/how-to-determi ... rame-size#

There are two ways to measure your wrist. You can do it quickly with your thumb and longest finger. Take your thumb and longest finger and wrap them around your other wrist. Do your fingers touch, overlap, or do you see a little gap between the tip of your thumb and your finger? If your fingers overlap then you have a small boned body. If your fingers touch each other then you have a medium boned body. Finally, if your fingers have a gap in between them then you have a large boned body.

[snoopy]

This is accurate, it determines the entire skeletal frame size, note how the larger wrist size is 7.5 for a male, and it will give you a good indication of how big some people are: i.e Ryan Kennely 10.2 inch wrist, Andre the giant 12.4 inch wrist.

Also, If you have a wrist under 6.5 inches you wont be able to build an arm over 17 inches.

Another way to determine bone mass is with a breadth measurement of the knee using a bone breadth tool.

[crazyfacials]

im a small boned phaggot and I have small hands ... come at me bros

[vracula]

http://knol.google.com/k/how-to-determine-body-frame-size#

There are two ways to measure your wrist. You can do it quickly with your thumb and longest finger. Take your thumb and longest finger and wrap them around your other wrist. Do your fingers touch, overlap, or do you see a little gap between the tip of your thumb and your finger? If your fingers overlap then you have a small boned body. If your fingers touch each other then you have a medium boned body. Finally, if your fingers have a gap in between them then you have a large boned body.

What a load of horseshit, my fingers dont touch around my wrist and i have the bone frame of a praying mantis.I have put on some meat round my forearms but they still are piddly.I also have the ankles of a 10 year old child I collect them

[tgzerozone]

Aye, some people have shorter fingers than others as well indeed.

[denzil]

This is accurate, it determines the entire skeletal frame size, note how the larger wrist size is 7.5 for a male, and it will give you a good indication of how big some people are: i.e Ryan Kennely 10.2 inch wrist, Andre the giant 12.4 inch wrist.

Also, If you have a wrist under 6.5 inches you wont be able to build an arm over 17 inches.Another way to determine bone mass is with a breadth measurement of the knee using a bone breadth tool.

i reckon this is bullshit, well even if it is true i choose not to b a beliver lol

[FellowshipOfTheRon]

This is accurate, it determines the entire skeletal frame size, note how the larger wrist size is 7.5 for a male, and it will give you a good indication of how big some people are: i.e Ryan Kennely 10.2 inch wrist, Andre the giant 12.4 inch wrist.

Also, If you have a wrist under 6.5 inches you wont be able to build an arm over 17 inches.

Another way to determine bone mass is with a breadth measurement of the knee using a bone breadth tool.

measured wrist

came out 6.5" exactly

feelsgoodman 8)

[Dinahlady]

What happens if I just have freaky long fingers....

[startinfromscratch]

What happens if I just have freaky long fingers....

then you could earn some good money working for Ellen degeneres

[Riccardo]

7.25" wrist brah checking in. I have big hands and can easily wrap my middle finger/thumb around my wrist, so that way of measuring is crap.

Also In on penis size comparison thread.

[I Declare War]

This is accurate, it determines the entire skeletal frame size, note how the larger wrist size is 7.5 for a male, and it will give you a good indication of how big some people are: i.e Ryan Kennely 10.2 inch wrist, Andre the giant 12.4 inch wrist.

Also, If you have a wrist under 6.5 inches you wont be able to build an arm over 17 inches.Another way to determine bone mass is with a breadth measurement of the knee using a bone breadth tool.

i reckon this is bullshit, well even if it is true i choose not to b a beliver lol

hahaha biggest crock of shit ever, that is.

[pyro]

7.5" and can still easily touch my fingers around my wrist. Finger wrist measurement is crap, its not very accurate at all.