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I propose a new class...
Is anyone else tired of the traditional bodybuilding class structure based upon weight and age that benefit shorter athletes? As a tall white guy, I have decided that I will never have a 50" chest and a 29" waist. This is the only time in my life that I wish I were a short black man! If you can relate then I have a solution. I have come across a male body proportion formula called the Grecian Ideal. It is based upon the great statues from the Greek masters that sculpted Hercules, Poseidon, Atlas etc. It uses a mathematical proportion beginning with your wrist circumference. This is the formula:
Wrist******************W (W= Your wrist circumference)
Chest******************6.5 X W
Waist******************4.54 X W
Hips*******************5.52 X W
Biceps*****************2.34 X W
Forearm****************1.88 X W
Thigh******************3.44 X W
Calf*******************2.21 X W
Neck*******************2.4 X W
Here is the ideal example for a guy my size and my actual measurements. I am 6'2" 225lbs at 10% BF
Ideal
Wrist***********7.5
Chest**********48.7
Waist**********34.1
Hips***********41.4
Biceps*********17.5
Forearm********14.1
Thigh**********25.8
Calf***********16.6
Neck**********18.0
My Measurements
Wrist**********7.5
Chest*********47.7
Waist*********36.0
Hips**********41.0
Biceps********17.2
Forearm*******13.5
Thigh*********25.5
Calf**********16.0
Neck*********18.0
Imagine a contest were they deduct points based upon deviation for the ideal measurement. You have a 29 waist? Thatll cost ya 4 points, Arms too big for your wrists? 5 point deduction. Condition will still matter but only after proportion has been calculated.
There is an online calculator at http://www.sandowmuseum.com/ideal.html if you are interested in playing with your own measurements.
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This is a very interesting post....
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too complicated for my likings.....
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I like the rules as they are. :D
Ain't lost yet.
~SC~
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Here's an online calculator that does the work for you:
http://www.sandowmuseum.com/ironstar...almeasure.html
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Well i have already exceeded almost all my seccomended measurements using that and i look puny compared to what i want to acheive.
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i think there should be a tall and short class for men in the IFBB- Lee Priest and Kris Dim (my favorite BB's) would kick ass there...
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i like the rules how they are....