Average male shoulder width?(Also your shoulder width)

[chukabi]

Mines 50 inches in circumference, wondering what the average shoulder width is?

[SELCOUTH]

You measure shoulder width by standing against a wall with arms relaxed by side and getting someone to mark eash side with a pencil. Then measure the distance of the marks.

http://www.t-nation.com/free_online_...lman_shoulders


Average shoulder width is like 17-18 inches wide, and thats for people that dont work out.


"20-inch-wide shoulders look significantly broader than average shoulders; 21-inch shoulders will get plenty of attention; 22-inch shoulders will draw stares from almost everyone; 23-inch shoulders are super heroic and will get you a ticket on the front row of Mr. Olympia contests; and 24-inch shoulders are as rare as a 500-pound overhead press."

[CHEECH__7o7]

thats pretty narrow for 6'1'' brah... some manlets have 52''+

[chukabi]

thats pretty narrow for 6'1'' brah... some manlets have 52''+

notsureifsrs, looking at the average for people who don't even lift, mine from left lateral deltoid to right lateral deltoid is 26 inches? Error?

[SELCOUTH]

notsureifsrs, looking at the average for people who don't even lift, mine from left lateral deltoid to right lateral deltoid is 26 inches? Error?

There is no way your shoulders are 26 inches wide lol how the fuk are you doing the marks on the wall?

[chukabi]

There is no way your shoulders are 26 inches wide lol how the fuk are you doing the marks on the wall?

Yeah, I stand up with my backflat on the wall, arms down by my side, and measure from left to right, 26 inches :/

[SELCOUTH]

Yeah, I stand up with my backflat on the wall, arms down by my side, and measure from left to right, 26 inches :/

are your hands thouching your legs, no tensing aswell?

Also how are you marking each side with a pencil?

[chukabi]

are your hands thouching your legs, no tensing aswell?

Also how are you marking each side with a pencil?

I think that's the error, i'll try again?

[chukabi]

I think that's the error, i'll try again?

Done it again, 23 inches from left shoulder to right, got a mate to mark it on the wall then measured it with a tape measure. Dat good?

[Kraank]

20.5 here.

[///Mposter]

No way, this guy is said to have 24" shoulders in the article...

[SELCOUTH]

Done it again, 23 inches from left shoulder to right, got a mate to mark it on the wall then measured it with a tape measure. Dat good?

So you are telling me your shoulders are 1 inch off Scott Wilson's who had some of the widest shoulders in bodybuilding? you are either not measuring properly or are e-stating.

[///Mposter]

I just measured mine at 20" and they look decently wide for my frame.

[chukabi]

So you are telling me your shoulders are 1 inch off Scott Wilson's who had some of the widest shoulders in bodybuilding? you are either not measuring properly or are e-stating.

Am measuring properly, No need for e-stating...

[SELCOUTH]

I just measured mine at 20" and they look decently wide for my frame.

20inch shoulders are wide, you dont need to worry.


If you are over 19 inches you aint narrow.

[chukabi]

20inch shoulders are wide, you dont need to worry.


If you are over 19 inches you aint narrow.

Awesome, and im not lying either btw, i'd say a minimum of 22 and a maximum of 25 inches, would be my shoulder width from shoulder to shoulder.

[maxedoutbrah]

How do you measure?

Like this:



or this:



I think there is a little diference.

[SELCOUTH]

Awesome, and im not lying either btw, i'd say a minimum of 22 and a maximum of 25 inches, would be my shoulder width from shoulder to shoulder.

I dont understand how you cant get an accurate measurment it pretty simple?

[SELCOUTH]

How do you measure?

I think there is a little diference.

Ive already said in the 1st post.

You measure shoulder width by standing against a wall with arms relaxed by your side and getting someone to mark eash side with a pencil. Then measure the distance of the marks.

And dont flex either or lat spead you are just kidding yourself.

[Raxurus]

50 cm for me

19.68 inches

but i feel narrow lol.

[chukabi]

Ive already said in the 1st post.

You measure shoulder width by standing against a wall with arms relaxed by your side and getting someone to mark eash side with a pencil. Then measure the distance of the marks.

And dont flex either or lat spead you are just kidding yourself.

Lol I don't flex or lat spread, I just stand there with hand on the side of my legs and no tensing, 23 inches...

[Halfway]

just under 24

feels narrow, man... because I have a big head

btw that dude with the 'biggest shoulders in bodybuilding' would look like a middleweight next to Jay or todays top pros

[SELCOUTH]

Lol I don't flex or lat spread, I just stand there with hand on the side of my legs and no tensing, 23 inches...

Im not saying you are lying thats just just godamn wide lol, You must have pretty strong shoulders then?

[Raxurus]

i think it has alot to do with shoulder shape and waist size aswell.

i have slopey sorta traps that go down like a triangle making my shoulders look narrow in a shirt but shirtless it looks pretty cool.

some others have the bulgey traps that meet at the end of there shoulders they look jacked both ways shirtless and shirt on.

[chukabi]

i think it has alot to do with shoulder shape and waist size aswell.

i have slopey sorta traps that go down like a triangle making my shoulders look narrow in a shirt but shirtless it looks pretty cool.

some others have the bulgey traps that meet at the end of there shoulders they look jacked both ways shirtless and shirt on.

Mines a cross between narrow traps and bulgy traps, they go down but have a bit of a curve at the end, shoulders are pretty strong and whatnot, but I have ****ed rotator cuffs. but yeah, they're quite wide

[SELCOUTH]

just under 24
feels narrow, man... because I have a big head

btw that dude with the 'biggest shoulders in bodybuilding' would look like a middleweight next to Jay or todays top pros

Fukin hell man thats ridiculous, do you have any idea what they might have been when you first started?

[Whey Hey]

In for later, will probably be like 19 inches though, Natural ecto FTL.

[Halfway]

Fukin hell man thats ridiculous, do you have any idea what they might have been when you first started?

lol they were tiny, I've put on 80lbs since then and dropped my bf%

theres a pic in my bodyspace of the horror.

from standing next to Jay and feeling tiny, I'd guess he would be 27+

the guy in the photo has 18" arms with his 24" shoulders for comparision so scale it up from there, jay has 22-23" arms

[saxby23]

measured at 19
I guess that's good for a manlet

[deltsbrah]

thats pretty narrow for 6'1'' brah... some manlets have 52''+

this

im 52' and haven't ran an actual bulk lol