I am 5'11 , 170lbs and i have 6.5 inch diamter wrists and 9 inch ankles. I have read that these are fairly narrow dimensions for a male of my height. Is there any evidence of wrist size being a partial determinant of your overall strength potential with certain exercises ? Apart from your relative limb length and body morphology ?
Does anyone here have wrists/ ankles close to the same diamter as mine at a similar height and you are moving what would be considered 'heavy' poundages ?
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10-15-2011, 06:04 PM #1
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Small wrist / ankle size = lower strength potential ?
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10-15-2011, 06:21 PM #2
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10-15-2011, 06:36 PM #4
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10-15-2011, 08:19 PM #6
wrist size is supposabely (may have spelled that wrong) a way to tell what **** type u r.big wrists possibly endo,small wrists and low bodyfat ecto,and small wrists but gains mass easier than an ecto is a meso.then there r supposably combos of each.
who knows?it is not going to tell u how much potential u have in anything.Magic wand,MAKE MY MONSTER GROOOWWWW!!!!!!!!-Rita Repulsa
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10-15-2011, 08:21 PM #7
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10-15-2011, 11:02 PM #8
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10-16-2011, 09:49 AM #9
Aye, friends and peers have told me my wrists and hands are noticeably thicker. I also have to unlace my chucks more than halfway to be able to get my feet in them now.
Just ignore how big they are op, it'll take forever but they'll get bigger lol. I've never been in a spot where I thought, "oh sh**, there's no way I can lift that 'cuz my wrists are too small!" It's never affected anything except made maybe one guy misjudge how strong I was.
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10-16-2011, 11:14 AM #10
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Wrist are at 7.25", Ankles are 10.25" at 178 5' 8". I take after my grampa, he's built like a house while my father has the bone structure of a girl.
I feel like a larger bone structure allows you to handle more.Usapl Raw
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10-16-2011, 11:38 AM #11
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10-16-2011, 12:19 PM #12
I think Im built more after my moms side yet both my parents side are built like that since both my parents come from eastern euro countries Ive heard that usually means your bigger lmao, I dunno. My mom has pretty big bones same with my dad and now that I think about it everyone in my family is stronger(not like squats 350lbs+ their first time) but can do harder physical work their first time doing it without any training. My brother could do all the hippy abductor machine or whatever the first time he tried it as a Fresh in HS. I KNOW thats NOT impressive but how many freshman just do it all the way correctly? My dads sister was able to squat more than most girls when she was younger and only at a pretty low BW(like 140) until she got sick. I think I have pretty big bones though as well. I don't think bigger bones necessarily mean you're stronger, perhaps be able to have the potential to carry more weight... yes but off the bat strength once again I dunno. It could just be one of those things assimilated like the ****types, while those don't exactly exist an "endomorph" for example is more likely to have blocky abs versus a really small person or whatever. Just because your an accused endo doesn't mean you have the same traits as another endo as everyone is different, it just appears you are more likely too. Most "endos" I know or have seen are generally from an eastern euro country or something similar and not from somewhere from Asia etc. Not to say that isn't possible it just isn't as likely. So sure anyone could have blocky abs or big wrists but I think it does have something to do with genetics obviously and just happenly those same genetics are similar to other traits like height, weight how you gain weight etc. Not sure what I said but I was just trying to get at that genetics play a role and your parents might or might not give you other genetics that are classified under a ****type even though not all of that is true.
I don't think bigger joints help with strength at all but rather the possibility that you have the potential to carry more weight on your frame meaning more possible muscle mass resulting in a little more strength. Also we don't break as easy Your point on exceptions are VERY true though, obviously a 300lb person will have bigger wrists than someone who weighs less.
Wrists: 8.3in
Ankles: 11in(perhaps a slight bit off)
Even after gaining like 40lbs I still have pretty big clavicles and my you can see the bone coming out of my ankle.blahhhhh
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10-16-2011, 12:19 PM #13
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10-16-2011, 12:33 PM #15
I don't think big joints means you will be strong but I think it means you have the potential to be stronger than if you had smaller joints. One big reason, I think, is heavy lifting beats your joints up and if you have large joints you'll be able to handle a heavier load with less stress. Which you kinda said.
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10-16-2011, 12:34 PM #16
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10-16-2011, 12:46 PM #17
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I agree with this .
at the moment i am in these areas:
1RM squat = 280lbs
1RM deadlift= 375lbs
1RM bench= 200lbs
1RM press= 145lbs
I dont think wrist size effects your grip quite as much as it effects the stability in your wrist and lower arm while doing presses, benches and cleans. And also, maybe i just need to work on it a bit more but front squats with the traditional clean grip feel kind of strainful .
Then again, it probably does indeed effect your grip strength a bit too. It would be nice to be able to 'try on someone elses wrists' and find out for sure, but you cant.
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10-16-2011, 03:33 PM #19
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From Rip:
The bones adapt to loading by getting better at distributing the load at the epiphyses through the trabechulae to the cortical bone of the metaphysis and the shaft of the diaphysis. The adaptation occurs in the dimensions necessary for increased force transfer, which in the wrist area would be a slight increase in distal ulna/radius diameter, obtained through a thickening of the cortical layer over the cancellous bone. The subchondral bone under the articular cartilage thickens as well. A change in length is not an adaptation to loading, and once the growth plates between the epiphyses and metaphyses close, there is no mechanism by which the diaphysis can lengthen significantly, although some minor height increase could occur due to generalized skeletal densification.www.PowerliftingToWin.com
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10-16-2011, 05:57 PM #20
I hope you're posting that to back up what I said becuase he is agreeing with me.
I said "not a lot [of bone thickness due to lifting]"
and he said:
"The adaptation occurs in the dimensions necessary for increased force transfer, which in the wrist area would be a slight increase in distal ulna/radius diameter, obtained through a thickening of the cortical layer over the cancellous bone."
the key words being "slight increase"
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10-16-2011, 07:17 PM #22
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Estimated 1RM of the Big 3
Bench press = wrist^3
Oly Squat = 0.37*ankle^3 + 0.59*wrist^3
Power Squat = 0.40*ankle^3 + 0.65*wrist^3
Deadlift = 0.425*ankle^3 + 0.7*wrist^3
From
http://www.yewhealth.com/estimated-1rm-for-the-big-3/
Page also has calculators where you can just plug in your wrist and ankle size and body weight
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