filipvk Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 (edited) Hello, What is the length of your forearms? (from elbow to wrist) My are 33 cm long (13"). Is there any advantageous movement in a sport for those who have long forearms? Edited July 21, 2008 by Filip VK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MalachiMcMullen Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 How are you measuring? I just put my elbow on my desk and measured up to the first crease in my wrist. 11.5" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filipvk Posted July 21, 2008 Author Share Posted July 21, 2008 (edited) How are you measuring? I just put my elbow on my desk and measured up to the first crease in my wrist.11.5" I put a paper tape on my forearm. Edited July 21, 2008 by Filip VK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knyaz Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 12.5 inches from elbow to the first crease for me some people say the longer the muscle , the stronger the muscle dont know if its true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmatt Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 About 12"! HAHA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnus Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 12.5in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Mathison Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 (edited) 12.. my forearms are short relative to the rest of me. but I make up for it in girth Edited July 21, 2008 by Chris Mathison Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pancake Sprawl Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 14 1/4 in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ox3782 Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 11.5" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pawel r Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 http://www.armpower.net/index.php?page=galeria&fid=2622 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Brouse Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 some people say the longer the muscle , the stronger the muscle That's what she...ah, nevermind. Too easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shizen Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 I don't have ruler, but to answer the question a long forearm would add to having a long arm which is useful in just about every sport that involves your arm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gumpster Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 12.25" to first wrist crease. Pancake Sprawl, you must be really tall or or your hands hang to your knees. Maybe I have short forearms for my height (6'4"). I'd think that exercises requiring flexing at the elbow (pushing/pulling) might be at a disadvantage with longer forearms but I could be wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acorn Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 12.5" for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cemery Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 Mine are 11". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Brouse Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 As shown by John Brzenk above with the tape pinned under the elbow and wrapped over the first knuckle...I have a measurement of 17 3/4 Inches or about 45cm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twig Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 9 3/4" erm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shizen Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 I think you should change the measurement to how john brez does it, seems easier to get a more accurate score. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pancake Sprawl Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 (edited) 12.25" to first wrist crease. Pancake Sprawl, you must be really tall or or your hands hang to your knees. Maybe I have short forearms for my height (6'4"). I'd think that exercises requiring flexing at the elbow (pushing/pulling) might be at a disadvantage with longer forearms but I could be wrong. i'm 6'5 but i do have really long arms. my wing span is almost 7'. i think you're right about longer forearms because one of my weaker points is shoulder pressing, i think i can only shoulder press like 70lbs for 5 times with 1 arm. it's hard for me to balance the weight all the way through the motion. Edited July 22, 2008 by Pancake Sprawl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Brouse Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 9 3/4" erm... Consider this... I think you should change the measurement to how john brez does it, seems easier to get a more accurate score. If I measure from the crease of my elbow to the first crease on my wrist (both from an anterior view) it is a similar measurement to Twig's up there. And I have probably some of the longest arms (forearms esp.) relative to my height on this board. This would be closer to a true biometric measurement, however, easily variable and largely meaningless due to musculoskeletal structures making a study of the actual biometrics and joint relations largely impossible with a tape measure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
climber511 Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 This would be closer to a true biometric measurement, however, easily variable and largely meaningless due to musculoskeletal structures making a study of the actual biometrics and joint relations largely impossible with a tape measure. Dang - I actually had to think about that for a sec - please don't do that again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGuy Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Is the measurement taking inside the forearm, or on the back of the forearm from the point of the elbow to the wrist? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pancake Sprawl Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 (edited) Is the measurement taking inside the forearm, or on the back of the forearm from the point of the elbow to the wrist? this is how i measured mine from the back of the forearm from the point of the elbow to the first crease in my wrist, so maybe that's why i got a bigger reading then the rest. Edited July 23, 2008 by Pancake Sprawl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGuy Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Is the measurement taking inside the forearm, or on the back of the forearm from the point of the elbow to the wrist? this is how i measured mine from the back of the forearm from the point of the elbow to the first crease in my wrist, so maybe that's why i got a bigger reading then the rest. Measuring the back of the forearm from the point of the elbow to the first crease of the wrist, I also got 14 1/4'' I believe this is the correct way to measure forearm length. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Brouse Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 Is the measurement taking inside the forearm, or on the back of the forearm from the point of the elbow to the wrist? this is how i measured mine from the back of the forearm from the point of the elbow to the first crease in my wrist, so maybe that's why i got a bigger reading then the rest. Measuring the back of the forearm from the point of the elbow to the first crease of the wrist, I also got 14 1/4'' I believe this is the correct way to measure forearm length. That would be as accurate as you could get I think. Of course the "elbow" meaning the point is basically a boney protrusion which may or may not correlate with the elbow joint. It will be basically the length of the ulna, however. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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