I know the image sucks, but it’s a quick drawing of a top view, middle is the head and the other two balls are shoulders, I have this friend who’s short and said her bideltoid is 50cm, which is quite high for someone with her height (166cm), not even an 190cm bodybuilder has this bideltoid, when I ask how she measures, it was clear why the number got so right, she uses the measure curved around her back, making an arch, which increases the measurements a lot, while from what I heard the measures were always straight lines with a ruler like thing

  • UnfortunatelyAlex
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    youre not gonna get an accurate measurement without calipers. best alternative is the sliding door method.

    or if you cant do that idk, maybe marking with a pencil on the wall at each end of your shoulders? that wouldnt be super accurate but better than nothing ig

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      this is what I did but it feels like you need someone else to mark the wall for you. it seems like it’d be about as accurate as sliding door with assistance

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        thats how i tried to do it too and its like so impossible lol. when i was entering it on those ansur graphs and stuff i gave it +/- 1 cm and even that probably isnt enough

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          biacromial is easier to measure yourself and is used more often and tbh i kinda think it matters more so if no calipers id use that for worm accuracy

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            hmm but if I measure my biacromial, I won’t be able to cope about my bideltoid being large due to weight/fat distribution, thus ruining my cope. can’t have that 😊

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      sometimes the agony of not knowing is greater than the find of finding out

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          i did it last night had a panic attack and had a nightmare about bf leaving me

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    I’ve always done it as a straight line have I been wrong this whole time.

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    straight line, i usually go to a corner so i just need to mark 1 arm