Like the “what is your waist measurement” thread, I think it could be interesting to see what kind of shoulder cirumference is common around here, especially among the bigger guys.
Clavicle width is of course a big factor here and not something you can do much about.
Myself I am a measly 53 1/4", up from 48" something when I first started lifting a little over a year ago. Of course, added chest and upper back mass will add onto this measurement due to the way it is performed.
A related interesting question would be, What is your shoulder-chest differential?
I have rarely measured my shoulder circumference, as it is a difficult measurement to do on oneself and I don’t think it is very sensitive to detecting improvement in the shoulders. And at the current moment, I have no idea where my tape measure is.
Problem is, I can’t recall if when I did measure them quite a while back, the shoulders were 50" while the chest was 44", or did I set a near-term goal of 50" while being very close to it. Simply can’t recall, and haven’t done the shoulder circumference measurement since.
I have a suspicion this thread, though your question is interesting, won’t get very far as I think most do not measure their shoulder circumference.
I’m too fat, can’t wait to see what my measurement will be once I lost 30 pounds of fat. I’m aiming beginning of July. Maybe I’ll look like shit ans small, or still fat.
[quote]Bill Roberts wrote:
A related interesting question would be, What is your shoulder-chest differential?
I have rarely measured my shoulder circumference, as it is a difficult measurement to do on oneself and I don’t think it is very sensitive to detecting improvement in the shoulders. And at the current moment, I have no idea where my tape measure is.
Problem is, I can’t recall if when I did measure them quite a while back, the shoulders were 50" while the chest was 44", or did I set a goal of 50" while being very close to it. Simply can’t recall, and haven’t done the shoulder circumference measurement since.
I have a suspicion this thread, though your question is interesting, won’t get very far as I think most do not measure their shoulder circumference.[/quote]
Yes, you are kind of required to have another person do it for you, which I guess is one of the reasons few people do it.
[quote]Bill Roberts wrote:
A related interesting question would be, What is your shoulder-chest differential?
I have rarely measured my shoulder circumference, as it is a difficult measurement to do on oneself and I don’t think it is very sensitive to detecting improvement in the shoulders. And at the current moment, I have no idea where my tape measure is.
Problem is, I can’t recall if when I did measure them quite a while back, the shoulders were 50" while the chest was 44", or did I set a goal of 50" while being very close to it. Simply can’t recall, and haven’t done the shoulder circumference measurement since.
I have a suspicion this thread, though your question is interesting, won’t get very far as I think most do not measure their shoulder circumference.[/quote]
Yes, you are kind of required to have another person do it for you, which I guess is one of the reasons few people do it.[/quote]