Ideal body size in the book brawn stuart mcrobert published the old john mccallum formula for challenging yet realistic measurements for hard gainers. Well use the golden ratio building blocks developed on the life page again for each line segment. The human body is based on phi and 5. Perfect golden ratio body proportions for men. In mathematics two quantities are in the golden ratio if their ratio is the same as the ratio of their sum to the larger of the two quantities. And the human body this exercise is divided into 3 parts.
Distances a b and c. Distance from your wrist to your elbow. 11618 1 to 1618 the golden ratio is everywhere. The head forms a golden rectangle with the eyes at its midpointthe mouth and nose are each placed at golden sections of the distance between the eyes and the bottom of the chin. This does also apply to women. In fact the human face abounds with examples of the golden ratio.
In men this is considered the most attractive ratio between waist and chest ie. Distance from your belly button to the top of your head. The golden ratio for a womans body the mathematical ideal golden ratio number is 1618. Visually the golden ratio is as follows. The golden ratio is numerically expressed as follows. At the atomic level in the skeletal system of animals tree branches the veins of leaves and the human body of course.
Length of your hand. His formula is based on wrist measurement. The golden ratio and perfect proportions for the male body. Distance from the ground to your belly button. The figure on the right illustrates the geometric relationship. The divine proportion in the body the white line is the bodys height.
The blue line a golden section. The golden ratio in bodybuilding. In other words body sculptures of men often have a shoulder to waist ratio of 1618. Beauty in the the human form is closely correlated to if not defined by. Looking elsewhere on the body the face is another great example. The chest measurement is 1618 times the waist measurement there is even a workout routine targeting this ratio.
A narrow waist rising up to a broad chest and shoulders. An example of ideal build then would be a 48 shoulder measurement with a 30 waist measurement. So the meaning of this adonis golden ratio boils down to a sort of v shaped upper body. February 16 2013 by gary meisner 7 comments. Distance from the ground to your knees. To relate this to bodybuilding sculptures of bodies often have a golden ratio between the shoulders since this ratio is naturally pleasing to the eye.
The human body illustrates the golden section or divine proportion. And its really easy to measure this and determine how close your body shape is to this mathematical and genetically driven ideal. Expressed algebraically for quantities a and b with a b 0 where the greek letter phi or represents the golden ratio. Hugh jackman in peak shape displays the golden ratio.