Average shoulder width.

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Hello I'm curious if anyone got some info on the average shoulder width?

Also curious how much it differs with height. I'm quite thin, my shoulders are only 45CM across, however I haven't visited a gym in years so there is some room for improvement.

I am 178,5CM and I weigh about 60-63 Kg for reference. Will my build be able to support a height of 183-184 without looking frail and thin?

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Quote from: Alittletooshort on August 25, 2015, 09:18:13 PMI will measure my shoulders when I find my rouler. 60-63kg is not much for someone your height, perhaps you should put on some mass.
I myself used to be quit thin but I never went below 69kg´s at the same height, I put on 5-6 kg´s during the last year due to the gym and an apropriate diet. Many people have told me that I appear much broader now eventough my shoulder width only increased by a tiny bit. Your legs will be thicker as well, so it´s even harder to tell then.
5-6cm´s of additional length shouldn´t be a problem though since not many people are attentive to proportions anyways.

Yes I've got some room to widen out, though I've always been a bit thin. My concern is if I will have the width to carry a height like 184CM. Will try to measure my dads shoulders, his are noticeably narrow for his height.

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Quote from: Descreteuser on August 25, 2015, 10:21:06 PMmine are 50cm and im 185cm now.. i definitely dont look wide.. just normal.. not sure if being inch narrower on each side will make u look too thin tho..

Right, exactly. I might be 50CM across after a year or two of serious bodybuilding and that might be my limit anyway. So you can see my issue.

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Quote from: KrP1 on August 25, 2015, 11:40:06 PMShoulder width could be improved a lot gaining muscle mass. If you are only 63kg for your height you could change this measurement by a good amount centimeters

Thanks, I do have a light build but I don't look like I'm starving or anything. What would be a respectable width for someone who is 183-185CM then?

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Quote from: Alittletooshort on August 26, 2015, 08:24:33 AMI've just measured it and it's something around 55-57cm's. It may vary a bit since I've measured it alone.

Yes I think you might have measured incorrectly, 55-57CM is huge. That would be wide even for a professional bodybuilder and like you said, your shoulders don't look very wide in the picture you posted.

I measure from the front, though I do it myself. http://www.wikihow.com/Measure-Shoulder-Width

Edit- apparently you should preassure your arms towards your legs, when I do that I measure closer to 44CM -yeesh.

My build is very much like this guy though, so I think it looks good at my current height.



Problem is, can I pull of another 5CM?

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Quote from: Alittletooshort on August 26, 2015, 03:37:37 PMThe guide I saw used a different point to start the measurement, anyways my mom just measured it and it was 51,5cm's.
I did it with the method that was described in your link.
Don't worry about that.
Tall slim guys are considered attractive, I often face the problem that I can't wear a coat because it looks better on guys who have narrower shoulders and appear therefore taller. Male models tend to have a more feminin build in general.
I always wanted to get a burberry coat but it didn't fit me well enough (due to my statue) to be worth spending the money.

Impressive,that's very wide. I am naturally just 2CM shorter than you and still my shoulders are 6-7CM more narrow. Yet I've been complimented on my wide shoulders believe it or not; it's strange that you don't look very wide in the picture you posted. Maybe it's the angle?

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Quote from: Cartman on August 26, 2015, 05:12:42 PMYou always will have time to bulk your shoulders, you need just to go to gym (or pool)... I have about 48 cm shoulders and I'm about 165 cm tall.

Crap, what's wrong with me, and why don't they look narrow on my frame if I'm 14CM taller than you?

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Quote from: Cartman on August 26, 2015, 07:09:24 PMThere is nothing wrong with you, Uppland. Maybe you don't need to become taller, probably you need to get more weight. I noticed that, from the point of view of women, a short man is often equivalent to a tall/average man too thin. Why don't you try to go to gym before to consider LL: you will obtain a similar result for your aesthetic with less pain and less money 

Perhaps, still I would like to be at least comfortably average. A small increase shouldn't throw my proportions off too much.

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Quote from: Alittletooshort on August 26, 2015, 10:32:55 PMI'm in a club at the moment wearing  completely flat soles and I highly feel the need of LL. I feel tiny here, hardly any guy is shorter than me.
Just go for it Uppland and don't worry too much about your shoulder width, hit the gym and you'll be fine.

How tall are you then mate, and where do you live?

I'll heed your advice I think, I obviously feel bad about being below average, and like you said once I hit the gym it'll probably be different.

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Quote from: Alittletooshort on August 26, 2015, 11:36:27 PMI am austrian and my height is 178≈, I live in zurich now where the average is a bit lower but it all changes as soon as you go to the clubs. 90% of the people here are not swiss (loads of germans) so I'm getting towerd all the time. Feels just like home, in terms of the height difference.

Thing is, if it's anything like Sweden, young people in clubs are clustered around 185CM so what can you do?

If you lengthen 5CM you'll still be just average at best in this kind of crowd and if you go further your proportions will end up looking awkward. Is it even worth it to go through all this hazzle or is it a lost cause?