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THE IDEAL SHOULDER CIRCUMFERENCE FOR MEN
GENETICS: WHAT WE CAN’T CONTROL
Let’s first distinguish between having a broad bone structure and having heavily muscled shoulders. There’s a big difference between the two.
WE CAN’T CHANGE OUR BONE STRUCTURE
Bone structure is almost entirely determined by our genetics, and so there’s nothing that we can do to change it. Research shows that our clavicles (collarbones) are already ossifying at just five-and-a-half weeks old! There is steady growth from then up to about age twelve for boys. By then, boys have reached around 80% of their total clavicle length, and then the final growth picks up at an even faster pace. By eighteen years old, our clavicle growth has reached its final length. Our clavicles continue to ossify until around age 26, but our shoulders won’t grow any broader. This means that if we’re eighteen or older, the only way to build broader shoulders is to gain muscle in our upper bodies.
Some people are blessed with good genetics, naturally growing long clavicles and narrow hips. This can give them pleasantly broad shoulders without them needing to gain much muscle. Even so, our overall muscularity is seemingly more important than how long our collarbones are, so it’s unclear if that would even help.
There are plenty of ectomorphs who have broad shoulders compared to their waists once they start lifting weights. Once they built muscle, it’s clear that even though they’re naturally skinny, their clavicles are actually fairly long.
ECTOMORPHS HAVE GENETIC ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES
When it comes to our body type, ectomorphs have both genetic advantages and disadvantages when it comes to building broader shoulders. Mesomorphs tend to have broader shoulders and narrower hips (a v-shaped physique), endomorphs tend to have narrower shoulders and wider hips (a pear-shaped physique), and ectomorphs tend to be shaped like rectangles, without much shoulder muscle or fat around our waists. Since it’s our shoulder-to-waist ratio that matters most, we have the advantage of not needing to worry about shrinking our midsection. We can focus on simply building bigger shoulder muscles.
This means that we often need to build quite a lot of upper body muscle to build a v-tapered shape, but our bone structures will almost always allow it.
However, even you’ve got naturally narrow shoulders—our clavicle length is just one aspect of our physiques. We all struggle with different issues, and if we’re concerned about our attractiveness, it’s important to realize what an amazing gift it is that we even have healthy bodies that give us the opportunity to lift weights and build muscle. No, building muscle isn’t easy. But everyone, including the hardest of hard gainers, can build muscle if they learn how to lift for muscle growth, eat a good bulking diet, and get a good night’s sleep.
THE BEST DELTOID EXERCISES
Reverse Pec deck
Side lateral raises
Seated Overhead press
Look no further, These are the best Shoulder Exercises. Include these exercises in your workout and nuclei overload it for even faster results.
GENETICS: WHAT WE CAN’T CONTROL
Let’s first distinguish between having a broad bone structure and having heavily muscled shoulders. There’s a big difference between the two.
WE CAN’T CHANGE OUR BONE STRUCTURE
Bone structure is almost entirely determined by our genetics, and so there’s nothing that we can do to change it. Research shows that our clavicles (collarbones) are already ossifying at just five-and-a-half weeks old! There is steady growth from then up to about age twelve for boys. By then, boys have reached around 80% of their total clavicle length, and then the final growth picks up at an even faster pace. By eighteen years old, our clavicle growth has reached its final length. Our clavicles continue to ossify until around age 26, but our shoulders won’t grow any broader. This means that if we’re eighteen or older, the only way to build broader shoulders is to gain muscle in our upper bodies.
Some people are blessed with good genetics, naturally growing long clavicles and narrow hips. This can give them pleasantly broad shoulders without them needing to gain much muscle. Even so, our overall muscularity is seemingly more important than how long our collarbones are, so it’s unclear if that would even help.
There are plenty of ectomorphs who have broad shoulders compared to their waists once they start lifting weights. Once they built muscle, it’s clear that even though they’re naturally skinny, their clavicles are actually fairly long.
ECTOMORPHS HAVE GENETIC ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES
When it comes to our body type, ectomorphs have both genetic advantages and disadvantages when it comes to building broader shoulders. Mesomorphs tend to have broader shoulders and narrower hips (a v-shaped physique), endomorphs tend to have narrower shoulders and wider hips (a pear-shaped physique), and ectomorphs tend to be shaped like rectangles, without much shoulder muscle or fat around our waists. Since it’s our shoulder-to-waist ratio that matters most, we have the advantage of not needing to worry about shrinking our midsection. We can focus on simply building bigger shoulder muscles.
This means that we often need to build quite a lot of upper body muscle to build a v-tapered shape, but our bone structures will almost always allow it.
However, even you’ve got naturally narrow shoulders—our clavicle length is just one aspect of our physiques. We all struggle with different issues, and if we’re concerned about our attractiveness, it’s important to realize what an amazing gift it is that we even have healthy bodies that give us the opportunity to lift weights and build muscle. No, building muscle isn’t easy. But everyone, including the hardest of hard gainers, can build muscle if they learn how to lift for muscle growth, eat a good bulking diet, and get a good night’s sleep.
THE BEST DELTOID EXERCISES
Reverse Pec deck
Side lateral raises
Seated Overhead press
Look no further, These are the best Shoulder Exercises. Include these exercises in your workout and nuclei overload it for even faster results.
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