My shoulders measure about 49 inches around, which means my Index is about right (30.5 divided by 49 is 1.606). Using myself as an example, when in lean condition (but not competition shredded), I have a waist measurement of 30 inches. If you look at your waist as having a measurement of 1, then the aim should be to develop shoulders with a measurement of 1.618. So let’s talk about body proportions that we CAN control through diet and exercise. The numbers are just everywhere in places we can’t control. The head forms a golden rectangle with the eyes at its midpoint.The mouth and nose are each placed at Golden sections of the distance between the eyes and the bottom of the chin. In fact, the human face abounds with examples of the Golden Ratio. Looking elsewhere on the body, the face is another great example. Similarly the proportion of upper arm to hand + forearm is in the same ratio of 1:618. For example, If the length of the hand has the value of 1, for instance, then the combined length of hand + forearm has the approximate value of 1.618. This appears naturally all over your body. In most cases, this is going to be a comparison results in a ratio of 1:1.618. The Golden Ratio, in mathematical terms, is a comparison of any two aspects that leads us to proportion them in the ideal way.Īlgebraically, if you have two numbers, A and B, it has to be such that (A + B) divided by A = A divided by B. Okay, okay, so what IS the Golden Ratio, exactly? On the other hand, for a woman, it might mean having low body fat and getting into jeans of a certain size without losing your curves. This basically means that the society you live in influences what you view as important for having a good body, and is generally specific to that type of society and goes beyond just symmetry.įor example, in Western society, we value 6-pack abs very highly, and for us, no “perfect” body is complete without them this is true even though, to our ancestors, having a bit of fat would have been desirable, from an evolutionary biology perspective.įinally, you have your own personal ideas about what it means to have a “perfect body.” These are usually above and beyond both evolutionary and societal ideals and pretty specific in nature.įor some guys, it might mean having a specific arm size I know that one of my goals from the first time I started training was to have 17.5″ arms. We’ve already talked about the intrinsic and symmetrical aspects, so let’s skip on to the socially created and enforced ideas about what a “perfect body” is. Societal-Specific Created and Enforced ideas.
Well, the first thing is to realize that chances are, the body that YOU are working so hard for…your idea of a “perfect” body is, made up of 3 components: So, how do we use this information to help you achieve your fitness goals and get the body that YOU want? It’s a really interesting bit of science and evolutionary psychology that makes you think. (For example, Leonardo Da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man.) Even plastic surgeons and dental surgeons use it to restructure the human face. In fact, artists and sculptors have known about the golden ratio for a long time and have used it to create sculptures and artwork of the ideal human figure.
The Golden Ratio is a number that shows up all over the human body, from the length of the arms and legs compared to the torso, and it seems to define what proportions look best that is, most attractive. You see, our brains are programmed to look for symmetry and balance everywhere programmed to be attracted to it and to try to create it.Īnd so in part, what we consider a good body is really based on what we view as a body that projects certain characteristics that imply bodily symmetry…which is based on numbers like “The Golden Ratio.” We view what is attractive partially through the eyes of people looking for mates-we view these bodies as “ sexy“-because of scientifically proven NUMBERS. To summarize, we view certain physical traits as desirable in members of each sex: an X-shaped physique for men implies virility and strength an hourglass shaped body on a woman, on the other hand, implies fertility and good mothering. The answers to those questions, as I’ve discussed on the blog, are grounded in HARD SCIENCE. Why is it attractive for women to have narrow waists and healthy hips? Why do we want men to have broad shoulders? We all know what makes a body sexy (at least to us), but we don’t always think about WHY those characteristics are associated with sexiness. It’s a really interesting idea: building a sexy body.
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