Can you touch your shoulders?

kinkery · 03-26-2007, 04:26 PM

I wanna make a poll to see howmany people can touch their shoulders. put your arms by your side and bring your arms up like you'd be curling and see if you can touch your front delts. my hands come around 5" away from them.
so can you?

Rubes · 03-26-2007, 04:30 PM

yup can almost grab on top of my shoulder to

Goodfella9783 · 03-26-2007, 04:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kinkery

I wanna make a poll to see howmany people can touch their shoulders. put your arms by your side and bring your arms up like you'd be curling and see if you can touch your front delts. my hands come around 5" away from them.
so can you?

I need to see a pic to believe it. I'd imagine your wrists would have to be pretty inflexible to not be able to touch your shoulder.

Spud · 03-26-2007, 04:53 PM

Just barely. My index finger grazes my front delt and my middle finger gets into the groove between the delt and pec.

BoneCrusher · 03-26-2007, 05:01 PM

Large hands and long fingers helps me to barely touch. If I hold that position and let my bi's relax and I can get a good bit closer. Doesn't feel really great though.

Now stretch your arms straight out from the side of your body and look down them like gun barrels. Can you get any hyper-extension?

Bakerboy · 03-26-2007, 05:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kinkery

I wanna make a poll to see howmany people can touch their shoulders. put your arms by your side and bring your arms up like you'd be curling and see if you can touch your front delts. my hands come around 5" away from them.
so can you?

mutant.

I like it freaky.

KelJu · 03-26-2007, 05:04 PM

I can do that, but I can't touch my elbows together.

kinkery · 03-26-2007, 05:07 PM

[quote=BoneCrusher;1592796]Large hands and long fingers helps me to barely touch. If I hold that position and let my bi's relax and I can get a good bit closer. Doesn't feel really great though.

Now stretch your arms straight out from the side of your body and look down them like gun barrels. Can you get any hyper-extension?[/QUOTE]

what do you mean?

Mystik · 03-26-2007, 05:14 PM

ez but can you touch your foot to your shoulder?

KelJu · 03-26-2007, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Mystik

ez but can you touch your foot to your shoulder?

I can. I am limber from bitting my toenails after I get out of the shower.

lnvanry · 03-26-2007, 05:28 PM

after an arms or back day i can't touch my shoulders until my pump goes away....but by in large I am not muscle bound, therefore, I can touch my shoulders.

BoneCrusher · 03-26-2007, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by KelJu

I can do that, but I can't touch my elbows together.

Rest the sides of your hands ... like a hammer fist ... against your temples then push. If you don't get it then start including this in your stretching routines. Your toooooo tight.

Quote:

what do you mean?

Hyper extend your elbows ... get that forearm to extend backwards past the normal range of motion.

BoneCrusher · 03-26-2007, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by KelJu

I can. I am limber from bitting my toenails after I get out of the shower.

Woah brother K ... ever heard of the term TMI?

You posted that and it gave me a visual of you sitting balls naked on the bathroom floor toe munching ... and I just ate lunch.

AKIRA · 03-26-2007, 06:12 PM

My biceps are too big to let me touch my shoulders.

KelJu · 03-26-2007, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by BoneCrusher

Woah brother K ... ever heard of the term TMI?

You posted that and it gave me a visual of you sitting balls naked on the bathroom floor toe munching ... and I just ate lunch.

Lawl!

I put on cloths first.

BoneCrusher · 03-26-2007, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by AKIRA

My biceps are too big to let me touch my shoulders.

I'm just a lil guy is why I can do it ...

AKIRA · 03-26-2007, 07:33 PM

Doublebase · 03-26-2007, 08:06 PM

Yes. You must have some short arms. Or some Greg Valentino biceps.

BoneCrusher · 03-26-2007, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by AKIRA

BTW bra ... I look at your stats and we are about the same. I weigh a lil more and bench a lil more now. I had your stats when I came to IM in 2004. This site has helped me out tremendously.

AKIRA · 03-26-2007, 09:10 PM

BoneCrusher · 03-26-2007, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by AKIRA

Yeah but AKIRA you're stout SOB ...

nectron101 · 03-27-2007, 09:25 PM

This is pathetic..

Find another way to tell people that you're buff

BoneCrusher · 03-27-2007, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by nectron101

This is pathetic..

Find another way to tell people that you're buff

Lol ... Brad pit is buff. Johnny Depp is buff. I'm not buff ... I've worked too hard for too long to be merely buff.

I've added about 75 pounds of body mass and 200 pounds to my bench since way back in the day, so no ... I'm not buff. While you were away from the gym for the last three years, yeah I looked at your prior posts, I was in it and at it. Changed my diet so that I could improve my gains. Instead of eating corn chips and candy bars I eat carrot sticks and dried fruit snacks. While you were resting in on a Sunday morning I was sweating my balls off early in the day to avoid the Sunday wannabes. While you were smoking cig's and burning lefties I was doing road work or working on my conditioning.

So no I'm not buff, and this is not pathetic. We're allowed to talk shop here ... even celebrate a bit. We've earned that.

BTW ...l welcome you back to IM. I hope you reach your goals this time around. I'm not a nutritionist, I have no training in body mechanics, and I can't tell you what the best routine for your body type is ... but you have a lot of support and knowledge at your finger tips from all of us here. All you gotta do is type and click ...

... we all want to see you succeed.

vortrit · 03-28-2007, 01:19 AM

Yes, I can.

**I Are Baboon** · 03-28-2007, 07:53 AM

Not only can I do that, but I can also touch my elbow to my delt.

Samo · 03-28-2007, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by BoneCrusher

Lol ... Brad pit is buff. Johnny Depp is buff. I'm not buff ... I've worked too hard for too long to be merely buff.

I've added about 75 pounds of body mass and 200 pounds to my bench since way back in the day, so no ... I'm not buff. While you were away from the gym for the last three years, yeah I looked at your prior posts, I was in it and at it. Changed my diet so that I could improve my gains. Instead of eating corn chips and candy bars I eat carrot sticks and dried fruit snacks. While you were resting in on a Sunday morning I was sweating my balls off early in the day to avoid the Sunday wannabes. While you were smoking cig's and burning lefties I was doing road work or working on my conditioning.

So no I'm not buff, and this is not pathetic. We're allowed to talk shop here ... even celebrate a bit. We've earned that.

BTW ...l welcome you back to IM. I hope you reach your goals this time around. I'm not a nutritionist, I have no training in body mechanics, and I can't tell you what the best routine for your body type is ... but you have a lot of support and knowledge at your finger tips from all of us here. All you gotta do is type and click ...

... we all want to see you succeed.

Well said sir,

.......

I can only graze me shoulders with my knuckles if I bend my wrists, at this point my biceps feel lke they're gonna explode, large biceps you see, lucky with my genetics........

Peace..

AKIRA · 03-28-2007, 10:06 AM

I can bite my ear.

Rhyno · 03-28-2007, 11:33 AM

I can suck my dick... It has its advantages, until ya blow yourself in the eye.

Sorry, but you knew it was coming.

on a more serious note though, i tried this out (not the sucking), i got some of my guy and girl friends to do a slight variation of this (instead of having your elbows in front of you have them to your side and try to lay your hands on your shoulders with stright wrists) and found that all of the guys no matter the size of their biceps could not do this with a straight wrist whereas all of the girls could.

my question now is do girls have naturally longer *cough* arm bones (i do not know their technical name) or is this just the size of the bicep.

JonnyStead · 03-28-2007, 01:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kinkery

I wanna make a poll to see howmany people can touch their shoulders. put your arms by your side and bring your arms up like you'd be curling and see if you can touch your front delts. my hands come around 5" away from them.
so can you?

I'm such a spas - do you mean with hands as fists or open?

Open I can touch them - fists I cant...

Samo · 03-29-2007, 08:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Rhyno

I can suck my dick... It has its advantages, until ya blow yourself in the eye.

Sorry, but you knew it was coming.

on a more serious note though, i tried this out (not the sucking), i got some of my guy and girl friends to do a slight variation of this (instead of having your elbows in front of you have them to your side and try to lay your hands on your shoulders with stright wrists) and found that all of the guys no matter the size of their biceps could not do this with a straight wrist whereas all of the girls could.

my question now is do girls have naturally longer *cough* arm bones (i do not know their technical name) or is this just the size of the bicep.

View Poll Results: Can you touch your shoulders?
Yes.	31	86.11%
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03-26-2007, 04:26 PM	#1
kinkery Make them want to be you! Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 998	Can you touch your shoulders? I wanna make a poll to see howmany people can touch their shoulders. put your arms by your side and bring your arms up like you'd be curling and see if you can touch your front delts. my hands come around 5" away from them. so can you?

03-26-2007, 04:30 PM	#2
Rubes your sisters better Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: michigan Posts: 1,143 Photos: 5	yup can almost grab on top of my shoulder to 5'7" 173lbsl squat:365x2 11/19/07 bench 225x3 1/11/08 40 time: 4.51sec march 10th 07 38" vertical

03-26-2007, 04:53 PM	#4
Spud Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Hart House! Posts: 752	Just barely. My index finger grazes my front delt and my middle finger gets into the groove between the delt and pec. No Milk, no. Milk is for babies. When you grow up, you have to drink beer. Please read and comment on my journal

03-26-2007, 06:12 PM	#14
AKIRA I am Rollo Tomassee.. Elite Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Outside the box Posts: 8,787 Photos: 3	My biceps are too big to let me touch my shoulders. 6' 209lbs (8/16) Bench 365 (12/3) Weighted Pullups 80lbs 3x3 (3/19) Squat 370 Deadlift after herniation 385lbs 3x3 (3/17) NASM certified 2/06 Journal

03-26-2007, 05:01 PM	#5
BoneCrusher Lift or Die Elite Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Austin Texas Posts: 8,589	Large hands and long fingers helps me to barely touch. If I hold that position and let my bi's relax and I can get a good bit closer. Doesn't feel really great though. Now stretch your arms straight out from the side of your body and look down them like gun barrels. Can you get any hyper-extension?

03-26-2007, 05:04 PM	#7
KelJu Thats Dr. Keke to you! Elite Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: In my imagination. Posts: 10,156 Photos: 2	I can do that, but I can't touch my elbows together.

03-26-2007, 05:07 PM	#8
kinkery Make them want to be you! Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 998	[quote=BoneCrusher;1592796]Large hands and long fingers helps me to barely touch. If I hold that position and let my bi's relax and I can get a good bit closer. Doesn't feel really great though. Now stretch your arms straight out from the side of your body and look down them like gun barrels. Can you get any hyper-extension?[/QUOTE] what do you mean?

03-26-2007, 05:14 PM	#9
Mystik Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 175	ez but can you touch your foot to your shoulder?

03-26-2007, 05:28 PM	#11
lnvanry primeau Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Tucson Posts: 3,436 Photos: 16	after an arms or back day i can't touch my shoulders until my pump goes away....but by in large I am not muscle bound, therefore, I can touch my shoulders.

03-26-2007, 07:33 PM	#17
AKIRA I am Rollo Tomassee.. Elite Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Outside the box Posts: 8,787 Photos: 3	6' 209lbs (8/16) Bench 365 (12/3) Weighted Pullups 80lbs 3x3 (3/19) Squat 370 Deadlift after herniation 385lbs 3x3 (3/17) NASM certified 2/06 Journal

03-26-2007, 08:06 PM	#18
Doublebase Lightweight, Ya Buddy! Elite Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Philly Posts: 7,322	Yes. You must have some short arms. Or some Greg Valentino biceps.

03-26-2007, 09:10 PM	#20
AKIRA I am Rollo Tomassee.. Elite Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Outside the box Posts: 8,787 Photos: 3	6' 209lbs (8/16) Bench 365 (12/3) Weighted Pullups 80lbs 3x3 (3/19) Squat 370 Deadlift after herniation 385lbs 3x3 (3/17) NASM certified 2/06 Journal

03-27-2007, 09:25 PM	#22
nectron101 GYM ghost Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: GYM Posts: 181 Photos: 3	This is pathetic.. Find another way to tell people that you're buff We all build the world everyday, don't forget to build yourself.

03-28-2007, 01:19 AM	#24
vortrit Bulk. Cut. Repeat. Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Missouri, USA Posts: 2,647 Photos: 5	Yes, I can. My Journal!

03-28-2007, 07:53 AM	#25
I Are Baboon pedal pedal pedal Moderator Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Beerville Posts: 11,941 Photos: 4	Not only can I do that, but I can also touch my elbow to my delt.

03-28-2007, 10:06 AM	#27
AKIRA I am Rollo Tomassee.. Elite Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Outside the box Posts: 8,787 Photos: 3	I can bite my ear. 6' 209lbs (8/16) Bench 365 (12/3) Weighted Pullups 80lbs 3x3 (3/19) Squat 370 Deadlift after herniation 385lbs 3x3 (3/17) NASM certified 2/06 Journal

03-28-2007, 11:33 AM	#28
Rhyno Save Water. Drink Beer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Western Australia Posts: 83	I can suck my dick... It has its advantages, until ya blow yourself in the eye. Sorry, but you knew it was coming. on a more serious note though, i tried this out (not the sucking), i got some of my guy and girl friends to do a slight variation of this (instead of having your elbows in front of you have them to your side and try to lay your hands on your shoulders with stright wrists) and found that all of the guys no matter the size of their biceps could not do this with a straight wrist whereas all of the girls could. my question now is do girls have naturally longer cough arm bones (i do not know their technical name) or is this just the size of the bicep. WHY?..... Because life was'nt meant to be easy

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