Small, Medium, or Large joints

[K Robert]

Just wondering how this is determined? I know that there are 3 basic body types: ecto-, meso-, and endo-. Each described as having a certain joint size. But what defines that?

I once heard: If you grab your opposite wrist and try to touch your middle finger and thumb(without squeezing), you can determine your joint size. If they overlap --> small. If they touch --> medium. If they are apart --> large.

Does this hold any water?

[TomG]

Ecto, etc. is the ability to put on skinny, muscle, or fat. I don't think wrist size has anything to do with it.

Wrist size just tells you how big your joints are: if they are smaller than your wrist they are small, the same size as your wrist they are big, larger than your wrist, wow, dude.

[bodyshop20]

ecto-, meso-, and endo are all body types with differant metobolic rates.
One will put muscle on looking at weights the other is muscular but will have a soft look and last will be lean machine eat what i want hard to bulk up with mass.
Search it on google or mail me and ill sent full explaination

[K Robert]

I know what the body types are. Having said that, there are multiple characteristics to each type and one of those are joint size.

I am just not sure what denotes a specific size? So, I had heard that a good measurement was based off the grip test I described in the original post.

[Lady C]

Ok so you decide you have medium joint size for example. How would that change how you train?

[.V.]

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Sorry.

[TomG]

I have never seen nor heard that joint size influences or coincides with metabolic rate.

[trainerty]

Originally Posted by K Robert

Just wondering how this is determined? I know that there are 3 basic body types: ecto-, meso-, and endo-. Each described as having a certain joint size. But what defines that?

I once heard: If you grab your opposite wrist and try to touch your middle finger and thumb(without squeezing), you can determine your joint size. If they overlap --> small. If they touch --> medium. If they are apart --> large.

Does this hold any water?

Quit causing trouble LOL

Yes, certain people are built to lift heavier weight better than others. Certain people are built to jump higher and sprint faster. These are facts and interestingly enough, bone types are part of the influence behind selecting different athletes in some far east countries (china, russia, romania etc.).

I remember that certain test for people who have brittle bone growth or should be categorized as little-sissy-chicken-babies. This was in the mid eighties and most of my middle school years I was scared by this thought and drank lots of milk because I didn't want to be considered the only boy who doesn't need a flap in the front of his underwear (quoting my gym teacher).

I don't think it is a very valid test (IMO).

[K Robert]

Although there are three basic categories, pure body types are very rare. Few people are 100% of one body type and 0% of another. Usually there is a mix of two or even all three types. However, most people will tend to gravitate towards one type predominantly.(Venuto)

To define these types, there are certain characteristics. One is joint size: sm. med, and lg. Just trying to determine what mine are so I can adjust my workout/diet to what is prescribed by Venuto.

I myself think I am a true mesomorph, but I get conflicting thoughts based on certain characteristics. Here is pic of me 5 yrs ago - 33yrs old. Didn't have any problem staying fit til I started partying with the fellas more often and then I gained 50lbs.

I was 5'11" and 200lbs. Now, I am 248-250lbs.

[bodyshop20]

K Roberts that is a good point on that it is rare to be 1 body type thourough breed and like you point out we are normally 2 types that are close by each other on the table.
I myself bulk easy but find ripping up hard.
And with the permatations of all the types mixed and crossed it is hard to tell what you are

Originally Posted by K Robert

I once heard: If you grab your opposite wrist and try to touch your middle finger and thumb(without squeezing), you can determine your joint size. If they overlap --> small. If they touch --> medium. If they are apart --> large.

I suppose that test not only measures the size of one's wrist but also their fingers........
For example: Same size wrist, short fingers won't touch, medium length fingers will just touch, long fingers will overlap.

Originally Posted by K Robert

Does this hold any water?

I'm leaning towards....no.

You would be better off using a tape measure to determine the size on ones joints.

And back in the day they used to use wrist size as a proportional measurement to determine how symmetrical a bodybuilder was. Steve Reeves was a great example of this. His wrist was about 7 1/2" with an upper arm of 18" and many felt that was just about perfect as far as symmetry was concerned. They also felt that the bigger one's wrist the more muscle that could be put on ones frame. Is that what you were referring to?

[TomG]

Ok, I still don't get the -morph relationship, but if you want to link it to joint size,

I once heard: If you grab your opposite wrist and try to touch your middle finger and thumb(without squeezing), you can determine your joint size. If they overlap --> small. If they touch --> medium. If they are apart --> large.

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that will tell you your relative finger length as much as it will tell you your wrist size. I would think you would have to have some pure inches and centimeter numbers and compare them to heighth and other body part numbers.

[K Robert]

-morph types are characterised by many different attributes. One of those being joint size. I just want a way to determine what size joints I have. I know they aren't small, but i am not sure if I can characterize them as med or lg.

Originally Posted by IronMan

You would be better off using a tape measure to determine the size on ones joints.

How big are your wrists (inches or centimeters) and what are the criteria that determine "small", "medium", and "large"?

[K Robert]

Originally Posted by IronMan

How big are your wrists (inches or centimeters) and what are the criteria that determine "small", "medium", and "large"?

That's exactly what I am trying to determine: the criteria for "small, medium, or large". A person's joints are relative to their body type, but I am not sure of how you determine your joint size.