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long femur, short torso -- short femur, long torso. pros cons for various lifts

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  • 02-02-2012 3:11pm
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    pacquiao
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    Going by bone length alone.Would anyone have a list of pros and cons for the various lifts.


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    Hanley
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    pacquiao wrote: »
    Going by bone length alone.Would anyone have a list of pros and cons for the various lifts.

    Short legs for squatting, short arms for benching, long arms/short legs for deadlifting.

    Long femurs suck for pretty much everything.


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    Barry.Oglesby
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    Hanley wrote: »

    Long femurs suck for pretty much everything.

    Except for running, triangles and kicking people in the face.


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    Hanley
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    Barry.Oglesby wrote: »
    Except for running, triangles and kicking people in the face.

    Thus, long femurs are functional.


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    G86
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    Hanley wrote: »
    Long femurs suck for pretty much everything.
    They look damn good in a dress though....

    Not sure if that's any use to you OP, but you never know!:pac:


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    Barry.Oglesby
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    My new e-book is called The Functional Femur Factor.


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    Hanley
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    G86 wrote: »
    They look damn good in a dress though....

    Not sure if that's any use to you OP, but you never know!:pac:

    ...legs always look better out of a dress

    So... femurs eh?


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    Kev M
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    pacquiao wrote: »
    Going by bone length alone.Would anyone have a list of pros and cons for the various lifts.

    Short torso is huge too. Guys with normal to long limbs can still have a big mechanical advantage with a short torso.
    Andy Bolton said at his seminar last year that its all about the short back.


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    Pavel66
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    So that's why I'm crap at deadlifting - I have a long torso and short arms :)

    At least now I have an official excuse...


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    Hanley
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    Pavel66 wrote: »
    So that's why I'm crap at deadlifting - I have a long torso and short arms :)

    At least now I have an official excuse...

    Ditto. Means you have to have a good bench tho :p


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    Pavel66
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    Hanley wrote: »
    Ditto. Means you have to have a good bench tho :p

    Ah, I'm just weak so...


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