How Far Does Your Hand Fit Around Your Wrist ?

Return_Ace

Hall of Fame

• Aug 6, 2006

• #1

Just out of curiousity here, if you were to wrap your thumb and middle finger around your wrist (just on the opposite side of the "sticky out bone" from your hand), can you touch your two fingers together ? overlap ? can't touch ?

 

brownbearfalling

Hall of Fame

• Aug 6, 2006

• #2

I believe that I have pretty small wrists, but mine wrap all the way around it, with plenty of overlap (my middle finger overlaps my thumbnail)
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erik-the-red

Semi-Pro

• Aug 6, 2006

• #3

I have very small wrists.

 

zhan

Banned

• Aug 6, 2006

• #4

can u do a visual demo of how to do it?

 

Supernatural_Serve

Professional

• Aug 6, 2006

• #5

I have very large bones and hands and there is a good 1 inch gap between those fingers.

My wrist size circumference is 8.5 inches (very large frame person).

http://www.am-i-fat.com/body_frame_size.html

 

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Deleted member 6835

Guest

• Aug 6, 2006

• #6

brownbearfalling said:

I believe that I have pretty small wrists, but mine wrap all the way around it, with plenty of overlap (my middle finger overlaps my thumbnail)

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same

 

Return_Ace

Hall of Fame

• Aug 8, 2006

• #7

zhan said:

can u do a visual demo of how to do it?

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umm, no-one's here to help me take a pic right now but I'll try explain better:

- hold your hand out (doesn't really matter but tends to be your non-dominant hand)
- hold out your dominant arm
- place dominant hand (palm up) under wrist of dominant arm.
- wrap middle finger and thumb around wrist as much as possible

wrist refers to the join between arm and hand, most people tend to have a bone that sticks out around that region, which is where you place our hand.

 

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Freedom

Professional

• Aug 8, 2006

• #8

When I wrap my dominant fingers around my wrist, they easily touch.

But when I try to wrap around my dominant wrist, I have to squeeze a little.

 

scez

Semi-Pro

• Aug 9, 2006

• #9

Why are you asking this, doesnt it have something to do with your build. The harder it is to touch your two fingers, the bigger type of build you have?

 

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vin

Professional

• Aug 9, 2006

• #10

This measurement doesn't really tell you much other than how long your fingers are in relation to your wrist. However, if you measure your wrist with a tape measure, that will give you an idea of your build type and the measurement can also be used to give you an idea what your max strength would be on certain lifts.

 

Return_Ace

Hall of Fame

• Aug 10, 2006

• #11

scez said:

Why are you asking this, doesnt it have something to do with your build. The harder it is to touch your two fingers, the bigger type of build you have?

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yeah, it's one of the criteria in determining what build you are, and it's a lot easier than asking "What body type are you". Also i just wanted to now since I've never seen someone that can't wrap their fingers around their wrist =/

 

Topaz

Legend

• Aug 11, 2006

• #12

Mine easily overlap on both wrists. I've never seen anyone who can't touch at all, though.

 

ibringtheHEAT

Semi-Pro

• Jan 30, 2007

• #13

i can't touch mine =/

 

Voltron

Hall of Fame

• Jan 30, 2007

• #14

brownbearfalling said:

I believe that I have pretty small wrists, but mine wrap all the way around it, with plenty of overlap (my middle finger overlaps my thumbnail)

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Me three.........

 

Jonnyf

Hall of Fame

• Jan 30, 2007

• #15

Mine overlaps a tiny bit maybe half way up the nail

 

JRstriker12

Hall of Fame

• Jan 30, 2007

• #16

So what does it say about your body type?

 

Ano

Hall of Fame

• Jan 30, 2007

• #17

JRstriker12 said:

So what does it say about your body type?

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Generally, joint size affects the way your body is shaped.

In general, if your thumb and middle finger overlap, you are small jointed (usually 6-7 inch wrists); if your thumb and middle finger touch, you are medium jointed (usually 7-8 inch wrists); if your thumb and middle finger do not touch, you are large jointed (usually 8 inches or more in wrist circumference).

My wrists are small, only 6.5 inch ( at 5'9'' and 165 pounds).

 

ShooterMcMarco

Hall of Fame

• Jan 30, 2007

• #18

my fingers don't touch, about 1/4 in or so of space, 6' 1/2" @ 5'5" 135

 

jc_rex

Rookie

• Jan 30, 2007

• #19

they barely touch... guess i'm medium jointed...

 

westside

Hall of Fame

• Jan 30, 2007

• #20

Mine can touch pretty easily

 

Zets147

Banned

• Jan 30, 2007

• #21

I can barely touch the two fingers when wrapped around my right wrist, but my left wrist has polio so it is easily overlapped.

 

esrb

Rookie

• Feb 5, 2007

• #22

very easy: what is the point?? You can have small hand and no be a fatty dwarf...

 

Sagittar

Hall of Fame

• Feb 5, 2007

• #23

mine barely touch each other , but i have a somewhat big wrist ..

 

chess9

Hall of Fame

• Feb 5, 2007

• #24

Oops! I mis-voted. I have to squeeze a bit to touch fingers. My right wrist is just under 8", my left is just at 8". (I was born left-handed, but was converted to right handed by my grandmother who thought lefties were the devil's work.) I have long, thin fingers too, btw.

-Robert

 

Craig Sheppard

Hall of Fame

• Feb 5, 2007

• #25

chess9 said:

Oops! I mis-voted. I have to squeeze a bit to touch fingers. My right wrist is just under 8", my left is just at 8". (I was born left-handed, but was converted to right handed by my grandmother who thought lefties were the devil's work.) I have long, thin fingers too, btw.

-Robert

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GAH! me too. i didn't realize you're not supposed to squeeze. I can't touch without a squeeze. 5' 10" 185 lbs.

 

energy-101

New User

• Feb 14, 2007

• #26

Mine aren't even near touching!!!!