Ideal Body Measurements for Men Charts


There are many opinions when it comes to the ideal body measurements for men. This is what Muscle and Fitness Magazine said in 1979.


Weight /
Height

Neck

Biceps

Forearm

Chest

Waist

Hips

Thigh

Calf

1.90

14.00

13.10

10.90

36.40

27.30

32.80

19.70

13.10

1.97

14.25

13.35

11.10

37.15

27.85

33.45

20.05

13.35

2.04

14.50

13.60

11.30

37.90

28.40

34.10

20.40

13.60

2.11

14.75

13.85

11.55

38.60

28.90

34.70

20.80

13.85

2.18

15.00

14.10

11.80

39.30

29.40

35.30

21.20

14.10

2.26

15.30

14.35

12.00

40.00

29.70

35.95

21.60

14.35

2.33

15.60

14.60

12.20

40.70

30.00

36.60

22.00

14.60

2.41

15.85

14.85

12.40

41.40

30.80

37.25

22.35

14.85

2.49

16.10

15.10

12.60

42.10

31.60

37.90

22.70

15.10

2.57

16.40

15.40

12.85

42.80

32.10

38.55

23.10

15.40

2.65

16.70

15.70

13.10

43.50

32.60

39.20

23.50

15.70

2.73

16.95

15.95

13.30

44.25

33.15

39.85

23.90

15.95

2.82

17.20

16.20

13.50

45.00

33.70

40.50

24.30

16.20

2.90

17.50

16.45

13.70

45.70

34.25

41.10

24.65

16.45

2.99

17.80

16.70

13.90

46.40

34.80

41.70

25.00

16.70

3.09

18.05

17.00

14.15

47.20

35.40

42.45

25.45

17.00

3.20

18.30

17.30

14.40

48.00

36.00

43.20

25.90

17.30

3.29

18.55

17.55

14.60

48.70

36.55

43.85

26.30

17.55

3.38

18.80

17.80

14.80

49.40

37.10

44.50

26.70

17.80


Here is the ideal body measurements for men chart broken down into a simpler form:

Bicep/ Forearm

1.20

Chest/ Waist

1.33

Chest/Hips

1.11

Hips/ Thighs

1.66

Thighs/ Calf

1.50




You have probably heard of an exercise and weight loss program for men called the adonis effect. They use the following ratios to determine the pefect body:

waist/height.447
shoulder/waist1.618


To use this chart:

Start with your height and multiply by .447 to get your ideal waist.
Multiply your waist by 1.618 to get your ideal shoulder mesurements.

Example:
If you are 5'10" that is 70 inches.
70 x .447 = 31.29 inch waist.
31.29 inch waist X 1.618 = 50.62 inch shoulders.


Perhaps you would rather use a calculator to determine your ideal body measurements. This calculator will give you information based not on your height or weight, but on your wrist size:


Ideal Body Measurements for Men Calculator

Perhaps you would like to start improving your measurements. Here is a chart to record your measurements:
Ideal Body Measurements for Men Chart
Do not forget about this other page about Ideal Body Measurements for Men