In works of art that have come down to us since ancient times, the athletic figure was a symbol of imitation, and many sculptors tried to recreate a perfectly folded body. But a beautiful figure is not only big muscles, but, first of all, the ratio between them. How to measure your muscles and know if you are like Apollo?
Instructions
Step 1
Regularly measure your muscles in order to control the growth of muscle mass and eliminate inharmonious development in the physique. Take a flexible centimeter (if you don't have one, you can use a regular thread, and then measure it to take readings) and measure the volume of your chest just above the nipples (hands are freely lowered down). Take this number as 100%. For ideal proportions, your waist should be 75% of your chest, tight biceps 37%, neck 38%, hips 60%, legs 40%, forearms 30%.
Step 2
Measure the bicep at its thickest point, assuming the arm is fully bent and tense. Alternatively, you can measure your biceps in the middle when your arm is relaxed and down freely. When measuring your neck, keep your head straight. Measure along the mid-transverse circumference of the neck. Measure the lower leg at the thickest part of the calf muscle. Measure the thigh correctly under the muscles of the buttocks. The waist is measured in the narrowest place through the rectus abdominis muscle (as an option, it can be measured at the level of the navel so as not to get confused), and the forearm in its widest part.
Step 3
Measure "cold" muscles, ie. before training. After training, the muscles increase in volume due to the blood flow, and you will not be able to verify their true size. Take measurements once every two months to monitor muscle growth or reduction. Keep a diary and record your measurements.
Step 4
If you need an accurate measurement of your muscles, then it is better to express it not in centimeters, but in kilograms. There is a special procedure - bioimpedance analysis of body composition - with which you can determine with a high degree of accuracy the mass of your muscles. In addition, you will find out your fat mass and lean body mass, i.e. the mass of the skeleton, internal muscles and organs. By doing a bioimpedance analysis every few months, you will track changes in your muscles to the nearest gram.
