sorry to break this to you (but i have to so its realistic) if you add muscle, it wont make your proportions looks that much better. what makes tall men look proportionate with wider shoulders is that the arm are further apart, working out cant change this (will help but wont solve the problem). Have you considered clavicle lengthening?
I have broadened my shoulders a ton by hitting the gym, so I can vouch for it.
Quote from: Shor7Guy on February 22, 2015, 04:37:39 PMsorry to break this to you (but i have to so its realistic) if you add muscle, it wont make your proportions looks that much better. what makes tall men look proportionate with wider shoulders is that the arm are further apart, working out cant change this (will help but wont solve the problem). Have you considered clavicle lengthening?
Is there any indication that clavicle lenghtening is a realistic alternative?
It's doable and it's safe, much less risky than LL, but it's another financial and time expense on top of LL and your youth is limited.
Quote from: Taller on February 23, 2015, 05:43:02 AMIt's doable and it's safe, much less risky than LL, but it's another financial and time expense on top of LL and your youth is limited.
True. Tibs/Femur/Arms, all that. Sucks away your vitality.
How do you know it is doable and safe? Seems..... Grosteque to say the least.
Quote from: ItsMyLife on February 23, 2015, 05:45:08 AMTrue. Tibs/Femur/Arms, all that. Sucks away your vitality.
How do you know it is doable and safe? Seems..... Grosteque to say the least.
Because board certified American doctors are willing to do it and they say it's safe. It is done a lot for trauma cases. A few will do it for cosmetic purposes as well, and patients are almost always satisfied with the outcome. There's a research paper on it out there somewhere. I'm sure some google searching would turn it up.
Right I read that research paper as well, but didn't KiloKahn ask his Indian doctor about it and got a cautionary warning in response?
Quote from: Uppland on February 23, 2015, 03:28:22 PMRight I read that research paper as well, but didn't KiloKahn ask his Indian doctor about it and got a cautionary warning in response?
Dr. Parihar just said he wouldn't do it himself as it isn't his specialty. Ilizarov on te limbs and shoulder widening are two very different procedures, technically speaking, although distraction osteogenesis is used in both.
Forearm lengthening is the procedure that should be avoided everywhere, regardless of the doctor. Of one must do it, Dr. Solomin is probably the best bet for a good outcome, as he wrote part of his Ph.D or something to that effect on forearm lengthening.
Quote from: Uppland on February 23, 2015, 02:51:32 AMIs there any indication that clavicle lenghtening is a realistic alternative?
Uppland, why don't you hit the gym hard for a few months and see how your shoulders look? You will need to eat and sleep a lot to pack on serious mass though. Eat lots of rice and protein.
Quote from: NewHeights on February 23, 2015, 05:32:48 PMUppland, why don't you hit the gym hard for a few months and see how your shoulders look? You will need to eat and sleep a lot to pack on serious mass though. Eat lots of rice and protein.
Thank you I will.
Is it possible to add substantial width to my shoulders by working out my muscles, will this make me noticeably much broader?
Perhaps some knowledgeable person can answer.
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