Post by amberlyrose on Aug 13, 2018 10:53:35 GMT -5
Upper 1/3 of my thigh. Short person, short arms, short legs. Gymnastics and cheerleading were harder for me- Tall girls could easily do things that took much more flexibility for me. Still jealous.
I am just tall all over, but I think I have unusually long arms and fingers. I go 8.5 inches past my crotch in the front. When I was pregnant with my son the u/s tech asked which one of us had long arms because my son's arm to torso ratio was longer than average.
Post by downtoearth on Aug 13, 2018 11:14:07 GMT -5
Just past mid-thigh, but I still use yoga blocks since my hamstrings are super tight all the time.
I think I have a short torso and normal arms. I love the shoulder to boob distance of petite shirts, and tank tops always seem to hang funny b/c of my short shoulder/boob distance, but the arms on petite shirts are always too short when long-sleeved.
I am just tall all over, but I think I have unusually long arms and fingers. I go 8.5 inches past my crotch in the front. When I was pregnant with my son the u/s tech asked which one of us had long arms because my son's arm to torso ratio was longer than average.
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Are you just constantly inundated with strangers asking you to reach things on the top shelf at the grocery store? Because you are the person I am looking for all the time!
I am just tall all over, but I think I have unusually long arms and fingers. I go 8.5 inches past my crotch in the front. When I was pregnant with my son the u/s tech asked which one of us had long arms because my son's arm to torso ratio was longer than average.
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Are you just constantly inundated with strangers asking you to reach things on the top shelf at the grocery store? Because you are the person I am looking for all the time!
Yes. All the time. I'm 5'11" and not shy about wearing heals either. I sometimes forget how tall I am and gawk at other tall women. Then I walk by them and I am at last 2 inches taller.
Post by georgeglass on Aug 13, 2018 11:32:09 GMT -5
I forgot I am working in a very visible office today (my office doesn't even have windows, so I forget that people can sometimes see me). I know I looked like a weirdo standing up repeatedly and then measuring from my crotch.
Answer - about 8 inches from crotch.
I am always asked to get things from high shelves and I always respond with glee. It was the ONLY good thing about being 4 inches taller than everyone in middle school.
Post by StrawberryBlondie on Aug 13, 2018 11:46:52 GMT -5
One thing that's weird about me though despite my ridiculously short arms is that I'm super flexible. So that wall stretch thing in school - no problem. I can put my hands flat on the floor in a forward bend in yoga. But other positions, I just plain can't do because my arms are too short.
I never got the Presidential Fitness award in school because my damn Trex arms made it impossible for me to get the qualifying V-sit and reach score. No matter how flat I could lay.
No, I'm not a perfectionist or motivated by extrinsic rewards, why do you ask?
I injured myself earlier this summer training for a 10k and happened to find my presidential fitness award in my sewing box the day of the missed race. I was able to console myself with the knowledge that I was a super fit 12 year old.
My arms go about mid to high-mid thigh. But I'm short so 3/4 and long sleeve shirts are always too long, even if my arms seem fairly proportional.
Post by bitsandpieces on Aug 13, 2018 13:50:05 GMT -5
Mine only go about 2/3" below my crotch. Arms that reach mid-thigh seems like madness to my apparently T-Rex self. I do have tiny hands (and feet) though. I regularly tell my husband that I married him for his long arms. I do okay in yoga and flexibility because I have a very long torso.
This thread is amazing to me. I guess I figured arm length would be much more standard/proportional to height.
I just stood up and tried measuring with my hand from my crotch...not realizing my cube neighbor had come back from a meeting. Hope she couldn't see much from the back. Verdict: my coworker probably thinks I'm a lunatic AND I am a fellow t-rex. That explains why group selfies suck when I take them.
Post by mrs.jacinthe on Aug 13, 2018 13:59:18 GMT -5
T-Rex, checking in. On the side, an inch past the crotch of my jeans. If I reach to the front, I can touch the bottom of my zipper. (I have short arms and short fingers, but also an above-average torso, I think.)
Not quite mid-thigh. Maybe three inches past my crotch? You're welcome for the visual.
Mine basically go to the bottom of my pubic bone if I reach straight down but in front.
On the sides, my wrists hit exactly at my mid-hip. LOL WHY AM I SUCH A FREAK?
At least I finally bought blocks so I can do yoga at home. I was always so frustrated, like HOW IS SHE TOUCHING THE FLOOR? WHO CAN TOUCH THE FLOOR FROM THIS POSITION? Answer: almost everyone.
Arm twins! At least we're not alone in our freakishness.
Post by litebright on Aug 13, 2018 15:06:17 GMT -5
Huh. Never thought I would see the day when x-inches-below-crotch would be a standard of measure, lol.
Mine are about 6 inches as well. I have always felt like I had monkey-arms going on. Sleeves almost always feel too short to me and I have never had a problem being about to touch my toes/grab my feet while stretching.
Past mid thigh. I don't think my arms are freakishly long. It's my hands and fingers. I have freakishly long fingers. I have yet to meet another woman with fingers as long as mine.
Nice to meet you. My name is Miss Freakishly Short Fingers. I shop for gloves in the kids department (ski/winter gloves) otherwise I might as just wear mittens since all the little finger pockets are basically empty. My pinkie is the tiniest. Besides my hands being small overall, my pinkie is barely longer than the bottom joint on my ring finger.
Fortunately I don’t have to have a complex over it like 45. 😉
Post by alleinesein on Aug 13, 2018 15:17:09 GMT -5
Um....about 3 inches above the top of my knee. I have a freakishly short torso (I can make the bottom of my rib cage touch the top of my hips by just bending slightly), longish arms and really long legs.
Post by downtoearth on Aug 13, 2018 15:42:50 GMT -5
Did you know that prior to fingerprinting and DNA they used to meticulously measure convicted and suspected criminals' body measurements including things like length of arm to body torso ratios so they could keep a database of criminals?
I feel like @angryharpy 's question is so along these lines. And to prove to yoga teachers that not everyone wants to or can do crow pose if they have short arms.
Let's put it this way - I have a long torso and short legs. If I used the "fingertip" rule for shorts, my ass would be hanging out of them all the time.
Post by DarcyLongfellow on Aug 13, 2018 19:48:19 GMT -5
I often reference my "go go gadget arms." I'm 5'8", and my dad is 6'2". Our legs and arms are the same length. I can reach way, way higher shelves than my DH (who is my same height).
I just measured, and my thighs are about 14 inches long. My fingertips reach to about 3 inches above my knee.
It was awful in high school where my school's rule was that shorts had to come to your fingertips. Other girls were walking around in super short shorts and were perfectly in line with the dress code. I had to wear Bermuda shorts (which were decidedly uncool in the mid-90's), and I'd still get in trouble for my shorts being too short.
I never got the Presidential Fitness award in school because my damn Trex arms made it impossible for me to get the qualifying V-sit and reach score. No matter how flat I could lay.
No, I'm not a perfectionist or motivated by extrinsic rewards, why do you ask?
Omg this. This right here. I was a gymnast, damnit, and I still failed that test every time bc of my long legs / short arms.
When I was a teenager, I thought that I hard long arms, because often long sleeves were too short for me. It took me a while to realize that my arms aren't long, it's that my shoulders are too wide causing the sleeve to start in the wrong place.
I don't have a measuring tape, but about 4 inches. My torso is ridiculously long, I sit taller than DH who is at least 4 inches taller than me. Touching my toes is easy, when I warm up I can almost puty palms on the ground. But that's only because my legs are so short, my hamstrings are super tight, I can't make it past ninety degrees stretching one at a time.
Mid thigh. But, uh, 6'. So that's, what, 7 or 8" past my crotch?
For the record, since we're discussing that, my hands are the same size as my husband's. My span on a piano from middle C goes to high E.
#tallgirlproblems
Yes, I can hit a 10 note span as well!! My piano teacher has to stretch to hit an octave, and she’s a professional. I brought a Rachmaninoff piece that I wanted to try and she just shook her head at me. But Rachmaninoff is going to be a lot easier for someone who can stretch to 10 notes! Although the piece is still ridiculously hard and I can only fumble through it at this point. But it would be much much harder if I didn’t have the span.