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[kunta kinte]

Hi guys, I know I'm boring as this is the 2nd topic I've open in two days, but please don't judge me.

So, if you devide femur length with tibia lenght the optimal result should be 0.8. In my case I was often told i have short femurs but when i do the calculations it turns out to be false.

inseam: 82.5cm
tibia(measured from the floor to just below the knee cap): 45cm
femur: I just took these to measurements to get a femur length of 37.5 cm

Now when i devide it it comes out to 0.83, wich is optimal(I think people and me as well get the impression of short femurs cuz i carry a lot of mass in them).

If I should lengthen one segment what do you think is better, femur or tibia?

In case of femur lengthening(4cm):
37.5 + 4 = 41.5 making the ratio 0.92

In case of tibia lengthening(4cm)
45 + 4 = 49 making the ratio 0.77

So what do you think is better?

Measurements are:

height(morning) 181.6cm
        (night) 179.5cm
wingspan 183-4cm
inseam and each leg segment length is evidented up in the post.
sitting height is about 97-98

my picture is here: http://www.limblengtheningforum.com/index.php?topic=769.0

[GeTs]

4 femurs, there are a lot of people with femurs noticeably much longer than tibias and they're natural

[kunta kinte]

4 femurs, there are a lot of people with femurs noticeably much longer than tibias and they're natural

Thank you for your answer Hallijah. I still can't help but feel that it will look ridicolous somewhat being that in the past few months I've been comparing tibia length with people I'm sitting next to. I never came across somebody that is slightly taller than me(3 or 4cm) and has the same length tibias ir shorter(always a bit longer), do you think its coincidence?

PS I think that longer tibias give the illusion of being even taller than you actually are and look more esthetically pleasing, wouldn't you agree?

[Medium Drink Of Water]

I agree with that, and it's one of the reasons I chose to lengthen tibiae.  The tiny-looking shins and low knees isn't as good a look IMO.

[Sweden]

You shouldn't lengthen but you probably will anyway and I can understand it.

If you're only going for 4cm then definitely tibias. It will pass by unnoticeable.

[crimsontide]

id say don't lengthen too... but tibias

longer tibias is just more pleasing to look at

[kunta kinte]

Thanks for your answers and help!