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  1. mordan mordan is offline

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    Oct 22nd, 2011 (10/22/2011 12:56am)

    Golden Ratio

     

    If you want to build a body that is attractive in any type of wardrobe and is noticeable even from across the room, you need to optimize your Adonis Index. You need to develop your shoulders so they’re broad compared to your waist. The perfect dimensions are – you guessed it – in line with the golden ratio. So, if your waist is given a value of 1, your shoulders should be 1.618. This would be considered the “ideal” Adonis Index.


    Pretty cool read I thought. I'm 1.42, apparently I have some work to do lol
    Edited By: mordan Oct 22nd, 2011 at 01:00 AM
     
  2. threeven threeven is offline

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    Oct 22nd, 2011 (10/22/2011 1:01am) in reply to mordan

    aka phi and It's a really amazing number and it shows up everywhere in nature.

    Fibonacci sequence approximates it. Take any two adjacent terms and divide the larger one by the smaller. Boom you get a number close to phi (closer to phi the further in the sequence you do it) which makes me happy. I'm a total math nerd tho
    Edited By: threeven Oct 22nd, 2011 at 01:02 AM
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    Oct 22nd, 2011 (10/22/2011 1:29am) in reply to threeven

    I read this book couple of years ago. Had me tripping how it shows up in so many different things.

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    Oct 22nd, 2011 (10/22/2011 1:39am) in reply to SILKY JOHNSON

    awesome, i'll check that out
     
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    Oct 22nd, 2011 (10/22/2011 2:32am) in reply to mordan

    Being 5'8 doesn't help me much.
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    Oct 22nd, 2011 (10/22/2011 2:58am) in reply to BigEarn7

     
    Originally Posted by BigEarn7 View Post

    Being 5'8 doesn't help me much.

    this.. and math is hard
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    Oct 22nd, 2011 (10/22/2011 3:37am) in reply to mordan

    didn't you read "The DaVinci Code"? Phi was getting a lot of play when that came out.
     
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    Oct 22nd, 2011 (10/22/2011 3:46am) in reply to resilient

     
    Originally Posted by resilient View Post

    didn't you read "The DaVinci Code"? Phi was getting a lot of play when that came out.

    yup read it, as well as Angels and Demons.....not sure I rem it tbh, I have heard of it b4 vaguely, but thought it was cool the way this article related it to working out
     
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    Oct 22nd, 2011 (10/22/2011 4:26am) in reply to mordan

    A LOT of the stuff you read about phi is 100% made up horseshit.

    It's interesting, but read these "facts" about phi in nature with extreme skepticism.
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    Oct 22nd, 2011 (10/22/2011 4:40am) in reply to Skyroller

     
    Originally Posted by Skyroller View Post

    A LOT of the stuff you read about phi is 100% made up horseshit.

    It's interesting, but read these "facts" about phi in nature with extreme skepticism.


    yeah, this article was the first thing i thought of
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    Oct 22nd, 2011 (10/22/2011 8:12am) in reply to SILKY JOHNSON

     
    Originally Posted by SILKY JOHNSON View Post

    I read this book couple of years ago. Had me tripping how it shows up in so many different things.


    Same here. Great book. Def need to read it!!
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    Oct 22nd, 2011 (10/22/2011 8:27am) in reply to Wiscomurray

    Adonis' DNA?

    WINNING
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    Oct 22nd, 2011 (10/22/2011 2:19pm) in reply to JRoth15

    im more of a 22/7 guy
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    Oct 22nd, 2011 (10/22/2011 3:00pm) in reply to Unforseen

     
    Originally Posted by Unforseen View Post

    im more of a 22/7 guy

    I love what you did here

     
    Originally Posted by BigEarn7 View Post

    Being 5'8 doesn't help me much.

    height has nothing to do with ratio of shoulders to waist
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    Oct 22nd, 2011 (10/22/2011 3:43pm) in reply to DaVols

    Phi does have a pretty hot body. I'd hit it
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    Oct 22nd, 2011 (10/22/2011 4:50pm) in reply to ACgaming

     
    Originally Posted by ACgaming View Post

    this.. and math is hard

    lol, so measuring your shoulders and then measuring your waste, and then doing S/W is hard......
     
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    Oct 23rd, 2011 (10/23/2011 12:46am) in reply to mordan

     
    Originally Posted by mordan View Post

    lol, so measuring your shoulders and then measuring your waste, and then doing S/W is hard......


    Depends on how you measure your waste imo but probably not worth it
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    Oct 23rd, 2011 (10/23/2011 1:39am) in reply to wes_mc

    im more of a plum-ish shape
     
  19. Niceguy Niceguy is offline I will find you.

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    Oct 23rd, 2011 (10/23/2011 5:35am) in reply to clemsonrich

    So a .27 is bad, right?
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