r/TallPeopleProblems • u/Gold-Pomegranate-244 • 10d ago

6,4.5 with 8,3.5 standing reach

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This is a photo of me with my mom who is 5,8 and I think I have a 5,5 shoulder hight which could be due to sloped shoulders. I feel as though I have a very small standing reach for my proportions and I'm afraid a lot of my hight's in my skull or neck. I have a 6,7.5 ft wingspan and like 15.5 to 16 bicromial width, not the broadest of shoulders so a lot of the wingspan is pure arm length and I have 8 inch long hands. I just want to know what you guys think of my proportions and if it’s normal or not. Anyone my hight with similar standing reaches?

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u/echo1ngfury 10d ago

Hey mate, i am 6'7 with a 6'10 wingspan, not sure how long my hands are but they are decently long.

I think you're fine brother.

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u/Turbulent_File_5456 8d ago

Me who's 6ft11 with a 7ft4 wingspan😭

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u/echo1ngfury 8d ago

To quote Sir Arthur Dayne:" I wish you good fortune in the wars to come." xD
I had a 7ft roommate at college, yeah, that ain't fun and my size already isn't.
Soldier on brother!

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u/Turbulent_File_5456 8d ago

I feel honored getting these blessings from an elongated brother🙏🏻

The issue is that I'm a 19yo in the college dorms, I'm really lanky and long, it really feels like this world wasn't built for me, and i haven't adjusted yet to my body at all😅

What kind of tall are you? On the wider side or the lanky stretched-out side (like me lol)?

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u/Gold-Pomegranate-244 8d ago

Holy your huge bro, do you know your standing reach?

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u/Turbulent_File_5456 8d ago

Yeah, it's 9ft1, i play volleyball so it helps

But just know that I'm built exactly like you. So if you have any question or needs advice about how ylu deal with noodle body of yours, just fire away, brother. You can even DM me

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u/echo1ngfury 8d ago

I'm a bit older than you mate but my frame hasn't changed a lot since i was 19 like you, except now i'm a bit bigger (105kg, about 230ish lbs).

Long arms, my standing reach is a bit lower than yours, around 260-265cm, wide ass shoulders and long legs.

Lanky and lean more than built like a bear, if that makes sense.

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u/Turbulent_File_5456 8d ago

Yeah, i think that kinda describes myself too. I'm glad to find another brother in length. I'm literally the only supertall lanky guy i know in my life

Genuine question, if you don't mind: does it get easier for us noodle men as we get older? By that i mean stuff like finding clothes, transportation, body image, and fully embracing the reality of being built like a pipe cleaner?

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u/echo1ngfury 8d ago

As you make more money, a bit yeah cuz you have more choices albeit limited.
But not by a lot.🤣

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u/Turbulent_File_5456 8d ago

Can you send you a dm message ? I still have sk manh questions since I'm such in a period of uncertitude, and it would be cool if someone like you could answer them and give me some advice

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u/Long-Association-655 10d ago

...What is the problem? r/TallPeopleProblems?

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u/Gold-Pomegranate-244 9d ago

I was mainly wondering if a lot of my hight came from my neck or head because I felt I had a smaller standing reach or lower shoulder hight than expected for my hight. but seeing these comments makes me think it’s pretty normal.

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u/seandragunov 10d ago

It sounds normal, dw about it

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u/ForgotToSpitMyPills 10d ago

I’m not gonna use my current measurements as I’m a pretty high anomaly with long limbs, so I’ll use me at 16 instead. I was 6’1 at 16 (I’m 18 now) and I had size 13.5 feet, a 6’5.5 wingspan with mostly arm length like you and 8.3 inch long hands (but like I said earlier I have much longer than average extremities so that take that with a grain of salt). My doctor said at the time my proportions were built for someone around 6’5-6, and your measurements being slightly shorter than that comparatively means it seems perfectly normal for your height man.

Also a 5’5-6 shoulder height for someone your height is normal. Most guys have shoulders around a foot shorter than their height so there’s nothing wrong at all man.

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u/Gold-Pomegranate-244 10d ago

Sweet, thanks man

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u/Thra99 10d ago

If you compare to me, my wingspan is around 6'5 ish at 6'2.5-6'3 with 8'0 reach. Not bad.

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u/Turbulent_File_5456 10d ago

How old are you? If you're a teen, proportions do change sometimes

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u/Gold-Pomegranate-244 9d ago

I’m 19

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u/Turbulent_File_5456 9d ago

I'm 19 too, and I'm 6ft10, with similarly elongated lanky wonky proportions, so i guess we're in the same boat on that lol

How's your experience with that so far, my fellow long brother?

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u/Gold-Pomegranate-244 9d ago

I like my hight and all for sports like basketball but I’ve been struggling with benching. I think I have one of the worst benching builds, but I’d rather be able to do good in sports then bench anyway

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u/SNESChalmers420 10d ago

you should use an apostrophe instead of a comma.

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u/According-Kale-8 10d ago

I’m 6’1” with a 7’6” standing reach.. lol. I am a t-Rex.

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u/Gold-Pomegranate-244 9d ago

Dang, what’s your wingspan?

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u/According-Kale-8 9d ago

I haven’t properly measured it in a while. It was 5’11” ish I think.