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</li><li>Lie down on the floor with your head against a wall and stretch your arms out in a crucifix formation.</li><li>Ask your accomplice to place a book against the tips of each fingertip (see pic)</li><li>Then measure the distance between the books.</li></ul><figure id="7b6e"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*j_k56tsbovAnKFrJsyYxCg.jpeg"><figcaption>Author’s own image — the simple way to measure your wingspan</figcaption></figure><p id="4538"><b>Does your height = your wingspan?</b></p><p id="6b10">My wingspan is a whopping 8cm more than my height! See, I told you I had freakishly long arms.</p><p id="5a85">If you have just found out you are also part of the lanky upper limb brigade, then welcome. Look on the bright side, now you know why you are able to hug someone whilst wrapping your arms twice around their body.</p><p id="9a67">Just don’t ever expect to do any of these 3 things:</p><h2 id="97e8">#1 Press-ups</h2><p id="1d78">The legs for arms group can’t do press-ups.</p><p id="d7b0">I am not making up excuses.</p><p id="5d04">But when you have levers as long as mine it takes an age to lower down during a press-up. And then the motion to lift up is pretty tough. Think about it. Short levers are ideal for this action. Long levers are failures.</p><p id="3aff">Biomechanically long-armed freaks aren’t designed to do press-ups. That’s my thought and I’m sticking with it. The same logic applies to pull-ups.</p><h2 id="df53">#2 Win at drinking games</h2><p id="8b6b">By the time we get our normal-sized hand, attached to the end of our extra extended flexor, up to our mouth, someone else has already won. Fact, long arms are not conducive to drinking games. Does your past make sense now?</p><h2 id="29f4">#3 Fit into any jackets</h2><p id="ee7e">Lanky armed freaks really struggle to find jackets that fit. We all know what trouser swingers are right? Where our trousers leave our ankles exposed and cold? Well, most jackets are wrist swingers on us LAFs!</p><h1 id="bce8">Long arms are ‘armless</h1><p id="14b3">But don’t worry, long arms are pretty harmless. Look on the bright side, if we lose the TV remote, we just extend our personal pointer. And heck, we really can reach for the stars!</p><p id="5611">Tell me, are you also a lanky armed freak? Or maybe you have just found out you are a short-armed goddess, which explains your push-up power!</p><p id="60ad">Thanks for reading <a href="undefined">Ali Hall</a> AKA <b>Tickles</b> 🦧</p><div id="4334" class="link-block">

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BODY HUMOR

One Easy Way to Tell if You Have Freakishly Long Arms

And 3 things you can’t do with them 🦧

Photo by Zo Razafindramamba on Unsplash

“If society viewed arms as they do legs, you would be a supermodel”.

Is this a compliment? Or did my late Granny really mean:

“Oh my Gawd, your arms are like Mr. Tickles, you freak child!”

It’s not even the length so much that amuses me. But they just look pathetic. They hang there like surplus string. My biceps are the same width as my forearms. I have twigs as arms.

I’ve toyed with how best to use my lanky appendages.

I’ve no need for a skipping rope. I certainly don’t need ladders. And I can play knock and run without the need to actually move. But I think I’m missing something. Am I making the most of these sticks?

What would you do with excessively long arms?

How to tell if your arms are exceptionally long

Most people have beautifully proportioned bodies. Their arms don’t look out of place on their torso.

Unlike me.

I don’t think my arms got the memo when my body decided to stop growing.

There’s a really simple way to check if your arms resemble cooked spaghetti flailing from your core.

Are you ready to see if you are in the mile-long arm club?

Outstretch your arms as if you are flying. Then measure fingertip to fingertip. In essence, this is your wingspan.

Here’s the freaky thing. Your wingspan should, in theory, be the same as your height. Honestly, science even says so. Clever stuff huh!

Perhaps the easiest way to do this is as follows.

Steps to measure your wingspan

  • Grab an accomplice, which will be easy to do if you have long arms.
  • Lie down on the floor with your head against a wall and stretch your arms out in a crucifix formation.
  • Ask your accomplice to place a book against the tips of each fingertip (see pic)
  • Then measure the distance between the books.
Author’s own image — the simple way to measure your wingspan

Does your height = your wingspan?

My wingspan is a whopping 8cm more than my height! See, I told you I had freakishly long arms.

If you have just found out you are also part of the lanky upper limb brigade, then welcome. Look on the bright side, now you know why you are able to hug someone whilst wrapping your arms twice around their body.

Just don’t ever expect to do any of these 3 things:

#1 Press-ups

The legs for arms group can’t do press-ups.

I am not making up excuses.

But when you have levers as long as mine it takes an age to lower down during a press-up. And then the motion to lift up is pretty tough. Think about it. Short levers are ideal for this action. Long levers are failures.

Biomechanically long-armed freaks aren’t designed to do press-ups. That’s my thought and I’m sticking with it. The same logic applies to pull-ups.

#2 Win at drinking games

By the time we get our normal-sized hand, attached to the end of our extra extended flexor, up to our mouth, someone else has already won. Fact, long arms are not conducive to drinking games. Does your past make sense now?

#3 Fit into any jackets

Lanky armed freaks really struggle to find jackets that fit. We all know what trouser swingers are right? Where our trousers leave our ankles exposed and cold? Well, most jackets are wrist swingers on us LAFs!

Long arms are ‘armless

But don’t worry, long arms are pretty harmless. Look on the bright side, if we lose the TV remote, we just extend our personal pointer. And heck, we really can reach for the stars!

Tell me, are you also a lanky armed freak? Or maybe you have just found out you are a short-armed goddess, which explains your push-up power!

Thanks for reading Ali Hall AKA Tickles 🦧

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