Discussion On Leg to Torso Ratio, When Is It Ideal/Unideal (1 Viewer)

[PolisCommov]

I've seen people say different things about longer legs vs longer torso. I've seen some say it depends on your height and that longer legs on an average/short height guy is better because it will make you look taller than you are, and that long torso on a tall height guy is better because your legs will already be tall enough (idk about this one).

I think male models are actually more balanced than some people say, but they still usually lean more on the long legged side, and they are all around 6 ft+, do you think this would still hold true at 6'6" or no?

This guy for example (Ariyan Akaltun) is around 6'0.5" and I'm not sure on the exact ratio it might be around 52.5% legs (correct me if this is wrong), is this still inside or outside ideal leg to torso ratio ?

Where do you stand on this, do you think longer legs or longer torso is always better, do you think it changes depending on height? What leg or torso % does it become unideal?

 

[PolisCommov]

On one hand, the traditional hero physique is known for longer legs and a short but muscular broad torso, but on the other hand long torso correlates more with shoulder width than height does.

Just for the sake of discussion, imagine they have equal shoulder breadth/frame, the only difference being relative leg/torso length. Does that advantage of long torso being remove tilt the scales or no?

 

[Skull]

I've seen people say different things about longer legs vs longer torso. I've seen some say it depends on your height and that longer legs on an average/short height guy is better because it will make you look taller than you are, and that long torso on a tall height guy is better because your legs will already be tall enough (idk about this one).

I think male models are actually more balanced than some people say, but they still usually lean more on the long legged side, and they are all around 6 ft+, do you think this would still hold true at 6'6" or no?

This guy for example (Ariyan Akaltun) is around 6'0.5" and I'm not sure on the exact ratio it might be around 52.5% legs (correct me if this is wrong), is this still inside or outside ideal leg to torso ratio ?

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Where do you stand on this, do you think longer legs or longer torso is always better, do you think it changes depending on height? What leg or torso % does it become unideal?

Yeah, if you're over 6 feet, long legs are better for more slender people. It makes you feel the person is taller, but physique-wise, it's like a long torso highkey mogs. Really depends though, idk.

 

[PolisCommov]

Yeah, if you're over 6 feet, long legs are better for more slender people. It makes you feel the person is taller, but physique-wise, it's like a long torso highkey mogs. Really depends though, idk.

What about for average/short guys? And what if the guy is 6 ft+ with long legs but muscular like the guy I posted, do you think his legs are too long?

 

[Skull]

What about for average/short guys? And what if the guy is 6 ft+ but muscular like the guy I posted? Do you think his legs are too long?

Honestly, long legs then, give the illusion they're taller. Because if they had a shorter torso, then they would look like a manlet.

 

[PolisCommov]

Honestly, long legs then, give the illusion they're taller. Because if they had a shorter torso, then they would look like a manlet.

What do you think about the leg to torso ratio for the guy in the OP? He is more muscular than most models idk if that changes anything

 

[Dexter]

finally someone is talking about this
by legs i assume you mean ASIS-MM length? then it should be proportionally longer relative to your height.
torso, i suppose you mean C7 vertebra to iliac crest? it should be shorter slightly/average for your height.
also your body fat should be less since it'd be easier to fraud longer legs.

also if you're tall, i think it's a better idea to fraud a longer torso given that your legs are already long, since you'd look taller overall.

 

[PolisCommov]

finally someone is talking about this
by legs i assume you mean ASIS-MM length? then it should be proportionally longer relative to your height.
torso, i suppose you mean C7 vertebra to iliac crest? it should be shorter slightly/average for your height.
also your body fat should be less since it'd be easier to fraud longer legs.

also if you're tall, i think it's a better idea to fraud a longer torso given that your legs are already long, since you'd look taller overall.

What do you think about the ratio for the guy in the post, would you say he is balanced or legs too long?

 

[Dexter]

What do you think about the ratio for the guy in the post, would you say he is balanced or legs too long?

i think his legs are much longer than his torso, possibly longer than his sitting height

 

[PolisCommov]

i think his legs are much longer than his torso, possibly longer than his sitting height

how do you judge it in terms of aesthetics? ideal, very good, good, decent, bad, very bad, unideal?

 

[Dexter]

how do you judge it in terms of aesthetics? ideal, very good, good, decent, bad, very bad, unideal?

any positive adjective
ideally legs should look long, visually, but if you're very short, frauding would be stupid.

if you fraud longer legs at a shorter height, your torso would look tiny and it'd look comical.

 

[PolisCommov]

any positive adjective
ideally legs should look long, visually, but if you're very short, frauding would be stupid.

if you fraud longer legs at a shorter height, your torso would look tiny and it'd look comical.

I mean the aesthetics of the ratio for the guy in the OP, how do you think it looks on him?

 

[Dexter]

I mean the aesthetics of the ratio for the guy in the OP, how do you think it looks on him?

that's what i said
it looks good. especially in pic 3.

 

[PolisCommov]

that's what i said
it looks good. especially in pic 3.

oh my bad I misread your comment, do you think the same ratio that guy has but at 6'6" would still look good or bad? Don't taller men typically have proportionally longer legs, so does that mean it wouldn't stand out as negative?

 

[the wizard]

On one hand, the traditional hero physique is known for longer legs and a short but muscular broad torso, but on the other hand long torso correlates more with shoulder width than height does.

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Just for the sake of discussion, imagine they have equal shoulder breadth/frame, the only difference being relative leg/torso length. Does that advantage of long torso being remove tilt the scales or no?

kind of but frame and height in general matter way more

 

[PolisCommov]

kind of but frame and height in general matter way more

Height for sure, and probably true for frame as well. What do you think of the leg to torso ratio of the guy in the OP, looks good or legs too long?

 

[Dexter]

oh my bad I misread your comment, do you think the same ratio that guy has but at 6'6" would still look good or bad? Don't taller men typically have proportionally longer legs, so does that mean it wouldn't stand out as negative?

i mean, if the ratio is same, it wouldn't look bad since there are no massive differences in lengths.

 

[the wizard]

Height for sure, and probably true for frame as well. What do you think of the leg to torso ratio of the guy in the OP, looks good or legs too long?

looks better than me for sure