Results showed that 'long-armed women' were consistently considered the most attractive. Hip and waist size were also regarded as important, along with a woman's weight and age, but the length of her leg 'did not contribute significantly to the ratings'.
For the research over 800 heterosexual women were shown a series of computer-generated images of men with slightly different leg and arm lengths. While long arms weren't much of a turn-on, the slightly longer leg was a winner. The leg shouldn't be excessively long, though, just a little bit more than normal.
They also found figures most attractive “when the ratio between the lower and upper limb segment — shin and thigh — was average,” Versluys told AFP. However, “we also found that arm length has no effect on attractiveness.”
The Athletic Advantage of Long Arms
Having long arms is often convenient in day-to-day life for obvious reasons—being able to reach things on high shelves, for example. However, in some cases, having long arms is considered to be a disadvantage for participating in sports or other physical activities.
The scientists believe there are good evolutionary reasons for the preference. "Long legs are a sign of health," Pawlowski told New Scientist magazine. Previous research has linked shorter legs with a higher risk of cardiovascular disease and obesity-related type 2 diabetes in both sexes.
Results showed that 'long-armed women' were consistently considered the most attractive. Hip and waist size were also regarded as important, along with a woman's weight and age, but the length of her leg 'did not contribute significantly to the ratings'.
Research shows that humor and kindness are also characteristics which women find attractive in a man. Clear skin and masculine features are often cited as two physical characteristics which women find desirable in men.
Your arms are longer compared to other body parts which makes them look thin. Your arm muscles are disproportionately smaller compared to other body parts. Most of the fat is concentrated in your midsection and your arms just look smaller.
Height plays no significant factor in a person's ability to grow muscle. Whilst shorter people may appear to have gained more muscle in less time, it's simply because they need less muscle to fill out proportionally. In contrast, a taller individual with longer limbs may take more time to fill out.
Examples of various classes of small arms generally considered long arms include, but are not limited to shotguns, personal defense weapons, submachine guns, carbines, assault rifles, designated marksman rifles, sniper rifles, anti-material rifles, light machine guns, medium machine guns, and heavy machine guns.
Researchers at the University of New South Wales in Sydney asked volunteers to rank women based on their looks. Arm length was found to be most important contributing factor to attractiveness, followed by hip-to-waist ratio—and leg length wasn't significant.
Defined, Strong Arms
In a HerCampus.com survey of over 100 college women across the country, a majority ranked arms as the biggest turn on. Women feel it's a sign that you take good care of your body and admitted they love to see a hint of a man's biceps through his t-shirt or sweater.
Women tend to prefer men with fit, athletic bodies.
They prefer men who are in much better shape than average but not as lean and strong as most men wish to be. Certainly not as muscular as most bodybuilders.
According to recent studies, the most attractive male body shape is a muscular upper body. When asked to rate images of shirtless guys, women consistently found the ones with the stronger looking, more muscular men to be more attractive.
Winner: Butts
Women's butts come in all different shapes and sizes, and they're all beautiful. While some men fantasize over big, juicy, bodacious butts, others prefer smaller, perfectly shaped ones. Butts and wide hips symbolize femininity, which makes sense why men are so attracted to them.
Marfan syndrome is a genetic disorder that causes people to have unusually long arms, legs and fingers. Your doctor may want to measure your arm span if he or she thinks you might have the disorder.
Longer arms means you need to set up further down the bench than short-arm lifters. This also makes it way harder to unrack the bar yourself. Don't be afraid to ask for a handoff with heavy weights so you can optimize your setup.
The longer your limbs the more work you have to do to move your body through a range of motion. For every inch your arms are longer than someone of a shorter height you have to travel an inch further to execute a push-up. When you increase the distance you need to travel, you increase the amount of work you need to do!
Not really. I have long arms and experienced no problems at all doing bicep curls. Although the length of one's limbs does affect the time that it takes to complete a rep and thus sets, each person has a unique strength.
The Ectomorph Body
The limbs are often long and thin with front drooping shoulders making them even look smaller. They naturally have lower strength and can expect to gain muscle slower but will also not likely gain extra fat.
Abdominal weight gain and thin arms and legs are among the classic signs of hypercortisolism. The signs and symptoms of Cushing's syndrome—also called hypercortisolism or Cushing's disease—can vary, and not everyone with Cushing's syndrome will experience the same symptoms.
Some of the highest rated “characteristics” that women find unattractive in men fall under arrogance, lack of chivalry, boasting, video gaming, lying and being irresponsible.