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01/12/2006 Entry: "1/13/06: How To Take Your Measurements, continued, plus some examples by David Willoughby"

Editor's Note: There has been so much exaggeration and distortion in the reported measurements of famous weight-lifters and models of muscular development that the average physical culturist is ignorant of the real meaning of bodily proportions. In order to clear up this confusion and lead to a true understanding of the significance of muscular measurements, we are presenting this series of sketches by David Willoughby, one of the foremost living students of anthropometry. The measurements listed represent wither actual measurements accurately taken by an expert, or careful estimates by Mr. Willoughby of the probable approximate measurements of the athlete in question.