FrameMaxxing: Look Wider Without Believing Clavicle Witchcraft
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Shoulder width is genetics plus muscle plus posture plus clothes. You probably cannot grow your clavicles. You can absolutely look broader.
Key takeaways
- Adult clavicle width is mostly not trainable. Stop looking for bone DLC.
- You can build delts, lats, upper back, traps, and posture to look wider.
- Clothes can either reveal your frame or nerf it instantly.
The clavicle truth
Once you are done growing, your clavicles are not waiting for a secret stretch routine. Hanging can feel good. It will not unlock a new skeleton.
FrameMaxxing is still real. It just happens through muscle, posture, leanness, and clothes.
Training priority
- Side delts: lateral raises, cable laterals, machine laterals.
- Rear delts: reverse pec deck, rear-delt rows.
- Lats: pullups, pulldowns, rows.
- Upper back: chest-supported rows, face pulls.
- Waist control: steps, diet, smart training. V-taper is contrast.
Posture is free width
Rounded shoulders make you look smaller. Train upper back, stretch pecs, and stop living folded over your laptop like a defeated shrimp.
Clothes that widen you
- Shoulder seams should hit the shoulder, not slide halfway down the arm.
- Slightly structured jackets help.
- Avoid clingy thin tees if you have no delt yet.
- Higher-waisted pants can improve proportions.
- Dark bottoms, cleaner top silhouette. Easy contrast.
Frequently asked questions
Can adults make clavicles wider?
Not meaningfully through exercise. Train shoulders and back instead.
Fastest way to look broader?
Side delts, lats, posture, and clothes with correct shoulder seams.
Is shoulder-width maxxing safe?
Training shoulders is safe when programmed well. Ego lifting injured rotator cuffs is not.
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