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In terms of absolute/raw height I'm fairly normal....5'9"/175cm, at the lower spectrum of medium height. In bodily proportions, though, I'm very freakishly built. I'm fairly certain that I hold the world record for largest adult human head out of anyone under seven feet (213cm) tall. My head measures 24"(60cm) in circumference and nearly ten inches (25.4cm) high. There's even a medical term for my condition....."benign macrocephaly" (although with all the insecurities it has caused me, I can hardly call it "benign").
This is bad enough but it doesn't end there. I also have a freakishly tiny skeletal structure (from the neck down). When I wrap my thumb and middle finger around the thinnest part of my wrist (my fingers aren't that long) my thumb can overlap and touch the first joint of my middle finger. Even with a fair bit of muscle, my shoulders and arms still look tiny. I still lose arm-wrestling matches to guys much skinnier (soft tissue-wise) than I am because of my frail bones. When I am older I will be at exponentially greater risk for osteoporosis than a normal-boned or thick-boned person.
Ever since adolescence when I was supposed to grow out of my child-like physical proportions but didn't, I've always been uncomfortable in my own skin and fidget a lot while standing (or even sitting). I'm self-conscious to the point where I won't stand in certain positions or wear certain clothes for no other reason than fear that it will draw attention to my huge head and tiny skeletal frame.
Lately though, I've decided that I've had enough of hating my genetics and would like to reconcile myself to the body I was afflicted with since I'll be saddled with this head size and this skeleton for the rest of my life. I'd like to take on a sport that will make my genetic defect into a strength and feel good doing it.
So, outside of doing tricks for the circus freak show, is there an athletic pursuit where having an unusually huge head and tiny bones is a plus?
***Short summarized version***: I have a ginormous noggin and tiny bony frame and would like to learn a sport where having this unusual body type is actually a strength and not a weakness.
In terms of absolute/raw height I'm fairly normal....5'9"/175cm, at the lower spectrum of medium height. In bodily proportions, though, I'm very freakishly built. I'm fairly certain that I hold the world record for largest adult human head out of anyone under seven feet (213cm) tall. My head measures 24"(60cm) in circumference and nearly ten inches (25.4cm) high. There's even a medical term for my condition....."benign macrocephaly" (although with all the insecurities it has caused me, I can hardly call it "benign").
This is bad enough but it doesn't end there. I also have a freakishly tiny skeletal structure (from the neck down). When I wrap my thumb and middle finger around the thinnest part of my wrist (my fingers aren't that long) my thumb can overlap and touch the first joint of my middle finger. Even with a fair bit of muscle, my shoulders and arms still look tiny. I still lose arm-wrestling matches to guys much skinnier (soft tissue-wise) than I am because of my frail bones. When I am older I will be at exponentially greater risk for osteoporosis than a normal-boned or thick-boned person.
Ever since adolescence when I was supposed to grow out of my child-like physical proportions but didn't, I've always been uncomfortable in my own skin and fidget a lot while standing (or even sitting). I'm self-conscious to the point where I won't stand in certain positions or wear certain clothes for no other reason than fear that it will draw attention to my huge head and tiny skeletal frame.
Lately though, I've decided that I've had enough of hating my genetics and would like to reconcile myself to the body I was afflicted with since I'll be saddled with this head size and this skeleton for the rest of my life. I'd like to take on a sport that will make my genetic defect into a strength and feel good doing it.
So, outside of doing tricks for the circus freak show, is there an athletic pursuit where having an unusually huge head and tiny bones is a plus?
***Short summarized version***: I have a ginormous noggin and tiny bony frame and would like to learn a sport where having this unusual body type is actually a strength and not a weakness.