Body Type Calculator for Men
The same wizard as the homepage, preset to the men's five-shape system: rectangle, inverted triangle, trapezoid, triangle, and oval.
Step 1 of 6
Which units do you measure in?
How it's calculated
The wizard's own default measurements (43" chest, 35" waist, 40" hips) work out to:
| Chest | 43" |
| Waist | 35" |
| Hips | 40" |
| Result | Trapezoid |
Chest/shoulders are 7.0% wider than hips -- over the 5% trapezoid threshold but under the 10% needed for a pronounced inverted triangle.
The five male shapes, and where each is covered
Rectangle
Covered directly on Rectangle Body Shape.
Inverted Triangle
Covered directly on Inverted Triangle Body Shape.
Trapezoid
Closest match: Inverted Triangle Body Shape.
Triangle
Closest match: Pear (Triangle) Body Shape.
Oval
Closest match: Apple (Round) Body Shape.
Keep going
- Chest and hip proportions describe silhouette; the waist-to-hip ratio calculator uses the same waist and hip numbers for the separate WHO health-risk reference. Waist-to-Hip Ratio Calculator
- Shape describes proportion, not build -- the somatotype estimator gives a separate, rougher read on frame size from a wrist measurement. Somatotype Calculator (Ectomorph, Mesomorph, Endomorph)
Frequently Asked Questions
Why are the men's shape names different from the women's ones?
Men's body-shape guides typically use a different vocabulary -- rectangle, inverted triangle, trapezoid, triangle, and oval -- for broadly the same kind of proportional comparison (shoulders/chest vs. waist vs. hips). This calculator uses that set for the male path rather than reusing the women's five names.
What's the difference between trapezoid and inverted triangle here?
Both mean shoulders/chest wider than hips. Trapezoid is the moderate version; inverted triangle is a more pronounced taper. There's no dedicated trapezoid page -- it's covered on the inverted triangle page as the softer version of the same shape.
Where do triangle and oval link to, since there's no dedicated page for them?
Triangle (hips wider than shoulders) is the closest male analog to pear, and links there. Oval (waist as the widest point) is the closest analog to apple, and links there. Both pages note the male terminology explicitly.