Power clean forearms disproportionate

[Jawad]

Hello,
I hope you are doing fine,

Till now, i have been trying to learn to rack position but it is impossible for my hands to even touch my shoulder when i raise my elbows as guided in the book. And when i widened the grip, my hand just got further with. It remained impossible for the bar to rest on the shoulder while staying touched by my fingers. I noticed that my forearms are longer than my upper arms.

So, can you please tell me if there is a possible way to know if my forearms are hugely disproportionate with my upper arm (like is there a common ratio or some kind of general advice based on your experience) in a way that makes the clean impossible. In the blue book, there are no mentioning of how much disproportionate would the arms be. I would like to avoid doing thousands of stretching reps, hoping i could learn the rack position when in reality it will remain impossible as Rip mentions in the book.

Thank you guys!

[Mark Rippetoe]

Can't tell without seeing it. If only there was a way to actually see your rack position in the clean, so we could understand the actual situation better, without having to actually be in the gym with you.

[Jawad]

Thank you your response
This is the maximum i can contract my hand in the clean:
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[Mark Rippetoe]

There is nothing wrong with this rack position that would prevent you from doing the clean. You have read the blue book, right?