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Waist size generalizations

Kas

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Any man under 90kg is no man.
 

HgaleK

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Are those measurements tts or vanity?
 

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26 - 27 - Your a ***** and that dream dress will never fit you. Lose some weight or never get married.
28 - 29 - You are one or a combination of the following: Young, Endurance athlete, Starving Yourself.
30 - 31 - You're average height and you either a) work out, b) watch your diet
32 - 33 - You're average height and you either a) work out, b) watch your diet
34 - 35 - Hit the gym dude. You're not fat per se but if you put some effort into your diet and the gym you could look better.
If you're significantly above or below average height, ignore the above.

FTFY.
 

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A couple of years ago I was at about 5 or 6 percent body fat and I still wore a 31.
 

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What about the proper chest to waist ratio
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I'm a little north of 6'2, probably 6'3, and I am pretty sure I couldn't achieve a sub-30 waist without having a rib surgically removed. I hover between 31 and 31.5, depending on how much water I'm retaining at the time.
 

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Originally Posted by Don Carlos
I'm a little north of 6'2, probably 6'3, and I am pretty sure I couldn't achieve a sub-30 waist without having a rib surgically removed. I hover between 31 and 31.5, depending on how much water I'm retaining at the time.

Check in with Marilyn Manson.
 

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i'm so glad I'm way out of the 'pull off DiorHomme without a blink of the eye' range
 

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Fail!!
 

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Originally Posted by sho'nuff
I think the bolded is not ideal. youre either living in a third world country or have some growth hormone deficiency problem.

i say 28-29 inch waist (measured at an inch below navel/actual waist) is ideal. im right at 29-30 depending on time of month and my conditioning/diet at the time.


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Guaranteed OP is one of those emaciated distance runner-looking dudes.

There are a few regulars here who push serious weight, have great builds with visible abs, but fall into your "falling off a cliff fast" grouping or worse.
 

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this is ridiculous...my girlfriend wears a 26. she's 5'2" and 108. thinking about a man having a 26 waist just makes me laugh. is this before or after puberty?
 

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27-28 inch waist is what my gf has and she's 5'7" about 130. My waist is 31.5 and I'm lean. 6" 172 9% bodyfat.
 

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What about the Adonis Index???? (100)
 

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