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How to increase waist size

post #1 of 12
8/1/07 at 8:17pm
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I like swimming alot and on an average swim 15km a week during the past year. I recently noticed that my body is not proportional. My waist is small compare to my shoulder. All those swimming has increase the size of my upper body.

Is there any excercise that i can do to increase my waist?
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post #2 of 12
8/1/07 at 8:40pm
Eat a half dozen glazed donuts with a quart of whole milk every night before bed.

Seriously - weighted side bends and abdominal crunches can increase the girth of your waist but not by much.

BTW, don't most men want a tapered torso?
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post #3 of 12
8/1/07 at 9:33pm
I like the one pint arm curl, repeat a hundred times a night or so, you'll fill it out in no time.
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post #4 of 12
8/1/07 at 10:33pm
Time (age) will cure your problem, as will eating/drinking more (esp. drinking).

You can try abs and lower back exercises to strengthen your "core muscles". Pilates is good for that, maybe yoga too.
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post #5 of 12
8/1/07 at 10:35pm
Isn't that desirable?
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post #6 of 12
8/2/07 at 12:17am
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Isn't that desirable?

Agreed. That's always what I've been told, creates the torso triangle and what not that everyone busts their ass to get.
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post #7 of 12
8/2/07 at 12:58am
I've spent my whole life trying to keep my waist size down.
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post #8 of 12
8/2/07 at 9:01am
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I dont really want a triangle shaped torso. My ideal body is a square shaped. The small waist makes me look "curvious".
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post #9 of 12
8/2/07 at 7:34pm
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I've spent my whole life trying to keep my waist size down.


Go on an antidepressant! I was a 30 inch waist up until about 5 years ago. On the pills I ballooned to a 36". I have been off the meds 2 years now and down to 33" no other changes.

But seriously, when I was trying to slim down my brother, a fitness trainer, cautioned me that too much ab work cna actually grow the waist with built up muscle.
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post #10 of 12
8/3/07 at 12:14pm
Dead lifts and ab work. Work your lower back and abs and you can put on some muscle that will increase your waist size (at least that's what I'm telling myself). Though why you *dislike* your V-shaped torso is a mystery to me....
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post #11 of 12
8/3/07 at 1:55pm
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Though why you *dislike* your V-shaped torso is a mystery to me....

I know I dislike it sometimes because it's harder to find shirts that fit correctly
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post #12 of 12
8/3/07 at 5:54pm
Chicken fired steaks with backed potatoes and peach cobbler with ice cream works for me!

Enjoy your small waist while you have it. You'll "pudge out" in just a few short years and will be looking for vertical stripes and tossing out your double vented jackets (they make your butt look larger!).

Gawd! It's a shame youth is wasted on the young!
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