Squats and Deads widen the waist???

[SamuraiSid]

Ive read that doing heavy squats and Deadlifts will widen your midsection. I have a small frame and dont want to destroy any potential of receiving the "X" shaped physique.

Any input would be greatly appreciated.

[gamer2be08]

No they will not.. My waist is still 28 inches after 2 years of bulking and heavy squats/dlifts

[Rodja]

Possibly, but it depends on your "style" and also how much core work you do.

[gamer2be08]

Possibly, but it depends on your "style" and also how much core work you do.

Sure, it may add slightly more mass to your core, but your not going to get a drastic change in midsection width..

[Rodja]

Sure, it may add slightly more mass to your core, but your not going to get a drastic change in midsection width..

Again, depends on how you implement them into your routine.

[Flaw]

I've seen a drastic change in my mid section from squats and deads. My abs are so thick that I never do direct ab work because I do not want to make them any larger. From age 16 I was 31"-32" inch.. Somewhere in between to age 27 I've grown to a 34". I don't even think I can get it back down to the 31" ever again. I'd litteraly have to force myself into catabolism. They work! Now genetics will play a role in how it develops though!

[brownstown89]

it depends on gentics and frequency.. I use to deadlift and not squat and not do alot of ab work or no good mornings.. I still had a "bodybuilder" type body. I started squatting, doing ab work and back raises, good mornings, rack pulls etc. and now i got big thick abs when i sit down my abs stack ontop of each other like obeese peoples fat rolls would..

It depends heavily on gentics. for example jim wendler lifts raw and blogs on elitefts.com he has the big waist and powerlifter look. Christan mello also powerlifts but has a bodybuilder type body because of genetics.

[SamuraiSid]

Seems the jury is sitting middle of the road on this one. Ill hunt down the article and post it... Maybe those more knowledgeable than me will have a better opinion then.

[doingwork30]

its heavy abs and obliques work.. so they will grow and if you don't usually train abs/obliques that much they will grow quickly. Then if you have such genetics they will get big or bulky. i wouldnt worry about it too much though, the lifts are well worht it

[The_Reverend]

No they will not.. My waist is still 28 inches after 2 years of bulking and heavy squats/dlifts

Exactly. My waist is probably a 30 if not smaller, and I do deads and squats. I used to be a 34.

[gamer2be08]

Exactly. My waist is probably a 30 if not smaller, and I do deads and squats. I used to be a 34.

I know dude, you cant widen your core inches from squats and deads lol... If that were the case, Arny wouldnt have such a tiny waist in his prime.

[Blacktail]

I know dude, you cant widen your core inches from squats and deads lol... If that were the case, Arny wouldnt have such a tiny waist in his prime.

Arnold had a 34" waist, not exactly tiny. It does widen the midsection considerably when you are using heavy weights all the time. My abs, obliques and ES are humongous slabs of muscle now compared to when I did not squat or deadlift.

[gamer2be08]

Arnold had a 34" waist, not exactly tiny. It does widen the midsection considerably when you are using heavy weights all the time. My abs, obliques and ES are humongous slabs of muscle now compared to when I did not squat or deadlift.

I thought he had a 30-32 inch waist.

[bkoguy07]

It wasn't actually tiny, it just appeared tiny cuz he was so huge..

[bkoguy07]

I thought he had a 30-32 inch waist.

Arnold Schwarzenegger
Measurements (Top Form)

Height: 6 feet 2 inches
Weight 235 pounds
Chest: 57 inches *(World record, Guinness book of world records)
Arms: 22 inches
Waist: 34 inches
Thighs: 28 ½ inches
Calves: 20 inches

[Blacktail]

I thought he had a 30-32 inch waist.

It wasn't actually tiny, it just appeared tiny cuz he was so huge..

This^.....his upper body was freakin massive..and from a front view he was actually kind of blocky..Frank Zane had 29" waist but was tiny in comparison...

Now this guy, Brian Buchanan....has a tiny waist lol.

http://www.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=h...t:429,r:19,s:0

[bkoguy07]

This^.....his upper body was freakin massive..and from a front view he was actually kind of blocky..Frank Zane had 29" waist but was tiny in comparison...

Now this guy, Brian Buchanan....has a tiny waist lol.

http://www.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=h...t:429,r:19,s:0

lol photoshop niceeee

[Blacktail]

lol photoshop niceeee

I doubt it all his other pics are similar lol

http://www.bodybuilding-pics.com/64/...uchanan_29.jpg

http://www.bodybuilders.gr/data/main...uchanan_01.jpg

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rw_U1LlrOF...n-buchanan.jpg

http://galeriekulturistiky.webz.cz/b...hanan%2012.jpg

http://www.bodybuildingpro.com/brian...n/buchanan.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3177/...9f887f1e26.jpg

[chocolatemilk]

I wouldn't be surprised if squats widen the waist. My waist grew pretty fast after starting heavy squats but then again I was doing no core or ab work with it and bulking. I'm a 34 right now.

I think heavy squats + no core work + bulking = definitely wider waist IME. But not a fatter waist--just wider.

Never done deads.

[anoopbal]

One simple way to test it: Try it for 6 week. If you think, it makes you look wider. don't do it.

It is as simple as that.