Do squats increase your waistline???

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  Nov 26, 2008 1:32 PM GMT

  I was listening to a very reputable fitness podcast the other day and they said that squatting can increase your core girth or waistline thickness.
  
  They suggested doing leg presses, extensions, curls, and etc for legs if you want to keep your waistline from thickening and getting wider. What do you guys think?

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  Nov 26, 2008 3:13 PM GMT

  whether that is true or not I can't say. If it were true I would still continue to do squats. They are such an important exercise that EVERYONE should be doing. Im sure the pros out weight the cons in total!

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  Nov 26, 2008 3:23 PM GMT

  I wonder if it's because you're using your core muscles to balance yourself from falling over?

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  Nov 26, 2008 4:00 PM GMT

  I am increasingly having to wear pants with a waist size of 35 - but for my ass and thighs, not my waistline. I love having to pull in my belt more because my waistline itself is NOT 35. I squat 405 on my last set (not to mention the other leg work) and love showing off the hard work.

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  Nov 26, 2008 5:34 PM GMT

  I've been doing squats since forever, well 6 months and a bit, and I still wear size 28 jeans.
  
  I'm guessing that if squats increase your waist you'd definately see a difference in the first few months.

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  Nov 26, 2008 5:42 PM GMT

  The answer is simple-------no,and thats from a CFT.hope that helps you.

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  Nov 26, 2008 6:02 PM GMT

  discojim saidThe answer is simple-------no,and thats from a CFT.hope that helps you.

  
  
  Yeah, I think the only thing that increases your waistline is Mc-a-Dees and similar.

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  Nov 26, 2008 6:07 PM GMT

  Squats DO increase your waistline. But they DON'T make you look fat. I had a 28'' waist a year ago, now it's 32'', but I don't look fat.
  
  What happens is your core muscles get much stronger and thicker, and it'll also give you a nice, muscular ass to go with it. Squats also give you that characteristic shape to your quads that you can't get through any other exercise. Combined with leg presses, you can gain lean muscle at an incredible rate, and where your legs comprise 2/3 of your lean muscle mass, they should not be blown off.
  
  Working your abs will also give you a larger waistline, as will exercising ANY core muscle group. Don't sweat the size, it's about how you look

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  Nov 26, 2008 6:43 PM GMT

  Just do exercises to reduce your waistline as well and you'll be fine.

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  Nov 26, 2008 9:09 PM GMT

  Ive done squats for forever too, just wanted to get some opinions....Actually squats are my favorite exercise...I love doing legs, feeling the rush and burn really gets me going!!
  
  thanks guys for the opinions.

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  Nov 26, 2008 9:11 PM GMT

  make sure that you keep your core tight or sucked in when you are doing squats...trust, you may feel the burn but its gonna be worth it...this is coming from a certified personal trainer in the making

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  Nov 26, 2008 9:54 PM GMT

  erm, whats the problem if it does? its not like your putting on fat, its muscle, whys everyone so obsessed with having a tiny waist?

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  Nov 26, 2008 10:13 PM GMT

  I find that when I do my squats while eating fried chicken my waist gets bigger - but pizza is worse.

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  Nov 26, 2008 10:14 PM GMT

  lilTanker saiderm, whats the problem if it does? its not like your putting on fat, its muscle, whys everyone so obsessed with having a tiny waist?

  
  
  Because a lot of gay guys think anything over 28'' is morbidly obese LOL!
  
  The only way you see a muscular model have a 28'' waist is if they either have a) a tiny frame or b) they took a diuretic for the past several weeks, shot some water up their butt to flush out all the poop, then smeared some Preparation H on their abs to tighten up before the show.

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  Nov 26, 2008 10:41 PM GMT

  ursamajor saidI find that when I do my squats while eating fried chicken my waist gets bigger - but pizza is worse.

  
  
  
  
  Really tho ... that statement that squats make your waistline wider doesn't make physiologic sense
  

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