waist too thick....too much ab work?

[spatts]

I'm with VG...I added a couple inches to my waist (mostly erectors and fat), but I added a couple inches to my shoulders to make up for it.

 

[TEXgrl]

I'm with VG...I added a couple inches to my waist (mostly erectors and fat), but I added a couple inches to my shoulders to make up for it.

whatchu talking bout willis i see no fat anywhere on your body

 

[Gladiola]

I never heard before that weighted oblique work would thicken obliques.

I thought the same rules applied to abs as every other muscle - HIT IT HARD & then let it rest. Don't screw around with little pink plastic dumbells.

Now you all are saying the crap we do in the aerobics studio & the "Toning" myth is TRUE for abs? (i.e. light weight for tone/definition, heavy weights for bulk).

Now I really feel lost.

Anyways, I would think genetics will play a part too. ATF Squats plus weighted GM's & RDL's build up my booty big time & added "Bulk" to my erectors (yes, hard MUSCLE), but my abs didn't get thicker or 'protrude' any more. They just got harder. & I did them with as much intensity (not quite as much frequency). So I guess my experience is as VG put it.

 

[Candi Barr]

I think it's more likely the squats, deads, & GMs than the occasional set of Russian twists, or even woodchoppers. I probably wouldn't even care except I had to put a favorite pair of pants in the Goodwill pile. I'll start prioritizing upper back/shoulders for awhile. I'd been focusing on hamstrings and lower back to try to improve my squat. Maybe I can put on a little width.