![]() Where Did the Myth That Squats and Deadlifts Thicken Your Waist Come From? ![]() Many want to ensure they are building out the areas they want to pop and slimming the areas they want to shrink, so they avoid doing any exercises that work the core muscles. Women lifting in the gym are hyper-aware of their figures and how it compares to the prevailing standard of beauty. The hourglass figure that men and women have idolized on and off throughout time has not waned in popularity, from Victorian times with tightly cinched corsets permanently rearranging the rib cages and organs of women who wore them over time, to more contemporary superstars like Marilyn Monroe and Kim Kardashian. Beauty Standards Are InfluentialĮven outside of bodybuilding specifically, Western beauty standards of women emphasize a tiny waist and, more and more in this decade, large hips and booty. So you can see why a small waist is a huge area of focus in the bodybuilding world. The smaller your waist looks, the bigger your quads look below, and the bigger your pecs, shoulders, and lats look above. This hyper-focus on ratios and proportions leads athletes to examine every detail of their physique (and others’) to determine what they need to do to get better.Ī common area of focus is the waist. You may have worked and built your abs, but how does that look in the big picture? These are the ratios judges use to compare one lifter’s physique to the next. In the world of bodybuilding, ratios are everything – how does your waist look compared to your thighs, your pecs, and your shoulders? ![]() Why Are People Obsessed With Having a Small Waist? A Prevailing Focus on Physique Ratios ![]() So why does everyone keep talking about it? And why are some lifters so focused on maintaining a small waist that they avoid these lifts and even spend money on products to help them keep their waists small? However, squats and deadlifts do not have a greater or inherently special impact on this growth in your core muscles than other core-focused exercises. So let’s answer the question once and for all for everyone who ever hesitated to squat or deadlift because they worried their waist would thicken.ĭo squats and deadlifts thicken your waist? Any lift that works your core, when done frequently and intensely enough, will cause your core muscles to strengthen and grow, just like any other muscle. You may have heard it from someone in the gym, you may have seen it advertised by a company selling lifting belts or waist trainers to bodybuilders, you may have read it somewhere. Here we go – does squatting and deadlifting give you a thicker waist? ![]()
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