Oblique Movements.....Do These Widen the Waist?

PalumboIsGod · 04-26-2008, 12:43 AM

Hi...

Would doing oblique exercise for the abs hurt the V-Taper? Will these widen the waist?

I'm wondering if you ladies avoid these or not! Thanks.

Mindi911 · 04-26-2008, 01:02 AM

Any heavy weighted oblique exercise will widen the waist - well if you're genetically predisposed to it that is

if you don't want this to happen any non or light weighted twisting exercise will help tighten up your waistline

I definitely exercise them as they form part of a girls curves but I do them as stipulated above

Maleficent238 · 04-26-2008, 07:55 AM

I've had the same problem with the widening of my obliques. I was doing a lot of side crunches with dumbbells on the hyperextension bench and it didn't take long before I saw that my waist was in fact tightening up, but also widening. Anyway, I still do the same oblique exercises, I just took away the weights. And I only directly work my obliques once a week (as opposed to two as I had been). That seemed to do the trick

SexyChic · 04-26-2008, 02:32 PM

I don't go anywhere near oblique exercises....Better to be safe than sorry

CassBH · 04-26-2008, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by SexyChic

I don't go anywhere near oblique exercises....Better to be safe than sorry

Does that mean you are one of the genetically gifted and don't need to "tighten up" that area?

I am just wondering, if you don't want to widen the waist, but you want to tighten up the obliques, other than doing crazy numbers of repetitions of non-weighted exercises, what are your other options?

Mindi911 · 04-26-2008, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by CassBH

Does that mean you are one of the genetically gifted and don't need to "tighten up" that area?

I am just wondering, if you don't want to widen the waist, but you want to tighten up the obliques, other than doing crazy numbers of repetitions of non-weighted exercises, what are your other options?

diet but seriously non-weighted always works best

SexyChic · 04-26-2008, 02:48 PM

I don't really need to tighten up that area. Besides squats (which has been doing an awesome job on my core), I just do hanging leg raises.

I want to add some weighted crunches in there, but besides that I don't do any isolated oblique exercises.

I don't have any fat in that area though, so there really isn't anything to tighten up.

**Edit** My diet is clean 97% of the time... and I don't drink anything but water.

CassBH · 04-26-2008, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by SexyChic

I don't really need to tighten up that area. Besides squats (which has been doing an awesome job on my core), I just do hanging leg raises.

**Edit** My diet is clean 97% of the time... and I don't drink anything but water.

would you mind sharing what your diet looks like????

I would really appreciate it, as I am trying to make mine as clean as possible.

SexyChic · 04-26-2008, 04:05 PM

I try to make it as interesting as possible.....Without adding all the bad stuff.....
I have 2-3 flaxseed oil tabs and 1 multi per day. And a handful of nuts randomly with certain meals.

Breakfast
Protein pancakes (3-4) Sometimes I have a little bit of maple syrup (with no additives) and sometimes I just have them plain.
Water

3-4 hours later Snack
A fist sized amount of fat free cottage cheese and a fist sized amount of oats or sometimes ffcc with fruit (like banana, berries, or fruit salad)

3-4 hours Lunch
Chicken breasts cooked with some kind of sauce (see a sample of how I cook it in my chicken and oyster sauce picant in the stickied recipe thread) I can't stomach plain chicken breast anymore so I don't eat it like that.
And I eat homemade spinach soup to substitute salad since I hate salad from eating it too much also.

3-4 hours Snack
Depending on whether I am heading to the gym or not....I have a 100% whey shake or casein shake (if not going to gym) or I have some egg whites and 2 slices of whole wheat toast with pb. Basically anything with carbs and protein lol.

POST W/O
I keep a protein shake in the car....I always make my protein shakes with either vanilla soy milk or vanilla almond milk (both unsweetened). I use 100% whey protein. I keep the milk in the shaker bottle and then add the protein when ready to drink.

3-4 hours Dinner
Fist sized piece of steak with steamed veggies or the other night I made crazy chili con carne with beef chunks... It had only healthy ingredients and kidney beans for extra protein.
I had a side of barilla plus macaroni dish that I made (no more than a fist sized amount). And then more of that yummy spinach soup.

3-4 hours later before bed
I either have casein shake/cottage cheese or egg whites and oatmeal. Or if I feel like having seconds from dinner i have that.

The key for me is cooking...when I don't cook for myself, I end up eating out a lot and that's obviously not good.
I find healthy recipes and I rotate them, because I am one of those people... I can't eat the same thing everyday (except eggs, ffcc and oats).

I don't ever weigh my food, I don't ever count calories and if I feel like having something I have it.

**EDIT** Oh and the only thing (besides shakes) I drink is water and I'm dead serious.
I haven't binged once since I started eating this way.

CassBH · 04-26-2008, 04:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SexyChic

I try to make it as interesting as possible.....Without adding all the bad stuff.....
I have 2-3 flaxseed oil tabs and 1 multi per day. And a handful of nuts randomly with certain meals.

Breakfast
Protein pancakes (3-4) Sometimes I have a little bit of maple syrup (with no additives) and sometimes I just have them plain.
Water

3-4 hours later Snack
A fist sized amount of fat free cottage cheese and a fist sized amount of oats or sometimes ffcc with fruit (like banana, berries, or fruit salad)

3-4 hours Lunch
Chicken breasts cooked with some kind of sauce (see a sample of how I cook it in my chicken and oyster sauce picant in the stickied recipe thread) I can't stomach plain chicken breast anymore so I don't eat it like that.
And I eat homemade spinach soup to substitute salad since I hate salad from eating it too much also.

3-4 hours Snack
Depending on whether I am heading to the gym or not....I have a 100% whey shake or casein shake (if not going to gym) or I have some egg whites and 2 slices of whole wheat toast with pb. Basically anything with carbs and protein lol.

POST W/O
I keep a protein shake in the car....I always make my protein shakes with either vanilla soy milk or vanilla almond milk (both unsweetened). I use 100% whey protein. I keep the milk in the shaker bottle and then add the protein when ready to drink.

3-4 hours Dinner
Fist sized piece of steak with steamed veggies or the other night I made crazy chili con carne with beef chunks... It had only healthy ingredients and kidney beans for extra protein.
I had a side of barilla plus macaroni dish that I made (no more than a fist sized amount). And then more of that yummy spinach soup.

3-4 hours later before bed
I either have casein shake/cottage cheese or egg whites and oatmeal. Or if I feel like having seconds from dinner i have that.

The key for me is cooking...when I don't cook for myself, I end up eating out a lot and that's obviously not good.
I find healthy recipes and I rotate them, because I am one of those people... I can't eat the same thing everyday (except eggs, ffcc and oats).

I don't ever weigh my food, I don't ever count calories and if I feel like having something I have it.

**EDIT** Oh and the only thing (besides shakes) I drink is water and I'm dead serious.
I haven't binged once since I started eating this way.

Wow! You are totally dedicated! I eat pretty well, but not quite THAT well. Though I am in sales and do pack my cooler every day with good treats: boiled chicken, brown rice, salad, ostrich jerky, almonds, Greek yogurt, lo-cal string cheese, protein bars, etc.

How do you make the spinach soup? Maybe I should PM you and get all these great recipes of yours?????

SexyChic · 04-26-2008, 04:53 PM

LOL...Ya i had to switch my goals up because at first I was trying to make my abs pop and then I realized I didn't want to be one of those skinny girls with nice abs....
So I have increased my cals and been hitting it hard in the gym since last august. Only now really seeing the fruits of my labor.

If you want I can send you some

But to type out all will take me all day.

CassBH · 04-26-2008, 05:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SexyChic

LOL...Ya i had to switch my goals up because at first I was trying to make my abs pop and then I realized I didn't want to be one of those skinny girls with nice abs....
So I have increased my cals and been hitting it hard in the gym since last august. Only now really seeing the fruits of my labor.

If you want I can send you some

But to type out all will take me all day.

Hey there....just sent you a PM.