This may seem like a silly question, but I don't know the honest way to measure my waist.
I'm a 52 year old male. Like all 52 year old males, I have, shall we say, "relaxed" ab muscles. I have been working hard at strengthening my core muscles, specifically my transverse abdominus. I now feel that my mid section is much tighter than it was a year or two ago. If I let my abs get totally relaxed, I go back to bad posture and the appearance of a beer gut. If I want to measure my waist, should I relaxe my abs as much as possible, tighten them as much as possible (abdominal bracing), or have them somewhere in between? Also, where is the official place for measuring your waist relative to the navel?
Thanks
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Thread: How do you measure your waist?
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02-12-2005, 03:12 PM #1
How do you measure your waist?
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02-12-2005, 03:21 PM #2StlBarbies b*tch
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I measure mine right at the navel. Not relaxed....Oh god no!
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02-12-2005, 03:35 PM #3GOOOO COCKS!!!!!
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I just stand up straight, but relaxed, and measure mine at the smallest point, which on me is about an inch above my navel.
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02-12-2005, 04:05 PM #4diet soda addict
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with a tape measure
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02-12-2005, 04:49 PM #5<3 My Fitty
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I duct tape it all in before measuring ... that way I am assured accuracy!!
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02-12-2005, 04:53 PM #6StlBarbies b*tch
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Now I have a new methodOriginally Posted by powells2I duct tape it all in before measuring ... that way I am assured accuracy!!
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02-12-2005, 04:54 PM #7Registered User
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I suck in my gut and pull the tape as tight as I can.
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02-12-2005, 04:58 PM #8<3 My Fitty
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OOOOHHH!!! That is even a better method!!!!Originally Posted by johnnyironboard
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02-13-2005, 03:11 AM #9Resident Mutant
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I measure the smallest point, then subtract three. After all, we know how inaccurate tape measures can be
Tom"WHERE ANGELS AND MARINES FEAR TO TREAD, THERE YOU'LL FIND A CORPSMAN DEAD."
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02-13-2005, 09:47 AM #10Registered User
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If you measure at you navel, isn't that your abdomen and not your waist?
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02-13-2005, 01:20 PM #11Þórr vigi
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I measure mine with great trepidation.
"Go home, have a beer and smash something. That's what I would do" - Unknown (but probably Thor).
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02-13-2005, 01:24 PM #12Þórr vigi
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For men, the natural waist really should be at the navel. The waistband of your slacks should sit just about at the navel, and definitely no more than an inch below. Any lower, and the pants are too small.Originally Posted by OHIOSTEVE"Go home, have a beer and smash something. That's what I would do" - Unknown (but probably Thor).
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02-13-2005, 01:47 PM #13Registered User
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So what youre saying is that the ones with their pants halfway down their asses and their boxers hanging out are wrong???whoda thunk it!!! Nicely built women with low riders and thongs are NOT included. ;-)Originally Posted by Minotaur
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02-13-2005, 01:54 PM #14Resident Mutant
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Steve,
Thanks for posting that exception
Tom"WHERE ANGELS AND MARINES FEAR TO TREAD, THERE YOU'LL FIND A CORPSMAN DEAD."
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02-13-2005, 02:44 PM #15StlBarbies b*tch
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LMAO!!! Good one FrankieOriginally Posted by MinotaurI measure mine with great trepidation.
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02-13-2005, 02:52 PM #16Þórr vigi
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I just got a big disappointment and comedown too... I took out one of my swim trunks to pack for my trip in case I get some time to go to the hotel pool, and realized that there's no way in Hell or in the physics of THIS universe that I'm going to get into them.
It's really ironic that I'll put up with slacks in larger sizes, or deceive myself into thinking that my belt is around my waist when it's really around my crotch, but when nylon swim trunks don't fit... this means war!
"Go home, have a beer and smash something. That's what I would do" - Unknown (but probably Thor).
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