I wasnt really aware of this until recently, after seeing an article of bb.com and even asking a former bbuilder at the gym. So it is more desirable to have a v-shape by not building obliques to anywhere the same extent as the upper boddy, including shoulders chest and lats.
Since i started working out bout 15 months ago I have included intense oblique exercises during my abs routine (twice a week). Now that I have had time to develop, my appearance is not v-shaped at all because there is not much narrowing going from my lats to my obliques(more like a square). I have heard this is what powerlifters try to do, but i usually use body builders' forms when lifting.
Does this mean I would have to cut oblique exercises if i wanted to compete later in life? Do the ladies not find large obliques attracted? or Should i just keep building them?
Pros n Cons? Thank you
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08-10-2009, 09:33 AM #1
Why are huge obliques frowned upon in bb
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08-10-2009, 09:39 AM #2
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08-10-2009, 12:07 PM #4
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08-10-2009, 12:34 PM #6
Well, it just goes against some arbitrary set of aesthetic qualities that judges supposedly look for. I don't think it makes a person look fat or unbalanced, but I'm not a judge either.
Pics of obliques so that we may also worry about your obliques?GoRuck Challenge Journal: http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=150446113
"No one could make a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little." -Edmund Burke
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08-10-2009, 12:37 PM #7
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08-10-2009, 02:03 PM #8GoRuck Challenge Journal: http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=150446113
"No one could make a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little." -Edmund Burke
"Because your own strength is unequal to the task, do not assume that it is beyond the powers of man; but if anything is within the powers and province of man, believe that it is within your own compass also." -Marcus Aurelius
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08-10-2009, 02:41 PM #9
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Just think of it as some sort of symbiotic relationship. Sympathetic weight-gaining and all that.
OP,
As for the obliques, even if you have a lean waist i.e. very little fat there and your abs are "popping" you're going to look "thick" with big obliques. To me, it's not very aesthetic-looking. No, I'm not a judge nor a competitor, but it just doesn't look all that aesthetic. There was a French bodybuilder a number of years ago--had a great chest and was known for that and having a good physique. (Gerard something or other--can't remember his last name). Had a lean waistline and very thick but fat-free obliques. Totally took away from his aesthetic appeal and probably cost him slightly higher placings. While it may seem an arbitrrary decision in the bodybuilding world, most people equate thick obliques with being fat. Not true, of course, but that's how it is. JMO..."Don't call me Miss Kitty. Just...don't."--Catnip. Check out the Catnip Trilogy on Amazon.com
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08-10-2009, 05:03 PM #10
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08-10-2009, 05:06 PM #11
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08-10-2009, 05:24 PM #12
OP,
If your obliques are "big" then simply don't train them, and stay on a good diet. They should atrophy in time. Doing crunches, leg lifts, frog kicks (hanging from a bar) knee-ups off a bench should help keep the abs in check, along with some cardio for additional fat loss. Twists with a broomstick are optional, I feel. A lot of it has to do with genetics as well. I'm very thick-waisted, and even when I diet down and can see my abs (the never-ending battle) my waist still looks wide. Just the way it is; other guys who have a smaller waist-hip structure will simply "look" better and that's all there is to it. Stick to your diet, see how it goes, and don't train your obliques even with light weight. JMO..."Don't call me Miss Kitty. Just...don't."--Catnip. Check out the Catnip Trilogy on Amazon.com
"Chivalry isn't dead. It just wears a skirt."--Twisted, the YA gender bender deal of the century!
Check out my links to Mr. Taxi, Star Maps, and other fine YA Action/Romance novels at http://www.amazon.com/J.S.-Frankel/e/B004XUUTB8/ref=dp_byline_cont_ebooks_1
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08-10-2009, 05:37 PM #13
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08-10-2009, 06:00 PM #14
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08-11-2009, 07:57 AM #15GoRuck Challenge Journal: http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=150446113
"No one could make a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little." -Edmund Burke
"Because your own strength is unequal to the task, do not assume that it is beyond the powers of man; but if anything is within the powers and province of man, believe that it is within your own compass also." -Marcus Aurelius
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Because most of the people who worry about this are 6' 135 lbs. You want that V shape to your torso for bodybuilding but its stupid to purposefully neglect a muscle or exercise to achieve it. A simple way to offset the growth of the waist is to grow bigger lats and shoulders. Look at Layne, he has ridiculous back development and a pretty nasty v taper, with something like a 33-34 inch waist.
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