Ridiculous question I know, but I've never seen it answered.
A) Let it hang out all the way
B) Suck in to the same level you walk around in all day (for me standing up straight with a slight suck-in)
c) Suck in all the way
I do B. I would assume most people would do B as well.
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10-11-2009, 06:46 AM #1
How much do you suck your stomach in when measuring waist?
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10-11-2009, 06:53 AM #2
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10-11-2009, 12:49 PM #12
I just self-conciously suck in without even intentionally doing it, like letting it all hang out for a measurement almost seems weird. Sometimes after I workout my abs are just like contracting. I havent really been doing measurements, I just having to keep putting holes in my belt.
8/13/2009 212 Starting Weight
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Deadlift: 315x4
Squat: 315x3
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10-11-2009, 01:37 PM #13
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10-11-2009, 04:22 PM #15
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How do you do this test accurately if you acquire most of your bf % LITERALLY at your midsection? (Serious question)
And i sort of suck it in, i have an innertube around my midsection, my arms are vascular, my back is cut, and there is definitely separation (slight) in my quads, but i am nowhere even close to a 6 pack. Just wondering
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10-11-2009, 04:26 PM #16
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10-11-2009, 06:13 PM #17
To anyone criticizing anyone who answers anything but A: you do realize that even a relaxed, "hang it all out" posture can be just as accurate as B or C since you're measuring consistency across a timeframe, right? What's being measured is change in abdominal body fat as a result of body recomp efforts, not your fixed pantsize before heading off to Macy's.
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10-16-2009, 06:33 PM #18
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10-16-2009, 08:34 PM #19
Are you kidding?!
Just because you have to resort to "sucking it in" during the day doesn't mean you shouldn't want an accurate measurement of your waist. I'm assuming you don't want to have to suck it in, right? You're wanting to lose it? Well, how will you know if you're losing it if you cheat when measuring?
I have a gut that I'm trying to lose, too. My ultimate goal is a six-pack again. When I reach my goal, I shouldn't have to suck in anything - it'll all be flat. So, for now when I measure I don't measure at the beltline; I measure where the largest girth is, which is my bellybutton, and I relax and let it all hang out. When my bellybutton-measurement is the same as my beltline-measurement, I know that I've reached a big milestone, and hopefully - my goal.Whatever you feed - grows. Whatever you starve - dies.
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10-16-2009, 09:45 PM #20
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Wow, some dramatic differences in opinion here. Fun!
My stomach changes up to 6 inches depending on where I am in my breath, so I think the question is very important.
Originally Posted by SpaceButler
Originally Posted by boogiepop
Well, if you watch the "Measure your upper arm" video, it specifically says not to flex.
As for me, I agree with Dramatic. Be consistent. I go for option B and try to duplicate my normal walking-around stomach. Don't see the sense in sucking in nor letting out.
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10-17-2009, 01:33 AM #21
Measuring with my gut pushed out or relaxed isnt an accurate measurement or portrayal of how I look.
Letting it hang out is going to be different every time. You relax it then you can always relax that little bit more.
I walk around semi tensed all day anyway without trying to, its just the way I am. I measure that, its always the same and its a solid portrayal of how I look to everybody else.Starting weight - 220lbs 23/08/09
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10-17-2009, 06:29 AM #22
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11-05-2009, 02:11 PM #23
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11-05-2009, 04:21 PM #24
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11-05-2009, 05:59 PM #25
I suck it in, and measure after a bowl movement. Look, you can suck it in as far as possible. So, if you measure again next week, Suckin it in, and you lost inches, you know, that you lost inches, cuase you can only pull it in so far.. But when you extend your stomach, your strech it out to begin with, which dont help strechmarks much.
If your losing fat, it comes off in perfect layers. So if your positivly measuring, suckin it in, your going to get a definite measument each and every time..
Suck it in, and measure right over the belly buton, and get he tape on the love handles.
Theres your measurement.
Flame me, but it makes sense.
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