Do heavy weighted ab exercises make your waist grow wider?

Hannah220190

Anyone able to advise? I'm an pretty lean (13.3% body fat), able to do heavy weight ab exercises such as Barbell Russian Twists, weighted ab crunches, kneeling & standing cable crunches, wood choppers etc. my abs are becoming defined but I'm aware my waist doesn't appear to be getting smaller. Any advice on what to do...

Cherimoose

I thought below 15% body fat was unhealthy for women? Anyway, no.. ab exercises won't make a lean woman get a bigger waist. They don't target the fat layer either.

Hannah220190

Thanks I'm quite happy lean & enjoying eating a calorie surplus!

ajnb88

Theoretically, I guess yes, but you'd have to do a LOT of them and build up a hell of a lot of muscle to see it.

professionalHobbyist

Hannah220190 wrote: »

Anyone able to advise? I'm an pretty lean (13.3% body fat), able to do heavy weight ab exercises such as Barbell Russian Twists, weighted ab crunches, kneeling & standing cable crunches, wood choppers etc. my abs are becoming defined but I'm aware my waist doesn't appear to be getting smaller. Any advice on what to do...

Weighted twists can make your obliques larger

I don't do those

I have worked my waist from 44 to 32-33 waist jeans

Not an expert but have made some progress.