I overworked my abs & now my waist seems bigger

mari10591

Basically what the title says lol

So i've always had a much smaller waist. With the whole covid thing ive been sticking to more home exercises & cardio. Once the pool opens up i'll go back to my usual lap swim. But with all the core focus i'm starting to get a 6 pack lol wtf help what do i do

Edit: I'm female im my mid/late 20s

harper16

Are you not wanting to see defined abs?

mari10591

harper16 wrote: »

Are you not wanting to see defined abs?

Defined is great but I dont want blocky! My obliques seem way stronger too.

harper16

mari10591 wrote: »

harper16 wrote: »

Are you not wanting to see defined abs?

Defined is great but I dont want blocky! My obliques seem way stronger too.

My only suggestion stop working those muscles.

L1zardQueen

Muscles get bigger if you work them.

mari10591

L1zardQueen wrote: »

Muscles get bigger if you work them.

Good thing they shrink too then lol right?

So what kinda lower body/arms workouts can i do that are more isolated? Should I eat less to get less muscular?

L1zardQueen

http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1161603/so-you-want-a-nice-stomach/p1

DancingMoosie

So...you focused on your core and then were surprised it got stronger?
Do you really want to work upper and lower body? You might grow those muscles as well.

Redordeadhead

Now I really wanna see a photo of this blocky six pack that has appeared in 3 months.

MidlifeCrisisFitness

It's very important to have your stomach pulled in (vacuum) when you do your ab exercises.

lorrpb

What were your measurements before and what are they now? If you're wanting to build your core, why is it necessary to reduce your waist measurement?