Women with broad shoulders

Who cares! Wear a tank top if you want to wear a tank top!

I haven't even looked at your pictures, but if you have broad shoulders they're not going anywhere so you MIGHT AS WELL accept them and wear the damn tank top if you want! :flowerforyou:

I feel like my shoulders are a little broad, or that I have a boxy profile. As long as you embrace who you are, nobody else cares as far as I can tell. I constantly wear tank tops and sleeveless shirts. No one looks at me and openly says, "ew.."

Wear what YOU want to wear and what YOU feel good in, don't worry about what others think. You are going to the gym to work on YOU, not to impress anyone else.

Hmm if you have broad shoulders then broad shoulders are awesome. You look great!

I've always disliked my narrow shoulders. I actually hated to see shoulder pads go out of style. :laugh:

My daughter has beautiful, strong, broad shoulders. Learn to love yours!

If all you have to be self-conscious of is your broad shoalders, then you're light years ahead of most of us. I promise that no one will notice, and if they do, they won't care.

I like them, wish I had broader shoulders :P

Broad shoulders aren't bad! Especially if you want to look more athletic. That's my goal. I think you just need to find clothing you enjoy wearing and that YOU think looks good. Hardly ever will shoulders be something anyone pays attention to even though they seem like a big freakin' deal to us. I have battled my shoulders a lot too... to the point of never wearing tank tops or dresses which sucks. But you get over it one way or another. Being healthier helps a lot!

I've got broad shoulders and rarely think about them! I suppose they support my large bust and make my torso slimmer in comparison!

You look great strong, Jaina, love broad shoulders!

I say own it! I also have broad shoulders, and I'm fine with it. Hey - having broad shoulders makes your waste look smaller! I try not to think about the things I cannot change about my body, and focus on the things I can change. Instead of worrying about how broad your shoulders are, think about how toned they are. Do you look good in that tank? Yes! Because you are working out and getting fit! I say go for it - no one else even notices your shoulders are broad, I promise!

totally this

I have very broad shoulders, a huge rib cage and I'm only 5'1" (which makes them look that much bigger than they'd look on someone taller). I look like a neanderthal woman from the neck downwards (they were short, stocky and barrel chested too, and I even have relatively short shins and forearms like them) and really, you can't change your genetics so you may as well own it. My body fat percentage is in the low 20s, I have muscle definition in my shoulders and back, and my ribs stick out when I raise my arms above my head (like xylophone kind of stick out, the bottom ribs stick out all the time), so my rib cage and shoulders are not going to get any smaller. My shoulder circumference is only slightly smaller than my husband's and he's nearly a foot taller than me. But I like myself how I am and I also like that I'm really strong (larger framed people tend to be stronger than average, but of course that only gives you a better starting point, because strength training will take your strength level way further than good genetics will).

I refuse to see that there's anything wrong with women having broad shoulders. What's so bad about it? Why is it seen as a bad thing? Is it back to this whole cultural BS of women are supposed to be weak, waif like, etc whatever. Because genetics is genetics, and frame size varies. It really p's me off that the fashion industry makes large framed women feel like we're not supposed to exist or we're supposed to cry into our pillows every night wishing we were built like waifs. Healthy looks fantastic on every body type. So strive to be healthy, wear clothes that suit you (everyone has to do this, even those built like supermodels) and choose to like your body.

Broad shoulders are beautiful. You are beautiful. That is all. :flowerforyou:

I like my broad shoulders most of the time. My husband finds broad shoulders on women attractive too. And yes, they balance out my big hips and *kitten*.

I have broad shoulders, I can't change it, it suits my body and I am fine with them.

I grew up in the 80s when every clothing item had shoulder pads in it. Compared to the cast of Dynasty and Falcon Crest, there's not a woman alive who has shoulders that are too broad.

LOL!