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Disproportionate waist size?

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  • jaciejaciexoxo
    jaciejaciexoxo Posts: 49 Member
    SCoil123 wrote: »
    jaciejaciexoxo wrote: »
    sardelsa wrote: »
    I am the same height as you, and my (natural) waist when I am lean is about 27". My hips/glutes are about 37-38" and I have decent lat development so I look like more of an hourglass than my measurements would indicate. Measurements alone can be misleading as I have quite a bit of definition in my waist and I am pretty lean.

    Have you spoken to your doctor about what kind of training you are able to do? I would work on developing the lower body with resistance training (if you are clear to do so) and definitely gain some weight so eating in a surplus with your stats

    I haven't seen a doc yet but my I am stabilizing. Even though I'm a good weight now my overall goal is to get to 130-140 lean muscle through heavy weight glute training.

    I've done some research & along with my experience, it seems weight & resistance training are the best for anemia since I can pace myself and take breaks as needed w/o it affecting gains or fat burning. I still want to get my waist back lean which for me is just under 25in.

    You keep referencing gaining 10-20lb through glute training. Are you planning on trying to gain all of that weight in one spot? That isn’t really realistic

    That's understood. I plan on growing my entire lower body w/ focus on glutes.

    When I was training before, that's where MOST of my weight was gained. And lifting somehow makes my waist smaller...its only since I've been inactive that my waist has gotten somewhat soft.
  • kenyonhaff
    kenyonhaff Posts: 1,377 Member
    If you're 19 you likely aren't completely done filling out. I remember I was 19 and one week suddenly my pants were tighter but I had no weight gain. My mom (a health teacher) recognized my hips simply filled out as I finally reached a fully womanly shape.

    All told it took from age 9 to 19 to fully pass through puberty. It is a years long process and usually more than 2-3 years.You may have more hips to look for
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