I've been doing more core exercises. My waist was once upon a time 24.5 inches. But now it's 26.5. Could it be muscle I'm gaining? Water retention (in my dreams)? Or excess weight? lulz
I went from a 24.5 inch waist to a 26.5 inch waist?
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More than likely fluid retention, to be perfectly honest. Muscles that have been worked hard recently retain fluids while "recovering."
That being said, as odd as it sounds, doing exercises that specifically target the core is actually counterproductive. The core is essentially a large collection of stabilizer muscles whose function is to help correct for imbalances and protect the spine from being overloaded. Forcing it to work hard in its natural role is the most effective, and safest, way to work it. That means rather than targeting it, perform exercises that primarily target other body parts but heavily incorporate the core in order to maintain your balance and protect your back. It also gets a killer workout when you do explosive lower body movements.
Exercises that specifically isolate the core, though, do very little to actually improve it.
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Core exercises? such as?
Muscle makes you bigger. If you're doing the wrong type of core exercises (such as side bends W/ weights) you gain bulk from muscle.
Tone up your core, tummy & obliques. Don't add weight to make them bigger.
I always shake my head at people doing side bends with a lot of weight & those stupid twist & shout machines with a lot of weight.
If you're doing them correctly, your waist should tighten around you (core is not just your abdomen front that you see in the mirror head on) and pull in and up.
I think it would be diet and working them incorrectly - doing sit ups etc. instead or 'proper' core work.
I dance ballet and my teacher has worked with me for my core and taught me lots, mine shrunk from 24 to 23 inches (my weight hasn't dropped), it's MUCH stronger and very firm, it hasn't changed over the past 4 years (I know because we get measured for outfits).
Try vacuum core exercises.
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Yes, you're gaining muscle. I used to be in much better shape when I used to do gymnastics. I've gotten fatter since then, and all my measurements have increased except my waist shrunk 2 inches because I lost my strong core muscles.
If you want a small waist, don't do isolated ab exercises, especially oblique work or anything involving a twisting motion such as russian twists.
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hmm are you dieting AND exercising? some people make the mistake of working out, getting hungry and eating the wrong/too much food.
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Stop worrying about your waist, you still have a smaller waist then most women. If you are working out then yes it would most likely be muscle. look up the Lymphatic system and see how that effects the body and could cause water retention!
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You're pretty much gaining muscle unless you can tell that its definitely fat. But if not, then yes its muscle building up. I'm a gymnast and our cores are not tiny... mostly muscular and wide.
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Unlikley it's core exercises. Muscles will also make you gain volume but 2 inches is a lot, even for men, as a girl it's highly unlikley you gained that much from just muscles. My guess would be that it's fat, at least mostly fat
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It could be muscle as your glutes would attribute. Deadlifting and squatting can also widen your hips structurally.
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It is probably muscle. I have the same waiste (24) but when I work out and gain more muscle it goes up.
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its water retention..i had the same problem I started drinking cranberry juice and did different workouts my weight started going down again! try it!
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it is not necessary to do tons of sits ups, legs raises etc. Cut down and watch what you eat.
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It's diet in my opinion. Salty foods will make you swell up. Sugar and fat will also of course make your waist bigger.
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wel based on your other answer, its probably your butt growing bigger
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Probably muscle gain. Don't worry, it's sexy.
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Your body is trying to prepare it's self for a baby. You're becoming very fertile.
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