Deadlifting making my abs bigger???

[TC2]

I swear that my uppers abs have gotten really thick(cut, but they stick out far) from deadlifting.

Anybody else experience this???

 

[anotherbutters]

Possibly, although my abs are fairly well insulated at present so it's difficult to tell

 

[SgtSlaughter]

I've "heard" of deadlifting increasing one's waistline thickness... but thought it was an old wives tale.

... interested to hear responses as well.

 

[cuthroat]

Well I do know that dls can give you a wider back which is why some bb's tend to shy away from doing alot of them because they want the perfect v-taper. I never have felt my abs being involved in anyway but thats cool I guess.

 

[norsemuscle]

It works your core, just like squats do. The wider waist thing is bullshit.

 

[Lextasy]

jonnie jackson says he never works abs, yet all of the power bbing he does create that washboard he calls a stomach.....

I do work abs allthough ive noticed since adding heavier dls, Not previously doing them... my abs have gotten bigger all around... just more definition..

could be the mind?

 

[cuthroat]

It works your core, just like squats do. The wider waist thing is bullshit.

good to know.

 

[TC2]

no it's not bullshit, I've always had a small waist. 29-30 and deadlifts have definitely made my waist thicker.

 

[norsemuscle]

no it's not bullshit, I've always had a small waist. 29-30 and deadlifts have definitely made my waist thicker.

Thicker and Wider are two different things. Thicker implies density, wider implies a structure change. How do you know deadlifts are what made your waist "thicker"? How are you able to pinpoint deadlifts as the one sole culprit for a "thicker" waist. You sure it wasn't all of the gear you've done or the food you've eaten? I agree 100% deadlifts make your back thicker but I dont agree they "widen" your waste.

 

[Sub-Zero]

maybe its cause uv added so much mass to ur back it tightened ur skin making ur abs look nicer

 

[carlsuen]

i noticed by abs buldging too.. not alot of cuz.. but noticable..

 

[Stacemranger]

I notice this as well. My abs stick out from my body anyway, but when I am doing DL and for a couple hours after, my abs stick out even more than usual.

 

[TC2]

Thicker and Wider are two different things. Thicker implies density, wider implies a structure change. How do you know deadlifts are what made your waist "thicker"? How are you able to pinpoint deadlifts as the one sole culprit for a "thicker" waist. You sure it wasn't all of the gear you've done or the food you've eaten? I agree 100% deadlifts make your back thicker but I dont agree they "widen" your waste.

no gear and no change in body fat(actually it's gone down alittle), the only change was starting to do deadlifts.

I never did them until this past year and even my girl noticed that my shape has changed alittle...from an extreme taper( I have really wide shoulders)to where there's not a huge distinction between my waist and lats.

 

[s8nlilhlpr]

Well I do know that dls can give you a wider back which is why some bb's tend to shy away from doing alot of them because they want the perfect v-taper. I never have felt my abs being involved in anyway but thats cool I guess.

I always thought people that came up with an excuse NOT to do the hardest exercises were just lazy. EX: 1/4 squats and not DL 'cause of a "bad back".