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View Poll Results: Ideal male waist size
below 28 inches 3 3.66%
28-30 inches 12 14.63%
30-32 inches 46 56.10%
above 32 inches 21 25.61%
Voters: 82. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 03-15-2014, 11:43 AM
 
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it totally depends on the person. If your a little man, a 30 inch waist is within the realm of possibility. If your a big guy, there's no way.

I have a 35 inch waist, I'm 6'2'' barefoot, 203 pounds, and around 12% bodyfat. Could I stand to lose an inch off my waist? Yeah. Could I get down to 30-32? nope. Pelvis is too big, too much muscle wrapped around it.
Interesting how different people's bodies are. My son is 6"3 and weighs about 155 (he runs about 75 miles a week). He has a 33" waist. Hard to imagine he could gain 50 pounds and only 2" in his waist. But he has very long, slender bones (like me) so you obviously have a larger frame and the weight is distributed evenly over it.

And therefore, I say the question is pointless.
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Old 03-15-2014, 12:41 PM
 
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36"
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Old 03-15-2014, 12:47 PM
 
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32 is average in my opinion.
Spot on!
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Old 03-15-2014, 12:53 PM
 
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Interesting how different people's bodies are. My son is 6"3 and weighs about 155 (he runs about 75 miles a week). He has a 33" waist. Hard to imagine he could gain 50 pounds and only 2" in his waist. But he has very long, slender bones (like me) so you obviously have a larger frame and the weight is distributed evenly over it.

And therefore, I say the question is pointless.
Yeah I think a lot of it comes down to bone and organ mass. I was 190 pounds at the end of my junior year of high school, for whatever reason I just weigh a lot. I've been told I don't look 200 pounds, more like 180-ish.
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Old 03-15-2014, 12:58 PM
 
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32-34. Less than that is very skinny.
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Old 03-15-2014, 01:28 PM
 
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I like very slender. 28-30.
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Old 03-15-2014, 02:36 PM
 
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32-34. Less than that is very skinny.
No, it's not. Steve Reeves had a 29 inch waist, and Frank Zane had a 31 inch waist. Neither of them were skinny.
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Old 03-15-2014, 02:50 PM
 
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eight (to ten) inches LESS than the chest
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Old 03-15-2014, 03:49 PM
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The one on top?
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Old 03-15-2014, 06:55 PM
 
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The size that my arms go around when I sleep at night. He's perfect.
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