Waistline Illusions - Tips & Secrets To Get A Smaller Trimmer Waist

A smaller waistline is a favorite goal for men and women, a very common goal as well. It's just too bad we cannot spot reduce! A smaller waist means some cardio work and proper diet in order to decrease the under skin body fat but you can do some exercises which can help the shaping while other exercises will give the illusion of a smaller waist.

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Work on enhancing the outer rim of your thighs, but not to make them big, just to shape the outer quadriceps muscle the Vastus Lateralis. Training with the toes in on your leg press, squat and leg extension exercises is one way to help his along. Working the outer thigh helps to tighten the outside of your thighs so that the quad is prominent but your thighs still remain shapely and toned. Same rules go with the calves, toes in for your calve work and stretch. Work full range or motion and do not speed. This will match up with the legs and make the legs symmetrical while making the waist appear smaller. But if you do not want to be bottom heavy in the look you need to remember the upper body as well, and this will really shrink the look of your waist. Hour glass is our goal shape. Even bottom heavy individuals can balance things out by broadening the shoulder and lats.

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Balance the legs. You need to cap your shoulders. This simply means concentrating your shoulder exercise toward the outer rim of the shoulder or otherwise called the Side or Lateral Deltoid. Exercises such as side delt raises with dumbbells or on a machine will help bring the shoulders out. Another option is to use lower cables for the same exercise but allows for some variety. Turn up the pinkies to contract fully and hold it at the top point for a second or 2 before you lower slowly and repeat without touching the legs until you are done.

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Wings. The lats are under your arm pits and run down to the lower ribs and hip. This muscle is the biggest helper in waistline illusion. Exercises like lat pulls, pull-ups, assisted pull-ups and wide bar pullovers will help increase the size of your lats. Pull-ups are not easy but if you cannot do them use the assisted machine or if you don't have that then have someone spot you by bending your knees and they can help at the shins with a small push, making sure not to push so much that you arch your back overly. Using a bench under your feet means you can spot yourself!

Lat pulls are the easiest but all of these can cause some discomfort to the shoulder joint if done wrong, too fast or bounced. If you already have shoulder issues this may not be ideal but if you go very light and control your movement you should be okay. You will also have to do the lat pull to the chest and avoid behind the neck due to the shoulder problem. Otherwise those with good shoulders just want to make sure not to cause injury by improper form.

The waist itself would need core work to tighten up a tad with exercises for abs, oblique's and lower back. Use body weight and go for very high reps.

By Linda Cusmano