chest size vs. waist size

[clockworks]

in the spirit of my "what percent of your bodyweight can you bench", here's another kinda proportions question. how does your waist size compare to your chest size? i think this is a really good question because arnold says that back in his day, a small waist was vital to winning competitions. i'm not really into pro bodybuilding, but i must admit, a small waist really really makes a big chest look better. and i also think is funny when i see huge guys at the gym struting around like they are the shit when they have guts the size of my intellect (or my ego for that matter, haha...its a joke...)

so lets hear it!

waist: 31-32
chest: dunno...=/

-- clocky baby

[TheDfromGC]

small waist, small chest, small everything, well actually there is one thing.....

[Pheedno]

32-Waist

43-Chest

[Strut99GT]

Damn, I don't even know what I should put for this. 40" chest and 32" inch waist??? What does that "qualify" as?

[str82hellnback]

52 chest 38 waist sooooo ?

[zzo18]

32" waist & 57" chest...After my next cycle. (HA!)

[Full Intensity]

currently after cutting down a bit
waist: 28"
chest: 42"
i was
waist:29"
chest:44"

[Steele]

45 in chest 34 in waist. what is a big chest measure at?

[Tapout]

my chest is 50" and my waist is 36"--waist was 38" so now chest looks bigger

[Terinox]

I keep needing to clarify this. WHERE exactly are you measuring your waste? See I wear my pants kinda low, not at my belly button (which apparently some people do). Can someone just post a pic of WHERE the "waist" is. The difference between waist and hips and wutever.

[clockworks]

Originally posted by Full Intensity
currently after cutting down a bit
waist: 28"
chest: 42"
i was
waist:29"
chest:44"

damn you have a thin waist. and you look pretty big from your pic...nice.

-- clocky baby

[DOUGTM1SS]

waist 29" chest 50" hope that qualifies

[Full Intensity]

Originally posted by clockworks

damn you have a thin waist. and you look pretty big from your pic...nice.

-- clocky baby

i'm only 5'9" and an ecto so that should explain it. My dad wears a 30 jeans still

[David B.]

Recovering endomorph -- 50" chest, 40" waist.

--dnb

[Carlos_E]

28" waist, it used to be 27.5" until I started bulking.

Chest not quite sure...

[thegame01]

it depends what you call small ,moderate,big....... i voted for moderate on both

It also depneds how you measure your waist because i have wear 32" pants but yet measure 34 inches at the waist and stomach (so it;s not placement of the jean) and i also do not wear my pants tight .i tried a 34 before and they are way to loose .Kinda strange isnt it???????
My chest is 45"

GZ

[retired]

Are we talking about relaxed or expanded measurements? I can expand my chest out to 53", but it is only 49-50" or so when relaxed.

As for my waist, it can go anywhere from 38" (before breakfast) to 40/41" (after the all-you-can-eat buffet in chinatown).