I'm having some trouble wrapping my head around the notion that healthy waist circumference and height are totally unrelated. I'm certainly not trying to argue but clearly my understanding of the issue is incomplete.
I am having a hard time understanding how a person of my height (clearly I am not unbiased on the issue at 6'5") can have a 37" inch waist (I currently do) and have that be representative of a similar level of body fat to a person with a similar percentage of LBM at 5'10". Is there some issue other than body fat percentage at play? Is it a complex interplay of mechanisms and the upshot it just to accept the data and not worry about the details? I'm the kind of person who likes to understand every detail of the why before I go about actually following the how. It certainly annoyed the crap out of my middle school teachers.
I suppose what I want to do is bulk and cut to increase muscle mass. Does this mean I need to cut to something like 34-35" inches if I want to spend a significant amount of time in a calorie surplus? Honestly my subjective perception is that I am too thin and veiny already, but I'd rather be healthy than aesthetic if that's the choice.
Thanks
I am having a hard time understanding how a person of my height (clearly I am not unbiased on the issue at 6'5") can have a 37" inch waist (I currently do) and have that be representative of a similar level of body fat to a person with a similar percentage of LBM at 5'10". Is there some issue other than body fat percentage at play? Is it a complex interplay of mechanisms and the upshot it just to accept the data and not worry about the details? I'm the kind of person who likes to understand every detail of the why before I go about actually following the how. It certainly annoyed the crap out of my middle school teachers.
I suppose what I want to do is bulk and cut to increase muscle mass. Does this mean I need to cut to something like 34-35" inches if I want to spend a significant amount of time in a calorie surplus? Honestly my subjective perception is that I am too thin and veiny already, but I'd rather be healthy than aesthetic if that's the choice.
Thanks
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