by: Jim_Brewster


For the average hardcore bodybuilder, size is what's all about. Oh, sure, you need good proportion among all the muscle groups, complete development, and all, but really, most of us care about size first. One way to enhance how big you look is to enhance your width.



By this I mean increasing your shoulder width, increasing your lat width, decreasing your waist size, and increasing your thigh/calf size. Of course, thickness, or how you look from the side, is very important also, but increased width will really enhance your appearance of size. Larry Scott, the first Mr. Olympia, worked very hard to enhance his width, being naturally narrow in the shoulders. In fact, he's not only known for the "Preacher" or "Scott" curl he is almost as well known for his unique approach to laterals. Width, especially in the delts and lats, along with a smaller waist will bring out the coveted V taper. By increasing your shoulder width and decreasing your waist size, you can appear several inches wider than you really are. Bring out the lat width and you have that wide "cobra" look to your back. Let's not forget the legs with the dramatic thigh sweep and bulging calves. What bodybuilder wouldn't want that? If you plan to compete, this is critical, even if all you want is a beach body, this is still important. For those smaller framed bodybuilders out there, creating the illusion of size allows you to compete against a bigger guy on more equal terms.



The areas to be concerned with, then, are the delts, primarily the side delts, the lats, the abs, the thighs and calves,while not neglecting any other areas. We'll look at exercises that enhance width, you can add these to your current workouts ( I would not suggest replacing any of the key mass builders that also enhance thickness, like squats and dead lifts,these two exercises are too important to neglect) or use the suggested routines that appear later in this article.

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