# Male with wide hips? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 9, 2003, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-with-wide-hips/174107 "2003-05-09T14:34:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Qazzz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@Qazzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qazzz)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2003, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-with-wide-hips/174107/1 "2003-05-09T14:34:19Z")
Hey, So I think I have wider-than-average hips for a male. My pant size has always been around 35 to 36, regardless of weight. My bones are simply that large; if I lost weight, it wouldn’t matter. What I’m wondering is, are there any ways to slim down? Reconstructive hip surgery? Vertical stripes? Get broader shoulders? ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2003, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-with-wide-hips/174107/2 "2003-05-09T14:40:11Z")
Do dead lifts. They will thicken your midsection to make you more proportioned. I’d stay away from any unnecessary surgery. ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2003, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-with-wide-hips/174107/3 "2003-05-09T15:00:22Z")
Work on widening your upper body and midsection so they don’t stand out. Deadlifts, squats, pulldowns, rows, and overhead presses are all great. Throw in a bench for completeness, and you’re good to go. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2003, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-with-wide-hips/174107/4 "2003-05-09T15:02:23Z")
Are you short? If so, I would say weight gain would be the only solution. That and a beeper thingy for when you walk backwards. ---
**Author:** ![mipiace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb9ed0/32.png) [@mipiace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mipiace)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2003, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-with-wide-hips/174107/5 "2003-05-09T15:16:50Z")
It isn’t bad unless you are pear shaped. I have a good friend and hiw butt is way wider than his shoulders. We mock him and call hikm pear-shaped man. ---
**Author:** ![Qazzz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@Qazzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qazzz)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2003, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-with-wide-hips/174107/6 "2003-05-09T16:07:28Z")
lol You guys are funny. 🙂 I will look into the deadlifts thing. Sounds like a good idea. I guess it’s not so bad, but I’m just envious of guys with slim waists and broad shoulders. And it’s frustrating that I could lose all the weight in the world and still wear size 35 pants. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2003, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-with-wide-hips/174107/7 "2003-05-09T16:11:19Z")
Look into the other motions I presented. They’ll help to make your upper body bigger, which will make your waist stand out less. ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2003, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-with-wide-hips/174107/8 "2003-05-09T16:22:42Z")
Look into the other motions I presented. They’ll help to make your upper body bigger, which will make your waist stand out less. ---
**Author:** ![flybynight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@flybynight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flybynight)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2003, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-with-wide-hips/174107/9 "2003-05-09T16:27:37Z")
Unless you are really short or have a really small upper body with narrow shoulders, a 35-36 inch waist doesn’t sound freakishly wide to me. When I think of men with wide hips, I imagine waddling instead of walking, the “pear shape,” etc, and I think that takes more than that size waist on most people! But if it really bothers you, work out as others have suggested, hopefully that’ll help.