Distended stomachs and bloated midsections can come from a variety of things; overeating, heavy deads/squats, drugs, types of foods, the body's rate of digestion, the body's tolerance to specific foods (ie gluten). Those are all things I've heard over the years. Whether they're true or not is a different story ..

Agreed, this has been debated over and over again. I think a lot of it has to do with overeating, whether its carbs or protein who knows.

Like everyone chimed in on, its a combo. I used to squat and dead heavy and my abs were crazy thick. I stopped and my stomach came down a bit, then I went on super high protein diet and i got bloated. I now do lower servings of protein but more meals and stopped heavy lifts or heavy oblique work and it seems to help.

Ironically, I just read an article the other day stating that the stomach itself does not grow in size due to overeating. Whether you're 400lbs of fat slob or 150lbs shredded, the stomach is the same size. It dispelled the myth of 'overeating causes the stomach to increase in size'. Fat in/outside of the stomach can vary, as well as overall fat in the body, but the actual stomach itself does not grow/shrink due to eating.

I'll have to find it.

well from my own experiences, i have a wide waist its my genetics that i cant change. My hip bones are wide as hell sucks fro BB but it is what it is i just have to make everything else bigger to make my waist look smaller. Also now that im eating carbs again and big meals i deff feel bloated a lot after eating and feel like my stomach is distended and i dont really like the feeling. i wish i could figure it out cuz i dont like the prego feel