Yeah I agree. I guess that's why I was confused when you cautioned against chasing abs and extreme leanness in your first reply, when there's a big (achieveable) middle ground between 39" WC and extreme leanness.
If he wants to drop a few inches that's fine but attempting to get to low bodyfat is probably not a good idea for most.
Agreed with this too. Aiming for something like 32-33" is probably doable without too much difficulty and gives plenty of room to grow while remaining under the 37" cutoff. But trying to get under 30" is probably not a good idea for most of us 40+ guys.
Thanks for the reply. Cheers