Eric Sedletzky
Contributor
An ideal fit would be everything skin tight but not squeezing you and no baggy spots.
So if you’re muscular with an above average arm and chest/back size to your waist size, and larger legs and calves than what the average suit provides then you need a custom suit.
I have the exact same problem, although at 59 maybe not as much as when I was younger and lifting a lot.
With the thinner suits (3-5 mil) this problem is not as pronounced as with 7mm or thicker because you can stretch into a smaller suit and still as “stuffed in” like you would be in a 7 mil.
Another option you might consider is to look at freediving suits. They are generally cut for young fit athletic body types and are usually two piece john/jacket with attached hoods on the coat. Freedivers as a rule tend to be in better shape than fat old bubble blowers.
Freediving suits are the warmest wetsuits available but they are also what they call “skin-in”. That means it’s open cell raw neoprene on the inside and they need to be lubed up to get in using a combo of half hair conditioner and half water in a spray bottle. A bit of a pain but the open cell neoprene becomes like a second skin on your body and gets the neoprene right to your skin keeping cold water out, unlike nylon fabric lined suits that have a fabric layer between you and the neoprene that holds a layer of water and keeps you cooler.
